I Found a New Spot to Relax

Happy Birthday, Margriet!

Happy birthday, Margriet! After a nice breakfast with presents and a yummy chocolate cake we went for a long walk in the sunshine. Later on Hanneke, Henny, Jaap and Diek stopped by for dinner. Thanks to everybody who thought of the birthday girl!

View Over Beek

Observing My Kingdom

Hide and Seek - Part Two

I'm on Alert - That Fellow Seems to Be Very Interested in Our Fishes

Carnival in Beek

Normally it is very quiet in our little village, but today everything is different. There are lots of people celebrating outside, the houses are decorated, music is playing everywhere and on top of that strange big vehicles drive through the streets. My people told me this is called carnival and that it's a traditional yearly festival in our area. I'm not quite sure what to make of it, but apparently it's enjoyable. I prefer my sofa though.

Jazz

Today my people went to a jazz concert in a nice café in Nijmegen. Marzio Scholten and his band were great and the atmosphere at the Trianon was very relaxed. Meanwhile I stayed at home and guarded the house - everything under control!

Who Claims I'm Spoiled?

The Snow Is Back - Awesome!

Like a Springbok

Kabouters

Today Gunnar and I explored the Kabouterroute which starts and ends just five minutes from our house. Thanks for letting us know about it, Dirk! It was great. Check out the Kabouterboom above. It's the thickest tree in the Netherlands and almost 500 years old.

Visitors From Friesland

Today we had visitors from Friesland. Two normal sized people (Rita and Menne) and two small ones (their sons Sjoerd-Jan and Hendrik). That was a good opportunity for me to practise handling little fellows. After a while I got the hang of it and quite enjoyed having them around. So I think I'm ready for our baby now.

Our Friend Bane Visiting

Today the Wall Behind Our Wood Stove Was Refurbished

I Think Spock Should Let Me Have One of His Sticks

Yesterday Marion Paid Us a Visit ...

... and a Little Later Sophie and Floris Stopped By Too

Hide and Seek

New Challenge

Hi all, we hope you're as fine as we are. The baby grows very quickly now (as does Margriet's belly) and he/she parties on a regular basis. Less than four months and there will be four of us - exciting! Look at the picture above. My people taught me a new game. They hide a treat under a wooden mug and I have to find it. That's not easy I can tell you. Particularly because I'm not allowed to knock the mug over with my snout. I have to lift it to get the treat! Challenging, but fun. Margriet is still very busy bringing forward her research. Furthermore she decided to stop working mid April to prepare herself for the birth. Gunnar is in the process of getting a Dutch tennis coaching licence and additionally very excited about all the ongoing sports events: handball (European Championships), tennis (Australian Open), football (Premier League, Bundesliga), biathlon. And it won't be long until the Six Nations tournament (rugby), the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and the cycling season start ...