our first snow day!!!

..and it shows NO signs of stopping!

sinterklaas!!!

what a beautiful, special day!  the only way i can think to express how special this was is to our american family and friends is to ask you to imagine being in the front row at the macy's thanksgiving day parade, or the rosebowl or something.  sinterklaas (or sint niklaas) arrived in antwerp last saturday...this was a BIG deal.  we waited for him with thousands of other excited parents and kids - the only difference was that we were right in front!!!.  in this video you'll see a tiny sampling of the arrival of sinterklaas and all of de zwarte pieten on the big steamboat right into the antwerp harbour.  it was really special and beautiful - and the boys can't wait till december 6th, when he comes down the chimney to fill their slippers with goodies!

city life!

living in the suburbs of a beautiful, cultural city is fun!  There are yummy waffles to eat, weird sculptures to sit in and play on, and fountains to jump in!