Monday, May 26, 2014

Hoera Elsbeth!

And today we had the second birthday! Elsbeth turned 44!

Last night we took her out to our favorite tex-mex restaurant, Lupe Tortilla (as they were closed today). They do a nice birthday surprise act, complete with huge sombrero and a tres leches dessert!

Hiep hiep hoera Elsbeth!

 

Hoera Poezeoma!

Elsbeth and Poezeoma arrived last week. Thevery next day we had something to celebrate as Oma turned 73!

Brunch in her favorite restaurant with presents and a mimosa started the day off right.

A cookie cake (requested by the girls), a relaxing afternoon by the pool and rack of lamb from the BGE ended the day on a pretty good note!l

Hiep hiep hoera! To many more!

 

Friday, May 23, 2014

Catalog overload

Yesterday UPS delivered a package. As I hadn't ordered anything I was excited to see what it was.

Last year we bought an outdoor lounge set from Restoration Hardware and I think they consider us a loyal customer now as they kindly sent us their catalogs. All thirteen of them!

The UPS shipping label stated that the weight of the package was 17 lbs!
I think someone at the RH office must have had some doubts too as they went out of their way to ensure the recipients that this shipment was printed on responsibly sourced paper and that the shipping was carbon-neutral.....

Mmmm, nice shop, beautiful catalogs but I think I am going to have to find the 'unsubscribe' button for this one.

 

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Young teaches old

Elsbeth is very happy with her new iPad mini. She is still learning but luckily Floortje is never far away to explain what she needs to know :)

 

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

2nd grade field trip

Today Floortje had a field trip to one of the local parks in Katy. Sun, games, popsicles and a playground made for a great trip!

Class picture

And a class picture with funny faces :)

 

Boodschappenbriefje / shopping list

I know there are many Dutch people in Houston and surrounding areas. Estimates range from 3 to 7 thousand. However, I don't know many in my immediate neighborhood so I had to smile today when I found this briefje/list all crumbled up in my shopping trolley today at my local supermarket.