This week-end

Hi everybody,

Thank you so much for the nice wishes I got from you for my birthday!

The day after my birthday, we got the first flakes of snow in  Belgium. It was some melting snow, so the day after there was nothing anymore. But what was our surprise when we arrived at the North Sea on this Friday! It was snowing there although not where we live, it's not usual on that way! Fortunately, a friend of mine warned me sothat I brought the ski suits, and fortunately 'cause it was a cold week-end!

Here are a few pictures of this great freezy family week-end, just the four of us, that Didier organized for my birthday! How lucky I am!

The beachwalk became like a skating rink, so slippery!

It's been a long time I haven't seen Manon like that, I mean with sparkles in her eyes! A few days ago she was able to say that she's felt deeply sad since we left the States, missing so much her friend Adrianna, and her classmates. I could feel this sadness but it was difficult for her to speak about it. I was so happy to see her enjoying life this week-end, like she used to do in the US.

Kids activities were suggested at the hotel for this special week-end 'Saint Nicholas': crafts, movie, songs, play-doh, clown, pancakes, and activities with Saint Nicholas (we don't have Santa Claus in Belgium, but Saint Nicholas comes to bring toys and sweets for the kids)

Here come the expected visitors

The kids even got a toy!

And today was a really cold day- we spent the day outside, enjoying the snow and ice at the beach, walking a lot, we visited our former neighbour (we lived at the North Sea 10 years ago), the kids experienced the tramway for the first time, we stopped in a restaurant- well Hugo was done at the end of the day! Back home, he had fever.

while waiting for the tramway

it reminds me this picture, taken in 2003, at the same place

7 years later...

And on the way back home, I enjoyed the nice sunset reflecting on the snow

That's it for this time!

I'm coming soon with the pictures of the two last months! I'm late, but it's better than never!

Have a good week. And for the ones in Alabama, in Florida (hi Patty) or in Mexico (hi Daniela), enjoy the sun and the warmth!!!

Comments

[Granny]

oh, il y a un p'tit temps que je n'étais passée... les photos de la plage avec de la neige, c'est extra... rho, le grand Saint est déjà passé par là aussi hihi... est-ce que les enfants ont été bien sages (petits comme grands hihi) bisette

[Marie francoise]

encore de superbes photos, pour celle de Manon avec 7 ans d'écart, la t° n'était pas la même...
bises

[The Boss]

Et oui la mer du Nord est toujours belle quelque soit la saison.....

[bernie]

je voulais dire "des moments précieux qui aident les jours gris"!!!
oups!!!!!

[bernie]

une belle journée d'amour en famille, des moments précieux qui aient les jours gris!!
chez moi aussi la neige est arrivée, en forte couche d'ailleurs!