carnaval

the boys celebrated book week at school - all the kids at school dressed up as a character in a book

helen celebrated Carnaval at her dutch preschool

helen and her best friend from school!

wonder woman!

my 365 photo project

i've changed the location of my 365 photo project.... i think it's a little easier to follow with the calendar format - ENJOY!

http://365project.org/sarac/365/2011-01

random weekend images

jillian playing in the cups cupboard in the kitchen

helen rode her bike down a hill in the backyard... but the hill was a little steep and she fell face-first in the dirt!

helen's treat from dance class

my artists

the observer

jayden and helen blowing bubbles outside... spring is on it's way!

jillian watching the kids play outside

jillian enjoys watching her siblings play outside in the backyard.

she is the perfect height to peek out the window! it won't be long until she's running around outside after them!

silly jilly

her 2 top teeth are finally coming in!

she looks so grown up to me in this picture!

tonight i was making dinner after we stopped at the grocery store... jillian was playing with my shopping basket. she figured out how to push the basket around the kitchen while "walking" behind it. then she decided that it was fun to use the handle to support her and stand up and sit down. she was so proud of herself :)

curacao pictures - part 2

willemstad, curacao

some cool boats in a bay near our bungalow

one night after being in the sun all day - i was washing my face - when suddenly the faucet came off and water went EVERYWHERE! at first i could not figure out what happened...my eyes were closed and i felt water spraying everywhere :)

would you buy what was in the bottles???

"internet cafe" in willemstad :)

fabric store in willemstad... well just the ribbon section

inside our bungalow

amazing sunset at mambo beach - you actually had to rent the chairs at the beach in addition to actually paying an admission fee to the beach! crazy!

mr. graham at the beach ... this was one of our last days in curacao... i think we reached our limit of sun exposure :)

my beach beauty

a new friend at the beach

our only family picture for the whole vacation???

sunset at playa lagoon - AMAZING!!!

curacao pictures - part 1

sunset at playa lagoon

our bungalow from the road-side view

lunch-time on the porch in our bathing suits

reading the cheerios book

just before getting in the water to play with the dolphins

cheers!

our lizard friend came by everyday at lunchtime

graham found a shell

swimming in the ocean at jan tiel beach

baby belly

some more sisterly love

2 parrot-type birds on the tree outside our bungalow

jillian helps me load the dishwasher... this dishwasher was so small we had to run it after EVERY meal... but hey ... at least i did not have to wash the dishes by hand!

the 1 nice thing about jet lag (and a very loud bird chirping outside our bedroom window) - sunrise in curacao

sisterly love..... will it be this "sisterly" 11 hours later

jillian needs a hairbow!

lunch on the plane

at the airport in amsterdam

here is part 1 of our curacao adventure..... 10.5 hour plane ride, 1 hour layover in aruba, 20 minute plane ride to curacao = an amazing final destination and family vacation.

i really enjoyed just spending time with our family... there was no internet, no tv, no phones.... just the kids, some crazy games of Uno, reading books, snorkeling, watching sunsets, playing in the sand, and swimming in the pool

picture set #2 coming soon!