from the netherlands...

hello from holland! it's monday morning here, and i'm writing after a great night's sleep, which itself comes after being awake for 41 hours straight (i didn't sleep at all on the flight!) - well, that is, if you don't count the involuntary powernap shane and i had on the couch yesterday evening (omke went to start dinner and came back to two sleeping beauties!) missy slept a reasonable amount on the plane, though we were without bassinet from kl to amsterdam, so her inflight sleep was a bit restless. she is much better today, and here is a pic of the lovely one herself, happily playing in the sunlit patch under the window of her bedroom this very morning. (the dutch really know how to design houses to maximise natural light!)



husband's family have been so wonderful and generous at welcoming us. we are currently staying with husband's aunt and uncle in a gorgeous village - here's the view from our bedroom window:



yesterday arvo we took a walk to pake's old house, in an attempt to stay awake so as to adjust to this time zone, and to just enjoy the beauty and family-relevance of where we are - that's it on the left:



today will be another quiet one, just exploring the local area - perhaps even by bike!

take care,
em