a trekpaard! Pride of Brabant! :blush:

Are you still in the military, York? Or are you done with that?

I was never in the military! Because of my diabetes! I love my country but i didnt learn how to fight for it! ;)
Its been a while huh? Been so busy lately and today i got one day off...so
It was Sinterklaas again in the weekend and she got some new toys!
A school from Playmobil.... Damn , all the small pieces, it said 120min on the box but it took me all day!

And off course on halloween she got dressed up and i made her a picture for her schoolbook!

Gotta do some work on the house if the rain stops, and in a coupple of hours ill be getting my baby-girl from school again!
Playtimeeeeeee!!!! :D

Damn, I'd have sworn there were pictures of you running around in camo, with a rifle, before the princess was born??

Thank heavens for digital cameras, if you were using film, you'd be broke. :haha:

Nope , that was her , looking like me! ;)

Must have been somebody else. It was in your part of the world, I'm sure, because there was a question of the type of rifle being issued.

Her, looking like you? She must have been very young, because she's had hair ever since then. :p

And i even lost more of the little i had left! :D

Everyone already a Happy X-mas from our smallest Elf! ;)

She's really growing up!! What a beautiful little girl!

Merry Christmas to your whole family, York.:santa:

Wow, time sure flies. Merry Christmas, York.

Wonderful pics! Happy happy to you and yours.

Tnx everyone, she can not wait! She sees all the gifts under the tree and knows most of them are hers.... Afterall its her birthday, oh yeah , and jesus' one also... :D

A cosy corner on a sundaymorning! :D

And later she wants to get out there and play....bbrrrrr ;)

That smile will warm you up. ;)

And the prize for Most Photogenic Little Girl Evah goes to *scrabbles to open golden envelope* Tess!

And here the fun itself! She was rolling around in it! :eek:
We finally got to make a snowdoll! She was so excited, great to see and a lot of fun!

Oh York! what a fantastic set of pics. That last one of the two of you together is amazing. She totally has your eyes.

She's got his heart, too. :lol:

York, is that a red plastic roof?

Both correct i guess! My wife/GF :D says al the time that she has my eyes, but i dont see that.... :D

One of the things I love about this thread - excepting you and Tess who are the real draw of course - is that a close friend of mine has a daughter Tess's age. I can chart her growth through this thread!

Saw her last Christmas and hope to this one as well. Her birthday is in January, so they are only a month apart.

My friend mourns the passing of his baby, but is of course captivated by the arrival of a little girl. As I'm sure he'll mourn the loss of his little girl, but welcome the young lady.

I think i know what you mean.... Only one year to go and she will be going to "the big" school! And she can talk like her mom.... ;)

Yesterday was party-time for her! She celebrated her 4th birthday already!! :eek: :eek: :eek: I'm getting old! :D
She really enjoyed it....
Some pics :

That is a great hat and she looks fantastic in it.

Yeah, you sure look it in that second picture. :lol2:

hèhè, thats grandad looking young! ;)
And yes, it was a red plastic roof..... :D

Yeah, I figured that was Grandpa egging her on. :haha:

Another picture.... ;)

Now who taught her to do that? :lol:

It wasnt me! :D

Long time not been here but at work and at home i was toooo busy!
I had some family-matters with my mom and had to study for an exam. I finished it thursday and think all went very well!
Today is mothersday here.... but there's one less mother celabrating!!
Here are some of the latest pics....

Awesome York!

TnX Glatt! Wednesday and thursday they had a bike-day at school but she didnt have a bike yet... So friday when i went to pick her up at granddad's.... She had it all in her favorite color! Tnx opa! :D

Wow! Lucky girl!
I hope that what you wrote about "one less Mother celebrating" isn't in reference to your own Mother? My sympathy if that is the case.

Your daughter gets more gorgeous every year.

York, you should tell Grandad, what she really wanted was a sports car. :haha:

A yellow one like the one in the background? :p

That'a not a sports car, that's a toy.

Sundae, i was referring to her.... She went totally nuts and uses the kids in a not correct matter.... She didnt die or anything , but its almost like she doesnt exist anymore, and ive never felt better! :)

Bruce, haha i think that just wouldnt work , exept maybe if they have a sportscar-day at school! :D

Sorry you had to go through it, mothers can be difficult, but I'm glad you're feeling well in the aftermath.:thumb:

Hide an mp3 player, with subliminal messages, in the school administrator's pillow... sports car day... sports car day

What a beautiful little girl you have, York! Love the dandelion crown. :flower:

Thanks Pie! She just loves flowers!
Bruce, hhhm good idea....her principal is someone ive known a long time. A woman...gonna be hard to get to her pillow! :D
More pics, and NO the nosething isnt real! :p:

No piercings or tattoos yet? ;)

Yeah offcourse, she just doesnt like showing them off! :D

Such a darling. :)

Thanks ! She has her moments! :p: Next, some pictures of the BBQ yesterday! First pic is three generations, the fourth was not cooperating and is somewhere on the side... :D
http://i47.tinypic.com/6enl0m.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/8vxnhj.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/169s4f8.jpg
Had to put them on a site cause the photouploader here didnt seem to work! Last picture is shopped by Tess! :D

such a cutie pie!

now - "Mega Mindy" - that's a new one to me.

Hèhè, it s a tv-show over here for kids , about a lady cop who is also a superhero! Mega Mindy. Her copfriend is in love with Mega Mindy but doesnt kow its her! Complicated huh? :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LewqH...eature=related

Hello again! Some time ago, but now holiday started! But it didnt start very well. The weather is great and hot, the pool is ready outside , but Tess has the ...??? euh ...smallpocks?
Al small red dots and they burst open after a coupple days and itch a lot! She cant go out in the sun.... So , been boring here the last days....
Last week there was some carneval here and she enjoyed it!

Wow - I just went back to the beginning of this thread...

http://cellar.org/2009/kissamen.jpg
Damn they grow so fast, don't they?

Yep, it seems like yesterday! When she asks me to pick her up , i also notice the difference! Been thrue al the typical things!
But love it! :D :D :D :D :D

Wow, look at all the hair you still had. :lol2:

Chickenpox I think, York.
Smallpox is pretty much eradicated in Europe.

Horrible for her, but probably best to get it out of the way so young.

She's lucky to have Mum, Grandma and Great Grandma.
My neice is 15 now and still has Great Grandad (not sure on the other side, I don't think so though). I think it's lovely that children get to interact with the older generation more now that people are living longer.

Then again, in the past families all lived together, so the time they had was more intense.
Sorry - just musing.

Tess is so gorgeous. I love seeing her grow up. And reading about your lives on the Continent - so near and yet so different.

So is she in school? Part time? Full time?
Here she would be starting in Year 1 in September, having had an (optional) couple of months in Reception, following her birthday.

What I love is how you can recognize her features even in that first baby picture. There's no doubt that's baby Tess!

She's getting so grown-up looking. Shades of the beautiful young lady she will be. :)

Haha @Bruce..... "All the hair" seems reaaaaally long ago! Before i was thinking about kids.....! :D
@Sundae Girl : She's a lot better now, just a minor spots still gotta burst! ;) yep , she's lucky to have them! My mother doesnt ask about her, in fact i havent heard from her for months now!
But i still think its so sad my dad isnt here anymore! :( I guess thats life, some people have much wurst things to deal with!
Nowadays people dont spend enough time with eachother... In general that is!
Yep, she is going to her third schoolyear already! Kindergarten that is!
She goes all day, everyday... ;)
She now wants me write her name in her fav color : TESS ( sitting on my lap )
@Clodfobble : yep thats cool! I will always notice when she gets swapped.... :p:
@Shawnee, yep...so right! I start seeing the feminin things she does.... haha i hope she doesnt grow too fast! :blush:

hello Again! Today is the last day of my vacation! I was home 3 weeks but the first week was waisted because of the chickenpox. She still got some on her feet.... :( But we tried to make the best of it. We went to Zeeland, in Holland. A real kids vacation! ;-)
Monday we wet to the zoo and thursday to " De efteling" in Holland.
A very nice theme-parc for kids and grown-ups!

here some more pictures

and at the end of the day.... ;)

Awwwwwwwww!