Destination 'Abroad'

The kids' first gymnastics competition abroad! So they really needed matching tracksuits to get the team spirit going.

Making the outfits was a race against time. Before departure there was no time left to take pictures of the tracksuit. So thinking we could do this at our destination we did not stress about the blogpost just yet. At our destination the weather seemed just to warm for jumpers so we didn't get the full outfit on pictured so we decided to take pictures back home. In our bathroom the light seemed to be the best.

The girls got a Julia sweater and the boys a Leather Sweater. Oh boy those two patterns are a delight.

Easy to cut and to assemble, and a really gorgeous result.

The girls got a pair of our favorite gym pants, Alasya, and the boys a Randy pants. Overall the boys outfit was more work because we added a small green detail in the seams. Blue, green and white are the colors of the club and the kids looked really cool.

What started of as a 'normal' photoshoot quickly degenerated in a bathtub gymnastics session!

Apparently the bath suits perfectly as parallel bar ...

As a balance beam ...

But also acrobatic gymnastics is an option in our bathtub ...

Hilarious our sporty -and also slightly crazy- kids.

Lebanon, here we come!

As we have already spammed you with the outfit pictures, we will post the pictures of the trip itself later.

Back to basics

Oma and cousin O visited us this Easter break.

Some undiscovered desert corner, some bushes, and mostly lots of sand.

They didn't really need a lot more then this during the past school break.

Also the wall around our house was very popular.

The only negative point was 'that difficult book' she had to finish reading for school. Nevertheless reading on top of the wall makes it two times less difficult and ten times cooler!

Fantastic break, we can't wait until the summer!

Julia - Compagnie M

Lots of sewing the last couple of months, but as my camera is currently on strike I have no real proof for all the work being done...

Rainy weather is a rather rare in the UAE, but this year it has rained more then we ever! So the 'cold' weather inspired us to make a jumper. Cold never stays cold here and when the jumper was finished the weather already turned around into the usual hot April temperatures. So she just put the jumper on for the pictures and it will remain in the cabinet till the summer when we go on holidays to Belgium.

We made a Julia sweater for Jade in a Bambiblauw fabric.

The pattern is very easy to assemble and the result is gorgeous. The size table is perfect for my rather small girl.

A picture jumper for our sporty girl.

Georgia - Ski

Eleven years we did not ski (indoor slopes do not count!).

This year we were all ready and packed for a trip to Gudauri in Georgia.

Great snow, great views, great teachers (we highly recommend SkiGudauri skischool).

Usually around -8C, but mostly sunny so still way less colder then we expected so we played for hours outside and made various kinds of snowmen and even a Burj Khalifa.

We love the snow to jump, throw, fight and almost dissappear... 

Curly hear and a helmet is definitely a back 'NJET'.

Wadi Bih 2016

We did it again ... the Wadi Bih run.

This time we did the family run, a 52 km relay race.

A family run, so we had family Tshirts.

Some legs have to be run with 4 runners and other parts solo.

Plan: the kids will maybe total 10-15 km and mum and dad will do the remaining 35-42 km.

It turned out differently: the kids rocked it and the 3 older ones did about 34 in total. Jade added 3,5 km and Felix did 1,8 km. 

Not a lot left for mum and dad to run ... we were banned to sitting in the car.

We enjoyed and proudly watched our little runners hand over the relay stick, we watched the sunrise, we handed them water and cuddled their tired but satisfied bodies.

Daddy said -I quote- Best trip we ever did with the family.

Omar and Elias said: Relay is to easy, next year we do the full thing solo!

See you in 2017 Wadi Bih.

Recycling project: Progress update

Plaster: check
Varnish: check

Blooming of our first hollyhock : check