3 jaar!!

Sunday jan 30th  my baby boy turned 3 year. So technically he really is no baby anymore. I started this blog, just before he was born, time flies.

Tristan now:

And here he is just a few days old, those cheeks :D

 He had a fun day, with lots of presents and cake. Which I designed myself with a little help of internet (buzz lightyear picture on with I added the text) and Hema (making the cake with my photo) and I added the Toy story figures myself .



Hugs,

Astrid

Hieper de piep hoera!

Big congratulations to my big boy Etienne who's birthday is today and my biggest little boy Camiel  who's birthday was yesterday, he is 6 years already, his birth 6 years ago I remember it like it was last week. This was the invitation we sent for the part last saturday.

These weeks are really busy. Tomorrow we have the kidsparty for Camiel we go to Piratenland (indoor playground) in Gorinchem (hope the weather will be ok, no snow please!). And of course all the christmas celebrations. Thursday Camiel has christmasdiner on school in the evening.
I'm afraid I'm making my december daily in january, at least I have pictures :)

No scrapping things yet to show, this wednesday the new Dutch Dare sketch goes live and I managed to make a LO fot it during all the bussiness (proud of me ;) )

Hugs,
Astrid

Surpriseparty

Finally time to write about my surpriseparty. Sunday may 9th I turned 40 and on 8 may Etienne organised a surprise (not completely ;)) party, I knew there was a party and that it was not at home. That was all I knew, I noticed there was a lot going on the last days before (calling, texting and secret notes and so), but he kept a lot secret, which is difficult with somebody like me ;P
Etienne told me he had to work in the morning and he would be coming from work to the party (bummer I thought...), my parents came to pick me and the kids up. Of course he wasn't working at all, because he was decorating the partyroom (which belongs to the company he works for) and arranging all kind of things. When we came there I saw lots of people I didn't expect, family I hadn't seen in a long while, neighbors, friends and even a few colleagues (so funny what he did to arrange that). And later more people came, because it was rather lastminute not everybody could make, but I really loved it anyway, it was so so sweet of Etienne. Now the pictures to complete the story, the quality is not that good, due to the lightning (coloured disco light) and a friend took most of the pictures, I didn't brought my point and shoot and she wasn't familiar with a DSLR camera. But anyhow I'm glad to have some shoys to remenber.

Unwrapping a present (I really have been spoiled!)
Etienne arranged a 'salsa' DJ: Miss Unyk. So much fun (Etienne and I met during salsa lessons, so that was the beginning of a long story where salsa is the common thread in our lives (altough nowadays more in Etienne's life than mine).
He also arranged a girl who could watch and play with the kids, how smart was that ;) There were 2 footbaltables and and als pinball, they could also draw a play games.
Camiel really had so much fun, we didn't get much contact with him most of the time.
Not only for the young kids ;)
Etienne did a little speech which was really sweet, wish I could remember the words, it was all so overwhelming. He also had a special present a necklace with a heart locket with a picture of the kids in it. I need to make a picture of it.


We had a little buffet.
Look at Tristan in between my parents, he insisted that he was eating at the bar ;)


Look Petra: here I am unwrapping your present, which was a surprise which she sent to Etienne's work. Etienne also invided her but she couldn't make it. I loved your present Petra! ( a scrapmagazine, a homemade card, scrapgoodies and a coupon to buy a scrapmagazine), so so nice. I told you I was really spoiled!!
us. :)
And then they had that idea to dance a rueda (salsa with more dance couples) you should know I really didn't dance in ages (ok in years), so I was a bit shocked and everything was really rusty. But who cares. A friend of Etienne: Leon also did a little salsa workshop, people really liked that.
A couple of the kids, they were really enjoying themselves, I really liked that.
A little dance with the 3 of us, Tristan said that Camiel needed to join (so sweet), but no Camiel was too occupied with the pinball machine...

Thanks so much sweetie for the great day/evening.

I have some LO's I want to share, but that's for next time :)
Enjoy the rest of the weekend, we really had nice weather today, hope to enjoy some more tomorrow :)

Hugs,
Astrid

present for grandma

My mother's birthday is may 4th we celebrated it on sunday the 2nd. Usually I let Camiel make something for her. This time I let Tristan join and decided that we made little book.
This the result. It was just fast and easy peasy made with some cardstock and jute thread and some misting.
Camiel made this iron beads sunset (with some help from us, I was a bit too much for his concentration level)
A liitle message and an evelope for the real present.
A fun card and a picture of us 4.
Paper punched by Camiel (and a little help of me, the lining up is a bit too hard) with my crown punch (he always want to use my punches) and some drawings of Camiel and Tristan.
More drawings
And a 'card'made by me.
On the back some pink misting, a fun card and some SC stamps.
And guess what she loved it :). They always treasure the things the kids make.

Hugs,
Astrid

it's me =)

So what have we done the last month, lots!!

We celebrated Sinterklaas at my work, at daycare (T), at school (C).

We celebrated pakjesavond(presentevening 5 dec.) at our friends home, were Sinterklaas also came to visit us himself. Look at Camiels face...

Tristan was a little afraid.
They got lots of presents!
We had sick boys.
We had a birthday boy, 5 years already. He loved his present (hotweels track), yes more presents...

Blowing candles.
His first birthdayparty with kids from school at an indoor playground.

Lots of snowfun.
Building a snowman. Which had disappeared the next morning, I didn't know snowmen could walk...
Sledriding.
Want to see some of my latest LO's?

Droomland (dreamland)

I wanted to document the sleepinghabits of Tristan. I used 3d foam for the clouds, love the effect.

Sinte sinte Maarten...

Celebration at Camiel's school, kind of Halloween but without te dressing up part.

Love the fun effect of the background paper (BG), although I also love the backside of this paper. But I needed to choose ;) The monthstamp(s) is by Studio Calico (love it!)

Tree/boom
I was in a creative mood, so I made 2 these canvases (I think) for our living room. I used lots of gesso and Claudia Helmut multi medium matte. On both I used a quote about trees, 1 in dutch and 1 in english.

Tristan

Had this pictures as left over of gifts we gave the baby's at daycare when he move over to the toddlers. I wanted to used them to document that. I used doileys, multi-medium matte and mist as background. Again in a creative mood ;)

Play

Tristan on the playground behind our house.

Love

One for my love :) I made of few lovely pictures in the woods last fall, this is one of them .

Strike a pose

This is what I get when I as for a picture ;)

a.k.a.

This picture was also made in the woods, love it. Documenting some nicknames we have for Tristan. :o)

So that's it for now. I have lots more older Lo that I didn't show yet. Maybe in a later post, wish I was better in posting, but I just hate adding pictures in blogger, is that only me. Especially when you have lots. Maybe there is a better way, I don't know how.

If I don't speak to you anymore, I wish you all lots of christmas fun!

Hugs

Astrid

ETA totally forget to mention today is my dad's birthday, van harte gefeliciteerd pa!!

(don't think he reads my blog but can't forget that).