It’s A Digital World…

Can you imagine being exposed to so many nifty digital gadgets so early on? I was kind of an early adaptor of technology because my dad was one of those people who had a computer quite early on… But my kids…. Man! they are not only exposed, they are immersed, from the day they were born…

Weekly webcam, any movie, show, song, game they want available on any device at any time of the day (and in many ways in any place imaginable)…

Now, the question is: should, or should you not, immerse…? Well, my answer: Yes! (but of course within reason and reasonable measures…). They pick it up so easily now and if provides them with so much fun and information! Not immersing would be depriving… right?

So, there it is: Lorelei on the iPad, having fun and learning… (her interest in the iPad is a recent development…).

Monkey Girl…

My girl is a real monkey girl. She loves being outside, running or biking around, and, probably most of all, going to the playground… She uses our own swing a lot, but there is nothing like the playground :-). This picture was taken at the playground down the street where we went last week with Tobias, his friend Jort, and Lorelei. Tobias and Jort were playing on these bars and of course Lorelei had to copy that. I turned my back for just a minute and this happened :-).

I like this picture….

(I tend to take more an more pictures with my phone while I am on the go. I tend to post these to facebook sometimes. If you’re interested check: www.facebook.com/cgdepee)

Hello Kitty Party

On November 10th we celebrated Lorelei’s birthday at home. She had a Hello Kitty party all the way… From napkins to cups, from cake to outfit, everything was Hello Kitty. We had a house full of people and ended up with a house full of new toys :-). We also ended up with a very happy (but tired) and four year old girl! Unbelievable, but true.

Lorelei’s special guests were Jojanneke, her best friend from the daycare who turned 4 just about two months back, Jochem, her after-Jojanneke best friend at the daycare and our neighbor, and Warner, Catherine’s brother and Lorelei’s friend and now classmate.

Her favorite gifts were her bike (of course, she loves riding that thing!), her doll house (although she has not been playing with it much, so far), which was a gift from our neighbor Lotte, and her Hello Kitty (of course…) backpack, a gift from aunt Shelli. Tobias gave her a robe (his idea) and she likes wearing that too :-).

New Bike!

This is Lorelei on her new bike, which was our birthday gift to her. I have always been amazed at her physical capabilities. As you may remember she was able to ride her bike quite early… It is now about a year later and she was definitely ready for a new bike! She had absolutely no problem whatsoever with the transition… As a matter of fact, she loves it, because she can go much faster now :-).

That is not only nice to her, but a lot more comfortable on our way to school….

This picture was taken the day she of her birthday party (Nov. 10th). This was her first “trial ride” :-).

Lorelei is 4!

Lorlei is 4! Of course there were several celebrations, the first being at the daycare. One of the things Lorelei is very excited about is the fact that she gets to sit on the table when it is her Birthday. They do that at the daycare when they sing to the birthday boy or girl. So, as soon as the party started (that is, as I walked in) Lorelei climbed on the table, sat down and waited for everybody to sing :-). Well, they sang and Lorelei beamed! She surely was one happy birthday girl... I was so glad I got to be there and see that!

 

....and kind of sad or melancholic or sentimental (something like that) at the same time since it also marked her last day at the daycare... She is getting so big so fast...