Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Holland Yoga

Fiona and I have agreed on a new schedule for her. So for the past couple of days we have done yoga in the morning. Fiona loves it! We spend about 15-20 minutes stretching and posing and then have quiet time, or, contemplation time. Today, Bre took some pictures of us. The first picture is Fiona showing me where to place my hand when doing the Triangle Pose (Kendra and Dave do yoga with her often so she knows exactly how to do the poses). Later, we did the Bicycle and then, of course, the Frog, which is Fiona's favorite position. See, Yoga is fun!




Later today we went to the Delftse Hout Water park...which is, litterally, a kid heaven. This place had it all, a boat in the 2 foot deep canal to play, a zip line, slides, and a playground. Fiona wanted to get wet...of course! Tessa, who is just learning to stand on her own and will walk soon, wanted to put her toes in the sand. Then she had to touch it and play with it...and then, OH NO! Eat it. Her face afterwards was an expression that can only be described as, "Oh my god what did I just do?!" But she was adorable playing in the sand.





We are having a great time in Delft. It really is a charming town and we feel very much at home here. If I were to live in Holland, it would be here. The buildings are gorgeous and today while walking home we noticed the sky looked like a painting. With the Gothic tower it almost looked surreal. It makes us wonder how often we take Erie for granted. I don't think I've ever looked up at the sky and felt like this was a wonderful world...but I feel that way here.

1 comment:

laurie said...

Morning…

It’s almost 10:30 am on Thursday morning..here at work and been keeping up with reading the blog! Its soo fascinating to read the daily adventures of Bre and Miranda….love all the pics, too! The children are adorable.

These memories will be with you forever. As I still think back on my Europe backpacking adventures from 1992, the history in Europe is beyond what we Americans can even comprehend! That area is thousands of years old as compared to the U.S., which is only a few hundred. With living there, you can see and feel the European flair that so many others can only imagine!

The weather here is bright / sunny and 86 degrees…….and unfortunately I’m here at work….

Still working out with my personal trainer, now twice a week…the inches are coming off the bod, just not the weight as fast as I would like it!

My mom is doing ok…actually getting around the house a little better….she has trouble reading right now but I have been updating her about your daily adventures….she misses your visits, as she has often told me.

Write if you can and remember that when you are back here, you’ll wish you were over there, enjoying life.

Enjoy everyday to the fullest!

Laurie