Some September stuff.

I am still attempting to go back and type stuff for several past months. Some days I think I should give up and others I figure it is nice to at least get pictures posted.

We were out for a walk. She enjoyed chewing on the umbrella, but it kinda keeps the umbrella from keeping the sun out of her eyes. First three pictures are from August 31.

She is always cute to me.

A nice shot of her big self in the stroller.

She received some clothes from some of her French cousins. They are both boys, but baby clothes are baby clothes. She fit this one for a very short while. I managed to get these pictures.

As if she is posing.

I couldn't decide which of the next two I liked most, so I put them both.

Here she is in the hallway of our first apartment. The entrance hallway and the living room and dining room are both huge to me. She likes all kinds of keys. This time she just so happens to actually be playing with her toy keys...and not Mommy's.

This was picture was just too funny not to share.

Léa and Sébastien were spending time together one evening while I was at church. This windmill is in a town close by.

This is yet another picture I could not help but share. I suppose at this angle we all have multiple chins.

Like a drawing of Kill Roy.She was beginning to try and pull up on things to stand.

Looking up to the heavens.

She really likes that baby in the mirror.

She even plays peek-a-boo with her.

She gives very slobbery kisses to the baby in the mirror and has lots to talk about.

I mentioned early that she was starting to pull herself into a standing position. I managed to snap a shot of one of the first times I witness this action.

Our friend just outside in the little front yard of our building. I occasionally still notice the web just in a different place.

Léa likes to be a danger baby and frighten Mommy. She pulls up on the bars and tries to stand on the bed without holding on.

More standing, but also showing that when she does put a pacifier in her mouth...

she prefers it up side down.

A tired baby and her Papa.

A picnic.

Léa has never really liked sleeping in this bed, but I did put her in it to practice pulling up.

Taking a bite out of crime...well maybe not crime.

Belgium is full of many great very green parks. Wonderful spots to have a picnic. There is a lovely large park with a lake in Woluwe.

Léa climbing down Papa's lap.

They both must have spotted something.

Wuzzzzz up?

Such wonderful light this day.

A little orange and red.

A little elf among the trees.

She really wanted to taste a leave...

not sure she liked it the first time.

She even tried again.

A mini trip Part II.

After Amsterdam we went to Rotterdam. We did not want to drive home at night, so we spent the night in Rotterdam. It is what I would say is a huge port city. It is big to me. We just wanted to see the buildings. There is also a tower there that you can go to an observation deck. We saw the tower, but did not find the way to go to it. Which is alright, we can always go back to the Netherlands to see it and other things at another time. There were clouds to start in the morning Saturday as well, but the sun is good to us at times. The hotel was very nice. It had everything but a microwave, so I used the water warmer for the coffee to prepare bottles for Léa.
Her she is in the hotel in her a little bit too big for her outfit. She was camouflaged with the carpet. And chewing on a yummy croc.
The view from our tenth story hotel room. One cannot even really tell there is a window.
The little tower to the right of the tallest building is the one I typed about.

You can see this smaller in the last two pictures.
I cannot remember what the information plaque called this, but I think it is like a lighthouse.
Us wearing our Amsterdam souvenirs.
The Port of Rotterdam.

A mini trip Part I.

I always seem to forget that our states in America are like countries here in Europe. Over the last two years I have visited several European countries. I have been in more than a handful, but did not get to tour them all. I have of course been to France several times now. My first flight over I stopped in London, so I spent 8 hours in the United Kingdom. Sébastien and I went to Italy the first time I was in France. We drove through Luxembourg on our way to Belgium. We are living in Belgium now. And this past weekend we went to the Netherlands.

Friday we set out to visit Amsterdam the Netherlands' capital. The drive there was nice. There is beautiful countryside. It seems the country is know for not only tulips, windmills, and "coffeeshops,' but for cows as well. We saw plenty of cows along with horses, ponies, sheep, and some goats. We did see some nice old fashioned windmills, but did not find an easy spot to stop for pictures of them.There were some clouds, so we did not always get nice bright pictures, but nice pictures all the same. Friday afternoon was spent in the city.

We parked the car in a parking garage and went to walk what we could of Amsterdam downtown center. This is our first view of the city after parking. There were big clouds at the time.
It is a darker colored version of some of the scenery in Italy.
One of the main streets.
My maiden name is Dana.
As you see the sun did come out for many of our pictures. It was really a very lovely day.
Marijuana is legal in Amsterdam. There are "coffeeshops" everywhere. The smell was all over the place and much too strong. I felt a bit sick at moments. It is definitely not a good atmosphere for Léa, but is part of the city.
Many of the shops you could buy your own weed and the coffee shops I guess you could smoke your own or purchase some there.
Then there is the red light district, yet another part of the city. There were many shops to buy pornographic material among other things.
And shops to see shows among other things...
In the early afternoon we decided to go back to the car to drop off souvenirs. This was on our way to parking.
We changed Léa's diaper and gave her a bottle. We decided not to take the stroller this time. We had a little sun this time for the city scene.

This nice wooden clog was in front of one of the souvenir shops. It would be a shame to pass up a picture like this.