Playing with the Neighbor

It seems that 3 is the age at which playing together is the thing to do. The summer after Tobias turned 3 he ventured out into the alley behind our house a lot more. Lorelei is doing the same. In doing so, she attracts the attention of other kids, including boys :-). Here she is playing with Jochem, our next door neighbor's oldest... "Jochem is my friend", she'll tell us, which is not a title she grants everyone. Emma, for example "does this" (she will show how Emma pulled her shirt) and therefore "is not my friend". Jojanneke, Lotte and Euan are among the lucky few who are allowed to be Lorelei's friend. We'll see how that develops :-).

Roller Skating

It is springtime... All the kids come out to play, including my kids. Tobias must still have some of the skating virus left in him from this winter, because the other day he wanted to go roller-blading. This has hardly ever happened before. He's had the blades for quite a while but they have hardly been used... Anyway, he got them out and off he went. Then, of course, Lorelei wanted to do that too. Fortunately we have these strap-on roller-skates for your shoes. I can tell you one thing, the also fit on cowboy boots :-). And, just like on the ice, Lorelei kind of "runs" on them with the occasional roll.

Sooooo cute :-)!

Biking (continued...)

Lorelei has been able to bike for a while now, but during winter we haven't been outside that much, let alone biking... Well, it is springtime now and the bike is out! And the girl is biking like crazy! She loves it and is doing really well. She is now able to ride for quite a ways and pretty straight. She is able to round a corner without having to stop. She is able to start by herself. The only thing she can't do yet is break very well. She knows she can squeeze the hand break, but she doesn't hold it... so, she doesn't stop. I don't think she quite gets the concept of the pedal break yet. So, what she does is dragging her feet on the ground, which is definitely not the most efficient way to stop...

There is still some work to do, but as you can see, she is getting there. Maybe soon we can get rid of our bike seats :-).