http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ Hello World It's Me... en-us nadine@helloworlditsme.com 2012-01-23T13:13:43+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001091.php This morning I woke up with a cute little Madster next to me. Slightly snoring, on her back, arms spread wide open. Deep sleep was making her mouth twitch from big smile to a small smile and back. I imagined... 1091@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2012-01-23T13:13:43+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001090.php You turned four today. FOUR! It feels like another world when we first met. When I first looked into your eyes. When we did the cutest Eskimo kiss just seconds after your nine month long journey to come into our... 1090@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2012-01-19T20:56:36+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001088.php "How's that, love?" That's what Jamie Oliver asked me, stirring his pots and pans behind an ultra modern kitchen counter. "It's great, thanks". I could not believe I was there. In Jamie's restaurant. Looking at him cook. Seeing the master... 1088@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2011-07-02T10:41:10+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001086.php Little M. is now a month old (TIME flies!!!!) and we have been very busy! My husband took 7 weeks parental leave, which is just awesome. It's been great having him around to adjust to our new family situation :)... 1086@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2010-06-26T17:34:02+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001085.php Because we had such a good experience with giving birth at home to Monkey, we decided to try it again with little M. And I'm glad we did! The birthstory is a little boring as everything went smoothly (and fast:... 1085@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2010-06-04T16:01:39+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001084.php Our little princess was born May 26th at 4:11 AM! Her name is ***** (but I will probably remover her name from this post in a few days) and her second name is *****. The labor went quick (again). I... 1084@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2010-05-30T10:10:18+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001083.php one of those *shocking* documentaries on *really* obese people? The kind of documentary that has little to do with humanity but is there simply to shock and to provide shocking footage of 1000+ pound people, confined to the prison of... 1083@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2010-05-08T20:09:18+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001082.php I tend to cluster big decisions. I don't know why, it's ever so inconvenient. First: I quit my job a month ago. It didn't make me happy. And leaving my children two days a week to spend somewhere that made... 1082@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2010-05-01T20:52:22+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001081.php Happy Easter 2009..... And Happy Easter 2010! I know, I should have stopped eating Easter eggs in 2009!! :) I hope everyone has a delightful Easter! We enjoyed a wonderful brunch with my parents & the inlaws. The kids had... 1081@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2010-04-04T14:23:30+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001080.php So the last post up was about me getting locked in the toilet. It was about time I blogged again, since that whole adventure was over A MONTH AGO. Especially since I got a concerned "WHERE THE ... ARE YOU?".... 1080@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2010-03-28T21:12:09+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001079.php said the note my almost 4 yo held up while saying loud; "help, help" to passing people. Stop laughing! I'm serious. I have to clarify something first. Our door handles are kind of an ongoing house project. As are a... 1079@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2010-01-15T22:27:24+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001078.php So we got home Wednesday afternoon, after a good flight (kids slept all the way) and we barely have a jet lag. It's nice to be home again but we do miss being on vacation and our little Monkey really... 1078@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2010-01-09T21:17:10+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001077.php I wanted to title this post "The Germans would be proud", but it's a good thing I Googled for a little first because apparently the connection between the title and the post would only make sense to Dutch people. let... 1077@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2009-12-31T01:24:00+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001076.php Yesterday, after a rather rainy & breezy morning, we decided to go stroll on the beach for a bit. Earlier that day, the ocean looked fierce and wild. But now Monkey and I, the first of our family to arrive... 1076@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2009-12-29T02:29:17+01:00 http://www.helloworlditsme.com/archives/001074.php This beach is like a 2 minute stroll away from our cottage: We actually saw dolphins jump in the water the day before yesterday. It was awesome! Monkey doing Michael Jackson moves, too funny: All these photos were made before... 1074@http://www.helloworlditsme.com/ 2009-12-26T19:24:23+01:00