Fun activities - Piscina Swimming Pool

Yes, I have my "own" swimming pool - I call it "Tiago's piscina". It's loads of fun - bouncy castle, slide, cannon firing, horn and the best part the water - yeepeeeeeeee. I slide down, I jump and jump... I am going every day as the sun is shining.

Then I like to have my "sumo"/juice...look at mu cute smile still.

My first pony ridy

Horse day - in Tombeek - loads of lovely horses - I had to put on a hat which I did not want to wear - and sat on a pony (small horse) and went around the woods. My pony was called Titan and was 8 years old (birthday 8 July). I also loved the bouncy castle and the sausages (I ate 3) and running around in the mud to see the horses (obstacle races, mamã called them).

I still do not want my face painted - what is that weird 'fashion'. I like to put my fingers/hands in the paint and down on the table, paper not on my face (although I try mamã's face/body creams)

Finger paints - what a mess

It is great when I can make a big mess and not be told "no", "stop". Yeepeeee. I think it is more fun to put my whole hand in the paint than just my fingers. I have started autographing my creations and am ready to sell to the highest bidder :-)

Waterloo Battle Reenactment

What a lot of noise of 'boom, boom, boom' and smoke and people sweating in hot suits and horses and bands playing...lots of fun. I walked up the 100 steps to see the big Lion which I could not see when I got to the top but there was a cool breeze in a sunny day. We saw more men sweating and I could run across fields.

Germany The Mosel, Monschau, Trier

Auntie Helena and Uncle Raymond came to our house and we drove off (avoiding the rain my parents said) to Germany (they tell me this is another country but I do not know what this means as we talk to the people, we eat, I have lots of fun and there are cars). We climbed up and down castles and walked a long way in the woods. I love "cavalitas" (on the shoulder rides).

Andalucia trip -

Sun, lots of lovely food, sand and no sun, lots of small streets and lovely old buildings with mosques (my parents called them). One place was a very big room full of columns and my mamã and papá (Cordoba).

So we visited Ronda, Sevilla, Cordoba, Baeza, Ubeda, Jaen, mountains, Granada, Almuñecar.

Train to UK :-)

Visited Grandma and Ti'pah with Mamã only. We took the Eurostar train to London - I like trains but did not understand that it was moving - I enjoyed eating, playing on the train and see a few cars/trucks outside passing by. Anutie Helena and Uncle Raymond met us - I was shy - not sure who those people are...At the house Lauren and Auntie Vicky also visited so I had a great play friend - we ran and ran around the garden, throwing and kicking balls.

Trains, trains, trains. I went for a ride 'on' the train with mamã and papá and heard lots of different noises as we went across bridges along 1 km. There were electric and coal/steam engines...

Czesky Krumov Czech

What a wonderful castle town Czesky Krumlov is...we climbed up and up an old house with very small stairs to the top where there were many puppets with strange looking shapes and faces and others of 'man', we watched a band and army below the tower in the picture where there were also two bears. We climbed the tower and walked along the palace...we stayed right in the town and I kept my parents busy running after me as I explored the streets. Not so sure I liked the local food but most places I could play...one dinner I went up and down, up and down a slide next to the table :-)

My first successful espresso. Well, I have been passed remnants from my parents for weeks/months but now I managed to make my own whole cup - a decaf, whatever that is - oh and also made with some extra flowing liquid from the machine. Anyone else for a coffee?

From snow in Brussels to sun in Porto for Easter. What is snow...it was all white in the evening and Papã and I built a snowman...then in the morning all the white was gone except the snowman. Then we took the plane which goes boom boom (bump bump) as it lands to Porto where the sun was shining. We visited everyone giving cakes while I got given chocolates - yummyyyyy. I think the Papãs enjoyed the chocolate diaper changing...We also had another cake with candles for Tio's 30th Birthday.

UK trip

I am hiding as I was not feeling well, too much of a hang-over from the wedding party the night before...I put on a brave face as we met everyone but I was very happy to take my suitcase later and take the plane home to my warm bed. A 24 hour flu.

UK trip

You can not see how smart I am in my outfit for Ruth and Tom's wedding in Hartington, UK. Mamã wanted to show me giving a cuddle and kiss to James but she missed the moment. I had a great time running around the house keeping the 3 baby-sitters busy as the party continued late at night.

early Spring in February

No rain - yeepeeee - look how we have all grown - here is Lucas, Jacob, Florian and unfortunately Cameron is inside as he just stepped into the garden pond...We played 'race around' the garden on our grand prix cars and I wanted to show the best game 'drive into each other' (I think Uncle Josh taught me that....oops).

Who wants a bath?

Do you like my hair do? I am getting much more hair...it's thicker but fine and pretty much none existent. It's curly and mouse brown colour. Papã still cuts it...so dutch style I have cheap haircuts...(what's dutch style - my hairdo!?). I like my baths and I will soon want to soap myself...luckily my parents company invented this soapy product where I can squeeze and squeeze and the liquid soap pours out and out.

Happy 2008 - Yes my new year resolutions are to be a good boy, to fall asleep as soon as I go to bed (instead of talking, asking for more cars, wanting more milk) and to obey everything my parents tell me....Now I will let you into a secret - since I do not understand what a resolution is I think I can say probably they will not happen :-)

New Year

Mamã made loads of efforts for a special meal, she called it, with a special candle and cake. It seemed to be just an excuse to eat even more food, a continuation from the whole week. Now if you did not know already I have a very healthy diet and love my food. I am very good with my spoon and fork at mealtimes and now even eat all my vegetables (well, a few more than a few weeks ago). Tio and Tia came to visit too - lots of fun and playing with cars.

Christmas

Look at my Christmas creations - I like blowing the candle out (I remember all the fun from my birthday party...so actually I am not sure what the difference is between Christmas and Birthday as I get loads of presents at both). Here I am just about to dive over the presents and get the one present that caught my eye with Winnie the Pooh characters on it. Grandma and Teepah joined us for the holidays

Christmas - markets

Christmas markets are full of fun things -cars, fire engines, trucks that go around and around and around, up and down and people wave as I pass by :-). My parents and Grandma, Ti'pah seemed to enjoy more the chestnuts and presents (like a snake scarf for me) and mulled wine and all the light shows in Aachen, Brussels and Tournai... I suppose the latter interests will grow on me.

Travel

Off to Greece and look how smart we all are for the wedding of mama's cousin Alexis and Libby...Dinner started after 10 pm so I hit the dance floor with the disco lights and boogeeed the night away to 1 am.

Then we took the train with Grandma and Ti'pah to F.R.Macedonia to see where Great Great Grandfather came from. What a lot of fun we had playing in all the thick snow. It was very cold. I loved playing in the slush and sliding across the paths - yeeepeeeee.