At the end of November, Liv kept asking me how many night it would be before “Sinterklaas” evening (a Dutch tradition), and how many nights till Christmas and how many night till the ice skating court would open and how many nights till the fireworks (but also how many night till Happy Hearts Day – …
During our trip around the world I decided I wanted to stay home fulltime. My role would change from a photographer who is a mom, to a mom who is a photographer. I wrote a blog about my decision and got lots of comments. Mostly people wishing me luck. I also received some private messages. …
So the Dutch title of the blog is actually different. It’s about our tradition which is called: Sinterklaas. We celebrate this on the 5th of December. There is a guy with a white beard on a white horse who is called Sinterklaas. He could be the skinny brother of Santa Claus. Instead of hanging stockings …
Today is my birthday. I never celebrate my birthday. I don’t like throwing birthday parties nor going to them haha (anyone with me?), but I turned 40… 40. 40 years old. It still needs to sink in. When I was in my twenties I thought you were old when you turned 40. Very old. And …
School starts when you turn 4 years old in the Netherlands | Is this mandatory? Lots of people know it’s not mandatory to send your child to school when he or she turns 4. Still most of the parents do (choose to?) send their children to school. Why? And what would be a reason not …
The photo in Toronto is an eyesore, but will always remember us of our great trip 😉 Dear Liv, I don’t know how many people always say: time flies! But, really: time flies! The first and the second year went fast, but that was nothing compared to this year. Going from 3 years old to …
And what are YOU going to do? Are you going back to photography? These are for sure the most asked questions lately. Not only to me, but also to my friends and family. So here we go! There is not short answer (well and everybody who knows me or has been following me knows that …
Go for adventure? Play it safe? — BEWARE: long story 😉 Choosing between these two questions is hard! Denny has always been a person of playing it safe (before I met him). Since we have been together this has shifted. First, because I am the opposite. I have mostly done what I wanted and liked, …
Sorry I haven’t translated this blog in English. I hope you like the photos 🙂 De top 9 van 2018 Elk jaar kan je aan het einde van het jaar je “top 9 van Instagram” delen. Oftewel, je 9 ge-like-te foto’s. Dit is het eerste jaar dat ik echt actief was op Instagram. Ik heb …
Dear Liv, It’s going to be a tradition: a letter for your birthday. I just read the letters from your first and second year. Now the third year is ready to start and we will celebrate this in Toronto, Canada! Last year I wrote: “if it’s up to you, we could travel full time. And …