Weekend excursions
We went and saw B today en famille, and spent about an hour with her in the snoezelruimte at the centre where she is living - not quite as elaborate as the one we used to go to at Tielt-Winge, but none the less very acceptable. She was delighted to see us, and F delighted to see her; U took a bit more convincing that this was a good idea, but had mellowed out by the end. It was really good to see all three children being happy in the same room, with F valiantly doing his best to interact with his sisters. We may even try the excursion again.
We've done quite well for family expeditions since she moved out. Last week we went to the annual exhibition of small cuddly animals in our village (see also our visit in 2005); both U and F enjoyed it, U seeming very much to engage with them whether in or out of her buggy:
and F bringing along his current favourite toy, Mr Rabbit, to meet his distant relatives:
The weekend before we went to Technopolis, the educational science centre in Mechelen to the north of Brussels. Lots of exciting wheels to turn and buttons to push; the highlight is the child's encounter with their own little Van de Graaff generator, a quite literally hair-raising experience:
See also video evidence of how exciting this is!
Well, the children's uncle has just arrived to celebrate his 30th birthday, so I shall go and be sociable.
We've done quite well for family expeditions since she moved out. Last week we went to the annual exhibition of small cuddly animals in our village (see also our visit in 2005); both U and F enjoyed it, U seeming very much to engage with them whether in or out of her buggy:
and F bringing along his current favourite toy, Mr Rabbit, to meet his distant relatives:
The weekend before we went to Technopolis, the educational science centre in Mechelen to the north of Brussels. Lots of exciting wheels to turn and buttons to push; the highlight is the child's encounter with their own little Van de Graaff generator, a quite literally hair-raising experience:
See also video evidence of how exciting this is!
Well, the children's uncle has just arrived to celebrate his 30th birthday, so I shall go and be sociable.