Nederland April 2010 - Easter holidays!

Hello everyone!
The baby is still in mama's belly and so we are still in time for the latest update:)
so, where was I? Oh,yes, going to Holland... we went all 3 off us, which I thought was very exciting as it happened for a long time. On the 1st of April (no joke :) Mama had her last day at work and daddy was off, so he picked me up from school early and we went to Mama's school to pick her up. They had a big lunch on and we had some lovely nibbles and mama got some presents from her colleagues. Then we went home to do the last packing and have dinner etc. rest a little and then the taxi came to pick us up to go to the trains! We got to Harwich in really good time and had a nice cabin with a doublel bed bit on one of the bunks, so I could lay with mama. I had been awake all the way and was well ready for my bed! The sea was a bit bumpy in the night, but we slept okay. Breakfast was lovely with my traditional croissant and hagelslag :) Then In the train to Oma. This took a lot longer as we had to go via Schiphol as somewhere the rail was broken or someting. But finally we got to Oma's!! didn't do much the first 2 days, apart from seeing Opa againand checking out the kinderboerderij and then it was Easter! In the morning I searched for eggs which the the Easter Bunny had put inside Oma & Ome Aart's house because it had been sooo rainy outside. I found 20! But shared them all fairly and then we had a mega-breakfast and I got o eat my chocolate eggs (!!) In the afternoon Omee, Opee, Onno & Zanima came for snacks and a meal. It was really nice to see them again and I was given lovely presents. I also got furry bunny ears and I wore them when I went out for some fresh air. The day went far too fast!

The next day we went to the schapenbos (Heidesteijn) with Oma and in the afternoon we visited Opa. Onno& Zanima were there too and I got to find MORE eggs! And decorate a really big chocolate egg myself whilst Opa, Mama, Papa& Zanima were playing Yatzee. We had nice dinner and a really good and relaxing time together- opa is a good cook!

The weather became really nice when we were in Holland and it was really Spring everywhere- flowers, new leaves on the trees, no coats on etc! The 3 of us and Oma went to a new swimming pool (De Zwoer) twice by bike and once by car. Quite far, but really nice! it had a great little children's bit, lengths for the grown ups, a warm bubble bath and freeeeezing little cold one. And also a fast slide and current- hours of fun!

We saw everyone in the days we were over - even some of Oma's friends-so have been busy :) And it was like Christmas every time we met up with someone because we had so many present exchanges!
We saw Harmke& Kaz on Wednesday and we went to the kinderboerderij to play. Kaz has grown and fun to play with! Opa took Mama shopping and came back with a Tinkerbell t-shirt and a nighty! He knows just what I like :) I love Tinkerbell!

Thursday was a special day as Mama&Papa went to Amsterdam without me and Ome Aart& Oma took me to the zoo in Amersfoort ALL day! I got an icecream, and Chips from the Mc Drive (funny place where you get food without coming out of the car and talking to machines!) on that day and I bought a scary pink spider in the shop from the money Mama had given me. I saw nearly all the animals that day (elephants had moved, because their house was being upgraded) and even dinosaurs!
I was lucky to bump into another girl who was from England, but had a Dutch Oma. So we played together all day. She was a bit older than me and that's why I dares to do a lot more :) In the evening I didn't even Mama or Daddy to take me to bed- Oma read me a story and then I was soooo tired, I slept like a log :) a great day..!

We went to Grote Oma & Ome Ger with Opa & Oma (!) and met up with Mama's cousin Dênise, her mama & Mats on Friday. It was busy, but very nice and a special thing to happen. After that we had nice lunch with Opa before going home again.

We saw Pink, Floor &Nienke on Saturday and played in the kinderboerderij again.
On Sunday Grote Maya& Paul came to visit and to show their baby Thijm, whom we hadn't seen yet. He's a very nice baby and I got to hold him for a bit, because I'm good at holding babies if I say so myself :) Astrid came too and she played some fun games with me as I hoped she would :). In the morning Ome Aart took Papa for a motorbike ride and us girls went for a stroll in the neighbourhood and baked biscuits.

On Monday we had an easy day. It was wonderful weather again as you can see in lots of pictures. Ome Aart had very kindly bought me a inflatable globe, because we were talking about the North pole days before and I just couldn't really understand with the atlas. But now i can see where it is, where England is and Holland and why my friend Little Maia in new Zealand goes to bed when i get up and still we don't fall of the earth!

On Tuesday we went for a swim again and in the afternoon mama & I visited Nina, Ella& their parents, because Nina has a little brother now-Jamie. I had a nice time playing restaurant under their dining table! Not very long though as we were going out for a meal with Ome Aart&Oma that evening. My Dutch was a bit better by then, so I spoke some to the girls. Normally I find it quite tricky to speak Dutch to the children in Holland, but I do understand them :)
The meal was really good and I got to wear my pretty dress :) it was also a bit sad, because it was the last day before going home again.

On the last day Opa popped round and Mama had a sleep and we did the last day things like buying some flowers to say Thank you and get some bits from Albert Heijn to eat back home to remember Holland by.
In the evening we squeezed all our bags and ourselves in Oma's car again and we were off to the ferry. An easy journey this time and when we got back home it WAS good to be back again.
Thank you Holland for a lovely time!!

Love, Freija XX