We bought a couple of Sesame Street DVDs this weekend and tonight we watched on my laptop for a few minutes.
When I told Nora that she should go play now, she started pointing to the underside of the laptop. At first I didn't pay much attention but she was very persistent. She said: "knoopje, knoopje" (button, button). She does have a loose button on her clothes so I was thinking that perhaps she had put something in the laptop, but the grills at the underside of the laptop looked too small for that.
She kept insisting, but I told her that it's impossible to put anything in through those vents. Then, it dawned on me, and I opened the DVD player: "Wil je de DVD hebben?" (Do you want the DVD?)
And she answered: "Oooooh!" (which means, "yes", in her language).
Then she said that the DVD was a "zing-knoopje!" (a "button for singing"). Our little poet.
Today we received a wonderful present from Oma: a handmade Nijntje. It is an exact replica of the Nijntje Oma made for me 30 years ago and it is beautiful.
We told Nora Nijntje arrived by plane and we showed her Jaap's photo to explain.
Did my 7 miles run today, after skipping a run when I was in Atlanta. The weather is amazing. On the Custis trail near Lyon Village, along 66, I started feeling the heat -- summer is not far away.
On Saturday we painted several eggs in beautiful colors. On Sunday morning we went outside, and met Ginny at the taverne. The kids were driving their scooters on the street and we drew with chalk on the street. The weather was gorgeous.
For lunch I made a chicken stuffed with lemon and garlic, with potatoes and carrots on the side. Came out very nicely. We spent the rest of the day on the deck.
After a fun day, I went for a run around 6:30 pm while Sasha and Nora went for a walk. Not sure how much time I'll have this week (travel on Wednesday and Thursday) so even though I felt tired in the first two miles I did a longer distance. As always, the initial tiredness disappeared. But I had a relative tough moment behind the Blue Goose building, after 61 minutes.
A few weeks ago with Easter, we colored eggs. Nora really enjoyed peeling the eggs, one tiny piece of shell at the time. She is so patient.
We bought a couple of Sesame Street DVDs 
Today we received a wonderful present from Oma: a handmade Nijntje. It is an exact replica of the Nijntje Oma made for me 30 years ago and it is beautiful. 
This morning we went to the flea market at the Dutch school in Bethesda. It's King's Day today.
On Saturday we painted several eggs in beautiful colors. On Sunday morning we went outside, and met Ginny at the taverne. The kids were driving their scooters on the street and we drew with chalk on the street. The weather was gorgeous.