tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61147593326125052102024-02-08T02:51:27.085+01:00Anderson's Go DutchMindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-90244708850985735972015-03-11T13:50:00.000+01:002015-03-11T13:50:15.757+01:00Elliot SaysI want to compile some of the things Elliot is saying these days so I can remember them and because some of them are pretty funny :)<br />
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When Brent or myself sneezes<br />
Elliot-"Bwess You"<br />
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A man on the sidewalk sneezed<br />
Elliot " Bwess you Man"<br />
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Brent's phone vibrates on the table<br />
Elliot "Bwess you Phone"<br />
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Can you tell he likes saying bless you?<br />
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Mindy " Elliot, time to stand up"<br />
Elliot "opstaan mama" (opstaan is stand up in Dutch)<br />
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At Elliot's 18 month well child check<br />
Elliot walks over to the Doctor with a toy that had something on it and says,"Ish, Rinse"<br />
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Whenever he has a poopy diaper<br />
Elliot "peyew, diaper!"<br />
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Whenever he drops anything<br />
" oh nee" (nee is no in Dutch)<br />
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We live right across from the recycling drop off. The truck comes twice a week and Elliot loves watching it<br />
Elliot "Cycle truck mama"<br />
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Anytime he see garbage<br />
"Bage, ick mama"<br />
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As you can see he keeps us pretty entertained! It is do much fun listening to him put words and phrases together. It's so awesome how many words he understands in both Dutch and English.<br />
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<br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-44351355865209079982015-03-06T14:06:00.003+01:002015-03-06T14:06:49.269+01:00Favorites 3-6I can't believe we are already a week into March! Since Brent and my birthday are in March it is always a fun month. It has been a nice week with lots of play dates and park time. Here are a few snaps from the week.<br />
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1. On Monday Elliot came over to me and said, "snuggle mama" so I picked him up and within 5 seconds he was asleep on my shoulder. I miss my sweet little baby napping on me!<br />
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2. We had a couple of rainy days this week which meant puddling jumping. Elliot loves jumping in the "wawa" as he calls it. </div>
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3. I watched my friend Daina's little girl all day on Thursday and it went much better than I anticipated. The played so well together the entire day. At one point when we were at the park and Bente needed me, Elliot came up and said," No, Elliot mama, Bente." So even though he loves Bente he still got a bit jealous when mama gave her attention ;) </div>
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Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-76747019146156674362015-02-20T16:19:00.003+01:002015-02-20T16:19:45.483+01:00Favorites 2-20It's been awhile since I've done a weekly favorites post. So I thought I would do one today. <br />
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1. I love that Elliot has so many little friends here. He has one little friend Eloise that is always wanting to hold his hand. It is seriously so sweet.<br />
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2. Elliot had his first class at The Little Gym this week and he loved it so much! I am so glad we decided to sign up Two of his friends(Eloise and Evie) are in his class and I was a little afraid he would only want to be with the people he knows, but I don't even think he realized they were in his class. He loved jumping around and swinging from everything. He is definitely all boy :) <div>
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3. With less than 5 month to go until we move back to the US, Brent and I have been in serious travel planning mode. We have some really fun trips in the works this spring/early summer that I am hoping all work out. </div>
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4. We have nothing planned this weekend! Brent was traveling a few days this week and so all 3 of us are looking forward to some family time. </div>
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5. I never shared this pic of Elliot from last month. We got a little bit of snow one night so he and I went to the park by 8:30 am before it all melted to get some pictures. The picture is a little out of focus but for some reason I still love it and wanted to share :) </div>
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Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-50347957321636236342015-02-15T19:45:00.002+01:002015-02-15T19:45:21.848+01:00Budapest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last weekend the three of us spent some time in Budapest, Hungary. We flew out Thursday(2/5) afternoon,(during Elliot's nap and thankfully he slept the whole flight!) and came back way too early Sunday am. We really enjoyed ourselves and thankfully there were a lot of pedestrian only streets so Elliot could get out walk and enjoy himself. Our hotel was in a great location, so Thursday night we went to dinner at place not from from us and walked around after. We of course had to have a traditional Hungarian <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #3e4237; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.0049991607666px;">Kürtőskalác for dessert. They are round and made from a sweet dough, wrapped around a cylinder, rolled in sugar and then cooked over coals. You can get different toppings and we went with the cinnamon one. Seriously amazing! Elliot of course loved it just as much as us. </span></span></span></div>
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On Friday we had a big day of walking around and sightseeing. According to my fitbit we did over 22,000 steps! I had done some research on the city and we knew we wanted to spend a good amount of time in the Castle Hill area in Buda side of the city. We decided to take the cable car up since the hill was a bit steep for a stroller. To get to that area we walked across the <span style="color: #3e4237; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.0049991607666px;">Széchenyi Chain Bridge. When it was built it was the longest suspension bridge in Europe. It is one of the bridges connecting Buda and Pest. Unfortunately, it was pretty windy so we didn't spend as much time up there as we probably would have had it been nice out. We had lunch at a traditional Hungarian restaurant and walked around while Elliot napped in the stroller. We took a TON of pictures so here is a little sampling of them. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mathias Church. The roof was an amazing mosaic pattern. So hard to capture in picture bit incredible to see in person. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loved all the different colors on the buildings</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First attempt of many family pictures</td></tr>
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<br />I'll recap the rest of our trip later in the week!<br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-71144039604010225592015-01-26T13:51:00.002+01:002015-01-26T13:51:56.887+01:00Elliot LatelyWow it has been awhile since I've written anything on here! After being in Minnesota for 3 weeks and adjusting to being back here, time just got away from me.<br />
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I thought I would share some of the things Elliot has been up to and things he's been saying. the kid seriously cracks us up.<br />
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Whenever he wants you to sit by him, he looks at us and says "by you" which comes out more like "by ya." It is impossible to not go and snuggle or sit by him.<br />
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Whenever he wants our attention he will grab our hand and say "come on mama/papa"<br />
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He loves pushing the button on the coffee maker in the morning to make my coffee. Now in the morning he walks over to the coffee maker and says "mama cupa?" As in cup of :)<br />
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He loves helping me cook. Here he is making sure the cheese sauce for the gnocchi tasted okay ;)<br />
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He also loves doing yoga with me, or as he says "oga" This is his best down dog. Which he calls dow dog</div>
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Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-8069434949922261842014-12-19T09:00:00.000+01:002014-12-19T09:00:17.541+01:00London Part 2On Saturday in London we woke up and knew we needed to get Elliot some running around time. We made our way over to the Princess Diana Memorial Playground in Kensington Gardens. We let Elliot run around the park on our way to the playground. Once we got there he was in heaven! And we actually saw Hugh Grant there playing with his little boy! When we left there Eliot crashed in the stroller and we headed to Trafalgar Square and had some lunch before our afternoon plans.<br />
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We met up with Sam and Dan again and they took us to a little local spot for afternoon high tea. Under Westminster Abbey there is a place called a Cellarium. If you tell the guards at the back of the church they let you in. Elliot did surprisingly well, as long as we kept the treats coming :) </div>
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<br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-21410161353571356402014-12-15T10:00:00.000+01:002014-12-15T10:00:04.858+01:00Thanksgiving 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year for Thanksgiving the three of us decided to go to London. Brent and I had each been separately, and wanted to go together. Plus our friends <a href="http://andersonsgodutch.blogspot.nl/2013/04/wedding-time.html" target="_blank">Sam and Dan</a> moved to London this past summer and it was a great excuse to visit them. I really love London and any excuse to go is a good one :)<br />
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We left on Thanksgiving and unfortunately all three of us woke up that morning not feeling great. We powered through and got to our hotel. They were having a Thanksgiving dinner there and we all ate a little bit and were in bed embarrassingly early. We knew we wanted to feel better for the rest of the trip and that night of sleep really helped all of us.<br />
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After walking around a lot of the London landmarks, we made our way over to Covent Garden district. It was all decorated for Christmas and they even had a Santa! We had lunch at the Jamie Oliver restaurant and enjoyed reading an English menu!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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That night we met Sam and Dan for dinner. Elliot and I were only there for a little bit of time as it was way past his bedtime. Overall, our first day in London was great!<br /><br /><br />
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<span id="goog_1657170250"></span><span id="goog_1657170251"></span><br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-55891978416972601912014-12-08T08:00:00.000+01:002014-12-08T08:00:10.766+01:00Chinese Lights at the Botanical GardensTwo weekends ago, the Botanical gardens in Utrecht opened a winter display called Chinese Lights. We knew we had busy weekends coming up so we made sure to go opening weekend. It was pretty cool and a lot bigger than we thought it would be. It was so fun to watch Elliot take in all the lights. He kept looking and saying oooo, so sweet! We took a ton of pictures so here a just a few!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entrance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So excited</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All he wanted to do was touch them</td></tr>
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<br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-15654162024880211542014-12-05T08:57:00.000+01:002014-12-05T08:57:00.971+01:00SinterklaasWe've had so many events lately that I need to write up about and really hope to get a bunch of them down this weekend! But I have to jump ahead of all of those and write about last night.<br />
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While we were eating dinner last night we heard a loud banging on our window. We were all a bit startled and so B went to check it out and when he opened the door he was greeted by quite the surprise. His employees dressed up as Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet(Black Pete) as a surprise for us and Elliot. It was seriously so funny and super sweet of all of them to do that for us. Elliot was a little unsure of them at first but as soon as they started giving him pepernoten(traditional little such cookies that Zwarte Piet throws around) he was ok with them all. There is a lot of controversy right now over the Zwarte Piet and if it should be changed. I'm not going to weigh in on my thoughts but we definitely got the true Dutch experience last night. Hopefully, the pictures don't offend anyone and keep in mind it is the norm here.<br />
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<br />I can truly say I think we have experienced just about every "Dutch" thing now!<br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-52082296230465962982014-11-18T14:11:00.001+01:002014-11-18T14:11:39.252+01:00Weekend FunHappy <strike>Monday</strike> I mean Tuesday! We did quite a bit this weekend but it still felt like a relaxing weekend. Isn't that the best? We had been planning on driving up to Northern Holland on Saturday but the weather was terrible and there would not have been much to do indoors. Since we were all ready to go early in the day, we headed into the center so we were there right when everything opened. We did some Christmas shopping, ate lunch and then made our way over to the train museum. Elliot and I have been multiple times but Brent was a first timer.<br />
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On Sunday it was Sinterklaas parade time. I've written about our previous parades <a href="http://andersonsgodutch.blogspot.nl/2013/11/holiday-season.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://andersonsgodutch.blogspot.nl/2012/11/sinterklaas-is-coming-to-town.html" target="_blank">here</a>. The weather was really rainy and gross but with this being our last holiday season living here we were determined to go. We went with a few other expats and their kids. Elliot didn't quite know what to think about it all. Or maybe he was just tired because it was nap time :) </div>
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Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-13389868267844145862014-11-07T14:31:00.001+01:002014-11-07T14:31:10.922+01:00Favorties 11-7We had a nice but quiet week this week. The weather has definitely taken a turn and it is getting cold. Elliot still loves to be outside running around, so mama needs to start dressing a little warmer! Here are a few favorites from the week.<br />
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2. I started my new yoga class this week and it is great! The instructor is a friend of mine(whose little boy is only 3 days older than E) and she does a great job. It feels great to be getting back into yoga and it can only help with my running. Oh, and I signed up for another half marathon this week so I am back in training until January! </div>
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3. So technically this picture is from last week but it is great. Elliot was so exhausted after the previous weekend he fell asleep during lunch. Notice the spoon still in his hand :) </div>
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4. We have a weekly meet up with my friend Daina and her little girl Bente. As you can see she and Elliot have become little buddies. They did this 100% on their own while we were stopped. Such sweethearts! </div>
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5. We have been in travel planning mode the past week. We have some really fun trips coming up in the next 6 months. We are headed to London for Thanksgiving and to see some friends. The Christmas markets will be open so it will put us in the Christmas spirit for our trip back to the US!</div>
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Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-12949212668796208542014-11-05T10:00:00.000+01:002014-11-05T10:00:12.149+01:00Vienna part 2Our last day in Vienna was on and off rain which meant a lot of sight seeing was out of the question. E and I did some exploring in the area around our hotel before meeting up with everyone else for lunch. After hanging out at their apartment we all went out for a late dinner with some of Noelle and Brady's other friends.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We had such a nice trip and Elliot was a great little travel buddy. I think I see some future mama and Elliot trips!<br /><br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-90684192262164014982014-11-03T19:25:00.001+01:002014-11-03T19:25:11.224+01:00Enjoying the CalmThis weekend we had absolutely nothing planned and we were so excited about it. The weather was gorgeous and we spent a lot of time enjoying what was probably the last weekend in the 60's for awhile. We managed to get a few pics for me to share.<br />
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On Friday for Halloween Elliot and I went over to a friends house for a small Halloween party. The kids played outside in costumes and had a great time eating all sorts of orange goodies!<br />
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Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-40274543545804708302014-10-27T09:00:00.000+01:002014-10-27T09:00:15.761+01:00ViennaThe morning after I ran my half marathon Elliot and I had an early morning flight to Vienna. My good friend Noelle was visiting her parents and so we decided on a short trip to see them all. Noelle and her husband have an almost 2 year who Elliot loved running around with. It was such a nice change for our travels to have a little buddy for E. We got settled into our hotel and quickly got public transport figured out and headed into the city center. We had some lunch, walked around, E took a nap and headed back to our hotel around dinner time. There were quite a few traditional Austrian restaurants right near our hotel which was great.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">E loved his worst and fries</td></tr>
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On Tuesday we met up with Noelle and her family right away in the morning and let the boys play at her parents house. We headed into the city for lunch and then made our way over to the Vienna zoo. It is the oldest zoo in the world and was a great time. Lots of animals and a great environment. It was pretty cool to see Pandas and a few Giraffe up close. The zoo in located on the Schonbrunn Palace. We only got to see the outside of the palace and it was unreal. What's crazier is that the palace was only used as a summer residence.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My cute travel buddy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elliot in front of the Schonbrunn Palace</td></tr>
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Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-62124471561560248892014-10-25T13:28:00.000+02:002014-10-25T13:28:11.836+02:00Favorites 10-24(a day late!)This week has been a whirlwind! Elliot and I were in Vienna until Thursday(more on that later) so the week just flew by. Here are some favorites from the week.<br />
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1. I ran my half marathon on Sunday. It wasn't my greatest race due to a bit of an injury but I finished and in the end that is all that matters.<br />
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2. Elliot had a lot of new treats in Vienna. Here he is loving his first chocolate chip cookie<br /><br />
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3. Yesterday, two of my girlfriends and I had a girls days with in home massages. We all went over to my friend Melissa's house and the masseuse came there. We all took turns watching the kiddos while the other ones got a massage. It was a nice way to end a crazy week. </div>
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4. Elliot spent a good amount of time at the airport like this. Watching all the excitement happen outside :) </div>
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<br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-41099018059841327602014-10-18T08:00:00.000+02:002014-10-18T08:00:01.230+02:00Elliot's 1 year picturesI realized that I never shared any of Elliot's 1 year pictures. And since he is 15 months I figured it was time! We had the pictures taken while we were in Minnesota on his birthday at a barn in Eden Prairie. Our wedding <a href="http://www.michelletannerphotography.com/" target="_blank">photographer</a> took the photos and did a wonderful job! I intentionally waited to cut his hair until after his pictures so I would always remember his baby mullet :) <br />
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Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-27642244898551437512014-10-17T11:33:00.000+02:002014-10-17T11:33:07.109+02:00iPhone Pictures<br />
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Here are a few pictures off my phone of some happenings lately.</div>
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<br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-21315952965967866282014-10-08T12:27:00.002+02:002014-10-08T12:27:30.111+02:00Singelloop 10kLast Sunday I ran the Singelloop 10k in Utrecht. It was a nicely organized race and the route through the city was great. It started in the park right by our house(so awesome!) and it ended on a pretty street in the city called Malibaan. The street is lined with trees on both sides and was such a great way to end the race. An even better way to end it was with a personal best time for me! I was not expecting that since the race was the day after we got back from Istanbul. The route went right past our house so Brent and Elliot were outside cheering for me and then cheering again at the finish line. It was so great to be able to spot the two of them as I was coming up on the finish! You can't really tell in the pics but there was awesome crowd support along the entire race. They had multiple races going throughout the day and the 10k was the last one so I wasn't sure if there would still be people out cheering. Thankfully, people were still out. It always helps to make races a little easier when lots of people are clapping for you.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great view of the street</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still smiling even at the end</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking back to the after race party in the park</td></tr>
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<br />Next up is the Amsterdam Half Marathon in 2 weeks!<br /><br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-40310120780512453052014-09-29T19:59:00.000+02:002014-09-29T19:59:38.520+02:00Istanbul<br />
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Brent had a trade show for work in Istanbul last week so we decided to extend the trip a few days and make it a little vacation. We flew out Monday afternoon and flew back Saturday am(soooo early Saturday!). The weather was great, we tried some awesome new food and just enjoyed the week. Elliot is really spoiling us and was an amazing little traveler once again. Oh, and the Turkish people LOVED him! I guess they are not used to seeing a blond haired, blue eyed boy very often. Everyone was super nice and I think Elliot left Istanbul thinking he was a prince or something ;) Here are just a few pics from our first couple days.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seeing the world from above</td></tr>
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Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-47485191727667813492014-09-12T17:52:00.001+02:002014-09-12T17:52:26.630+02:00Elliot Lately<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Instead of my usual Favorites post(which admittedly I have been awful at doing lately) I am going to do a little Elliot update.</div>
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- He is still an awesome little eater. He really will try anything and most of the time loves it. People keep telling me to prepare for a change in his eating around 15 months but I am really hoping that doesn't happen to him!<br />
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- He waves to everyone any opportunity he can. I love how outgoing and friendly this little man is. When he is in his stroller or riding on the bike everyone gets a wave and a smile. It is always fun to see people as we approach them and they are usually smiling or laughing at Elliot.<br />
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- He is obsessed with any truck or machine. He LOVES watching the recycling truck come and pick up all of the recycling from across the street. Every time we see one he puts and starts babbling and will strain his neck trying to keep looking at it. Most of the drivers get a big wave from Elliot :) </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like father like son. Watching the trucks </td></tr>
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- Anything that opens and closes will keep Elliot occupied for long periods of time.<br />
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- He loves dogs or as he calls them "Gogs". If we see a dog he starts saying, "woof woof" and it is one of the cutest things ever!</div>
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We have so much fun with him and are loving this stage so much! Looking forward to what the next stage brings!</div>
Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-50377723847961967652014-09-10T13:52:00.000+02:002014-09-10T13:52:05.230+02:00CopenhagenThis past weekend I had my girls weekend in Copenhagen, Denmark. I went with my two good friends Melissa and Daina. It was the first time that both Daina and myself left our little ones over night and we both did great! I loved having the time away but was definitely excited about getting home to my boys!<br />
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We all met at the train station in Utrecht with plans of taking the train to the airport. Of course once we got there we learned due to some damage on the train tracks there were no trains going to Schipol airport. Thankfully, Daina's husband was able to drive us and we made it to the airport with no issues.<br />
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Once we got to Copenhagen it took us a little bit to figure out the public transportation. Everything was done on machines and no one was around to ask which zone we had to go to! We finally got it figured out and ended sitting in traffic on a bus for at least 20 minutes, it was awful! After we dropped our bags off the first thing we did was get some lunch and coffee!</div>
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<br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-51476816556423096762014-08-22T14:24:00.004+02:002014-08-22T14:24:57.580+02:00Favorites 8-22This week has been a rough one weather wise. It has been raining and cold everyday making it pretty tough to get outside. We've tried to make the most of some peaks of sunshine so E could play outside a little bit. Here are a few favorites from the week(or upcoming weekend).<br />
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1. Last Saturday we FINALLY got a mamafiets(mothers bike). We have been looking for a bike that I could ride with Elliot for months and couldn't find the right one. Well, Saturday we found one and bit the bullet and bought it. E absolutely loves it! He talks or giggles the whole time we are on it. With the bad weather we haven't been able to use it a ton this week but the few times we did have already been worth it.<br />
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2. Elliot has a little area in our house he has made his "spot." In between the dresser and wall in our living room is a little gap that is the perfect size for a 13 month old. He takes books in there to sit and read, brings toys or just tries to hide from us. It is really cute and makes me smile every time he does it. </div>
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3. I'm training to do the Amsterdam half marathon again and have been doing some of my training runs bright and early in the am before Brent goes to work. I'll tell you at first 5:45 was not a welcome sight, but the more I do it, the more normal it becomes. Also, running that early means no waiting at stoplights(the only turn on at 6:30). </div>
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4. We had Brent's employee Tom's wedding this week. Thankfully, we were able to bring Elliot with and he cooperated for the most part. He loved all of the attention he got from everyone and may have started yelling "gog"(how he says dog) when Tom and Karins dogs came in to the ceremony. Oops :) Good thing he is cute!</div>
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5. We are hoping to get in a nice long family bike ride this weekend. Cross your fingers that the weather cooperates for us!</div>
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<br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-86174962968851803512014-08-12T13:40:00.000+02:002014-08-12T13:40:32.579+02:00Elliot's 1st Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had so much time celebrating Elliot's birthday when we were in Minnesota! Even though I still can't believe he is already one! On his birthday we had his 1 year photos taken, we had lunch out and he had his first taste of cupcake. The Saturday after his birthday we had both of our families over to celebrate. We had food, some drinks and some awesome cake and presents. We are so lucky that so many people love our sweet little boy. </div>
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<br /><br /><br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-20264731102011701902014-08-08T19:42:00.001+02:002014-08-08T19:42:43.254+02:00Favorites 8-8To really get back in the swing of things, here are some favorites from the past 2 weeks<br />
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1. Elliot had ice cream for the first time and it was amazing. Of course he loved it(he is my kid). The only downside is that now I will have to share my ice cream :(<br />
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2. Now that he is walking, Elliot loves bringing things to me. I really need to take advantage of this ;)<br />
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3. Went to the Nintje museum this week with some new friends. Elliot absolutely loved it! He saw the playhouse that was in there and he went running and screaming with delight into the room. It was pretty awesome!<br />
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<br /><br />Mindy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379913351873184078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114759332612505210.post-16662601486714041942014-07-28T21:33:00.000+02:002014-07-28T21:33:20.642+02:00It's Been AwhileWhew! It has been a busy one over here. On Friday we got back from 5 weeks in Minnesota. I had every intention of blogging while I was there(for my own sake to remember stuff) but it just didn't happen. I'm planning on doing a couple of posts of some highlights from the trip.<br />
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Elliot and I flew to MN on June 20th. With just me and him flying alone we looked like a traveling circus once Brent left us at the airport. I'm in the pink shirt below, wearing Elliot and the diaper bag and pushing a cart with our stroller bag, car seat and a suitcase and then also pulling 2 suitcases!<br />
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Elliot did great on the flight. He fell asleep before we even took off and slept the first 2 hours of the flight. He was awake for awhile ate, played and walked around. Then he took another nap and was happy as can be the rest of the flight. Even though he was wonderful, a 8.5 hour flight alone with an 11.5 month old is still exhausting. My mom picked us up from the airport and after grabbing some lunch we were able to settle in at our house. Elliot crashed pretty early that night with only one wake up. It took him about 2 nights and he was over the jet lag. We had some fun get togethers the first couple of days meeting some new baby boys and catching up with old friends. </div>
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