Life in Holland
No Likey Bike Riding in the Rain
Ok, I know Justin has been meaning to write about this, and I hate to steal the topic of his blog post, but too bad because i need to share about my experience as well! Today we had my bike fixed and a baby seat put on it! YAY! Justin and I decided that since it was such a nice sunny day out, that we would take our bikes for a spin! Well, sunny could mean rain within minutes if you are talking Amsterdam weather. Oh yeah. So basically, it starting POURING! Thank the Lord that I had bought a little rain poncho thing for Maisie the day before for a time just like this! I must admit a few things from my past before I continue. I’ve never really been great at riding bikes. It all started back when I was around four years old and got my leg/foot…
Read MoreI Can Highlight Hair!
I seriously cannot believe that I highlighted hair! Laina really wanted me to try and do it, so I agreed even though I was soooo nervous! I was thinking that I wasn’t getting close enough to the roots and I was worried that it was going to have weird stripes or something, but it ended up turning out great! I used two colors, switching back and forth, and I even used foil like the professionals! Although I was sort of looking forward to trying out that weird cap thing where you pull strands of hair out! Just kidding! Haha, do people even use that? Check the pictures out! Not so bad for a first time, never learned how to color hair! YAY! Now I can color my mom’s hair when I see her next!!! 🙂
Read MoreFun Day Out
Justin and I had a really fun day out in Amsterdam yesterday! We needed to talk about some things for the future and really just needed some time together, so we just walked across Amsterdam and had a blast together! Here are a couple pictures from our little outing!
Read MoreMy Double Life as a Parent
Okay, so not really, but sort of. In the states I have certain rules that I follow because they are the rules. Like car seats. Anyone who is my friend in the states knows that I can be a little crazy when it comes to Maisie’s car seat being installed properly. No way would I ever have it any other way. Well, I get to Europe and right away (the first day in Amsterdam) she is riding in the middle seat with a seat belt, no car seat or or booster or anything! And for some reason I tell myself this is okay because the cab driver is allowing me to do it and I don’t know the rules/laws anyways for this sort of thing in Europe. We now have a car seat, but I still don’t have the piece to it that makes the seat belt really tight. :s…
Read MoreA dramatic day for me and a cat
There is always excitement at the Graf house! One of the boys found a cat the other day and brought it into the house, asking to keep it. Of course Laina agreed to this because she knew the cat would probably just run away anyways as cats are always coming in and out of their yard. Well, Justin and Sydney (one of their daughters) are allergic to cats and began to get really bad allergies. They weren’t pleased with the cat. So yesterday Sydney and Maisie and I were doing dishes outside (the kitchen is still in the process of being remodeled) and I spotted the cat going after one of the chickens! NOOOOOO! At least it wasn’t the baby chicks, but still. Once the cat gets a taste for chicken, it will only want more! This freaked me out, so I took it upon myself to pick up…
Read MoreFarm Life and Chicken Update
Would you believe that I am experiencing farm life in the middle of Amsterdam? How freakin’ bizarre is that? Chickens, mice, fruit flies (do fruit flies count as farm life???), and then to top it off, I have been washing dishes outside for the last couple days! Phil and Laina (the people whose home we are staying in) are in the middle of remodeling their kitchen and are without a kitchen sink. So I have been busy heating up water in the electric water heater, transferring it to a bucket of soapy cold water, and washing dishes for a family of 8 (including us and not counting the visitors). It has been SO fun though!! Maisie has LOVED it. Laina took some pictures of Maisie playing in the soapy water that I will try to get from her. It has been sort of a fun thing for us to do…
Read MoreFun at the Beach!
Justin also wrote about our time at the beach on his blog, but I am giving you pictures!! We had a ton of fun! I’ve said it before, but we are having so much fun getting to know the people of CAI a bit better! Almost every night in the Hague has been spent with friends!! So we went to the beach last night because countries were competing against each other in fireworks shows. The first show was pretty pathetic, but the second one was great!! Maisie fell asleep for that one of course, but oh well! Here is our journey of the beach trip! Click on picture to enlarge!! Waiting at the bus stop! A good time for a photo shoot! These are some of Maisie’s favorite people in the Hague! Katie (in the blue sweatshirt) is AMAZING with kids! She is such a good little babysitter! Jeanie (in…
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