Cause we don't want you to forget what we look like.
It snowed a little bit, so Ethan and I made a little snowman (or "Baby No-man" as he calls it), but we couldn't find anything that would suffice for a top hat (speaking of which, who has a top hat lying around by the way, let alone a baby top hat... stupid song), so we gave the snowman a yarmulka. We believe in equal-opportunity snowmen.
These blow up Santa's below that are hung from windows and patios, etc. are really really big in Belgium. At first I thought it was cute, but a couple of them like the Santa here on the bottom right make the big guy look like he's trying to sneak back inside after a long night of boozing and whoring or something...not the image I want the kids to grow up with. Hopefully it'll be many years before either of them know what whoring or boozing is, though it is Europe, and they start them on the bottle young.
Is it just me, or do I look absolutely massive here. Seriously, like Yao Ming-huge.
Feeding the hissing swans of Hoeilaart... I didn't know they hissed either, until there was a battle royale for old baguette between the swans, geese and some kind of weird duck (according to my mother-in-law) that I unfortunately didn't get a shot of... they look like a combination of a turkey and a goose... not a pretty sight. We tried to give them most of our bread because they were just so goddamn hideous, but the swans and normal looking geese would usually box them out and get to it first.
Couple of shots from the Grand Place in downtown Brussels and surrounding area. From the top: St. Michel Cathedral, manger scene in the Grand Place, Sara and Ethan, having just rubbed the gold statue behind them for good luck - a Brussels tradition, a seemingly impromptu carolling session in this covered gallery area off of the Grand Place.
This last one is of the angels that were hanging all over the gallery mentioned earlier. They were all kind of modernistic and freaky, and this one gave new definition to the term burning bush, so have to end with this of course in what is becoming a trend of finishing with something offensive.
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Apparently I had set it up so that only members could post messages - my bad yo! Anyway, that's changed so now anyone can post.
Sweeeeeeeeeeet!! I just heard from Jenny Kuli that the Sulai family had moved (back) to Brussels. How exciting!! Can't wait to come visit...who knows when that will happen though. Let us know when you have an address...I have an important document to send you soon! xox, ryan binns
Wow! Eman has grown up in the last 6 months! You guys all look fantastic, and we can't wait to get over there.
Happy Holidays. Merry Christmas. Feliz Navidad, etc. etc.
Glad to see you guys out on an amazing adventure! I'm impressed, inspired, and a little jealous. It's so nice to see the pics of Ethan w/Sonia, Natalia tells us he's really good with her. JR & I finally bought a place, in Hampton, VA - it's no global relocation - but it's so nice to get out of DC. Love to all! Steph w/JR & Phoebe
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