The zoo and the Western Idaho Fair!

On Saturday we went to the zoo in Boise with friends of ours, Pete and Laura Doornenbal and their kids; Kyle and Kara! We had a lot of fun. Especially Tys had a good time. He was sleeping when we got there, but he enjoyed watching all the animals as soon as he woke up!
His favorite were the Giraffes!

After the zoo we went to the Western Idaho Fair, and there Tys was able to touch and pet all the animals! That was so much fun.

Tys looking at the giraf!

Tys and his hait looking at the giraf

Tys and his mem looking at.... I don't remember...

the tiger doing you-know-what...

The tiger drinking his own you-know-what!

Laura took this family picture of us! I think it turned out really nice! It's our first picture of the whole family with Nieko! (see the Lion in the background?)

And Tys petting all the animals! He loved it so much.

Then & Now

Me & Tys on my birthday last year

And this year!

And me and Nieko!

Last year

This year!

Tys & Nieko; find the differences!

Tys, when he was about 7 weeks old..

Nieko, 7 weeks old!

Pictures of the brothers!

Here's some more pictures of Tys and Nieko.
The last three nights Nieko slept all the way through the night! He's not even 8 weeks old! He's just super sweet! This morning he weighed 11lbs 2oz!

It's interesting to see how many of you think Nieko looks like me (Anne). We definitely agree with you. We think he looks a lot like me.


Tys in a goofy mood, trying to get a hold of the camera!


Oh, fun picture time again!!


Ok, that's enough pictures!

This is starting to get pretty ...

BORING!!! YAWN!!!

double stroller

This is a picture of our "new" (read: used) double stroller! We bought it from craigslist. The stroller comes with two bassinets AND two seats! The seats can be facing forward or backwards. The brand is "firstwheels" and comes originally from Holland! We are so happy with this stroller, we've used it a lot already!

Tys, before his haircut, at the Malheur County Fair. He loves tractors, as you can see!

These were taken after his haircut!

This one is from Nieko, it was taken about a week ago... He's doing really good. He's growing well. the last time I weighed him, he was 10lbs 12oz, that was Saturday. He still fits into his Newborn clothes, but they're getting really snug on him... so almost time to box them up... moving on to the next size already!
He's smiling a lot more, and making more cute little sounds when I talk to him! I love that! Tys is really Rudi's buddy now, they hang out all the time. Rudi (and I think most guys) likes it a little better when babies are a little older and start "doing" more. Of course he loves little Nieko a lot!


Well, my oldest sister, Margriet, is due to have her baby any day now! baby number 4 for my family in Holland this year. And for us it's niece/nephew number 5 (for just 2009)!!! And I have one other pregnant sister, Anyke, she's due in October!

2009 = year of the Babies!

Nieko's baptism

Nieko was baptized on Sunday!
He was wearing the same gown his dad and brother wore for their baptism.

After he was baptized he sat by Rudi and slept through the rest of the service... so sweet!

Tys' first haircut!

Tys had his first haircut today!
We've been thinking about giving him one for a long time now. There were just so many people giving compliments on his cute, curly hair. And it seemed that every time we wanted to cut it, someone would tell us how much they liked his hair!
But, it was just getting too long. It was hanging in his eyes. And every time I tried to do it with gel, it just didn't turn out cute anymore...
So here are the "before & after" pics... Let us know what you think... I'm sure some of you liked his longer hair way better... sorry!



So here's before;

And After!!!

He got a little upset halfway through the haircut...

Oh yeah, almost forgot to mention that his dad gave him his first haircut! I think he did a great job!

Brothers!

I thought I'd share these cute pictures with you! Tys now likes to point out Nieko's nose, eyes, ears, belly and give him kisses as you can see in the pictures!