Today we had a quick visit from our cousin F.B. who was on his way with a friend to Amsterdam. The daddy picked them up at the Ryanair airport in Charleroi then took them to central train station. They had just enough time to have quick waffle before their train left. They were on their way to enjoy Queen's Day, a Dutch national holiday.

The weather is just lovely and we are playing with friends at the park almost everyday and visiting the baby ducks which are so big now. Baby is asleep in the stroller so I can write and tell you what is going on a bit. Yesterday we went with some friends to a "fun day" and the Babies played in the park, ate a hotdog and crepe and Frunty ran all the way from the park to our friend's home. He loves to run not walk. Here are a couple of photos. We are off to the park at 4pm for Mandarin-English exchange which isn't just on Wednesdays anymore! And we'll go to the French library together afterwards to grab some books.



Frunty and A like to trade hats!







A Baby Tiger falls asleep on the way home after all that running!

We just found out that we get two days off at the end of May for Ascension Day and the Friday becomes a "bridge" day so everyone can have a 4 day holiday. Of course, everyone knew this except for us so almost everything was booked up. Apparently since September. But luckily we got a farmstay (yes, we are really into farm stays!) so take a look at their website! http://www.woll.lu



"Holiday in the country on an old farm in the Valley of the Seven Castles. Opportunity to watch the craft of wool-making from sheep bred on the farm. Weaving. "

Here is the list of cars we have had since moving to Brussels in July.



1. Volkswagon Passat (Silver)

2. Peugeot 406 (Charcoal Grey)

3. Ford Galaxy Mini Van (Silver)

4. Citroen Picasso (Charcoal Grey)

5. Volvo V40 (Black)

6. Mercedes A170 (Silver)

7. Mercedes C200 (Navy Blue)



Perhaps you are wondering why we are trying so many different cars. The

answer is because...we can! And our favourite so far...I like the sporty fun

city car: Mercedes A170. Tied for first in Daddy's eyes: Volvo V40/Mercedes C200.

We used to have a V40 in Amsterdam and actually prefer our Mowat-mobile,

the 240! Great character and sounds like a truck. I cannot believe I am

talking about cars on my blog. Can't beat 'em, join 'em!

Frunty test drives a bus and car in Laren, Holland over the weekend. They say Babies grow up fast...

Speaking of vehicles, we are getting a new one this week. Yes, we are still waiting for our car to be built

but in the meantime, Daddy has enjoyed trying many different cars since July. I will make a list so you

can see what he has tried!

Happy Easter everyone from Le Mont St Michel, Normandy, France!

Today we left Neufchatel and headed toward the coast across the Normandy Bridge to the seaside town of Honfleur. We had poached fish and the Baby had mussels.







On the way to our next farm stay at Vengeons, we stopped at a cidery to do some sampling! We got a couple of bottles to enjoy later and Frunty enjoyed playing in the flower beds!







Once we got to our second farmstay, we went for a long walk and found some adorable lambs!

(Vengeons, Axe Sourdeval Vire: Raymond et Jeanne Desdoits, Le Val 50150 Vengeons, 02 33 59 64 16)