14 July 2008
Weekend Pics
Rollin',Rollin', Rollin' on a River
On Saturday Elin rolled over for the first time! She's been trying for a while now, but was finally able to go all the way on Saturday. She gets so excited when she does it- see the big smile in the first picture!
09 July 2008
Long Overdue
Hi Everyone, I know this update is a long time coming- there really is no excuse...
Things here are going really well. Hans has started his 3rd week in a new job and it is going really well. He likes things so far and is excited about the technologies he's working with and the opportunity to learn a lot of new things. I like this job so far, too- he's home every night by 6:30- a far cry from the VERY long days he was pulling before. It's been nice to have some family time at the end of the day.
It feels like the girls are growing by the second. Elin is already 3 1/2 months old and is really becoming aware of everything around her. She loves to watch Annelies play and is all smiles for her big sister. Annelies is adding new words to her vocabulary daily- in English and in Dutch- very exciting. She has also started to really test the limits and wants to do everything herself. This makes any activity twice as long as the days when we could just do things for her and get away with it.
We hope that you are enjoying the summer and that all is well in your corner of the world!
Love, The Brinks
Things here are going really well. Hans has started his 3rd week in a new job and it is going really well. He likes things so far and is excited about the technologies he's working with and the opportunity to learn a lot of new things. I like this job so far, too- he's home every night by 6:30- a far cry from the VERY long days he was pulling before. It's been nice to have some family time at the end of the day.
It feels like the girls are growing by the second. Elin is already 3 1/2 months old and is really becoming aware of everything around her. She loves to watch Annelies play and is all smiles for her big sister. Annelies is adding new words to her vocabulary daily- in English and in Dutch- very exciting. She has also started to really test the limits and wants to do everything herself. This makes any activity twice as long as the days when we could just do things for her and get away with it.
We hope that you are enjoying the summer and that all is well in your corner of the world!
Love, The Brinks
4th of July Weekend
We cooked out in Hanover on the 3rd and hung out with Nana and Grandpa on the 4th. Here Elin's getting in a nap before we head to another cookout with friends. Annelies had a great time hanging out with Zahra and Ella. We almost made it to the fireworks, but wimped out and headed home. From here we could see them through the trees, though- pretty cool, but caught most of the show on tv.
Cambridge Sprinkler Park
Annelies' friend Ella just moved very close to this great park in Cambridge. We already have plans to head back again this week :)
A Visit to Maine
We went to see Isabel and Kaya during Hans' time off. Annelies loved playing with her cousins. Two things from that trip have come up for us again this week- Annelies was singing "ashes, ashes, we all fall down" today- which she learned from Isabel; and I was inspired by their beautiful gardens to plant a few things for our own little balcony yesterday!
A Summer Day
Annelies enjoys the pool at Rebecca's house, Elin has to be content to watch from the sidelines for now. Annelies loves sunglasses. She'll point to her eyes and say "eye" when she wants to wear them.
Elin's Baptism
Elin was baptized on June 8th at St. Helen's Church in Norwell.
Auntie Riss and oompje Derryl are godparents- Evan helped us out by standing in for Derryl.
We celebrated with a barbeque feast back at Nana and Grandpa's house.
Auntie Riss and oompje Derryl are godparents- Evan helped us out by standing in for Derryl.
We celebrated with a barbeque feast back at Nana and Grandpa's house.
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