Den Haag, Delft and Haarlem, Netherlands

We spent 6 days in the Netherlands. It was great to see family and amazing that we could all meet up in Europe for a family reunion - everyone was there. My nephew Jonathan made his First Communion. My sister's daughter, Chiara, has been telling people about this trip for months as she was so excited to travel to Europe and play with her four cousins. Chiara is about to turn 4 and her brother is 14. The cousins she is referring to all live in den Haag and they are ages 10, 8, 6 and 4. All the kids were excited for the arrival of their new baby cousin this September. They all had a chance to feel Baby Bpuu kick/move - all but Chiara. He would not move for her! Partially because she did not have the patience to leave her hand there for more than a few seconds and partially because baby bpuu rocks it out at nighttime and usually Chiara is sleeping then! Poor thing kept asking over and over - "Aunt Suzy, is your baby knocking on your tummy?" She was very curious about the baby - wanted to know how I got him, when he was going to come out etc. Enjoy the pics!

Pic 1: Chiara having fun with her cousins...

Pic 2: Ethan showing off his spider man muscles...

Pic 3: A little cafe near where my brother works in den Haag - we had lunch there.

Pic 4: Escher Museum - we had intended to visit the next day but plans changed and we never got there :-(

Pic 5: Mary & Sam in front of Parliament in den Haag.

Pic 6: Susan & Sarah in front of Parliament in den Haag.

Pic 7: Susan & Joe in front of Parliament in den Haag.

Pic 8: Chiara chasing Unka Joe and showing off her mad running skills on the way to the First Communion.

Pic 9: Jonathan receiving his First Holy Communion.

Pic 10: Jonathan after receiving his First Holy Communion.

Pic 11: Chiara and Kayleigh having fun poking Unka Joe's nose after the First Holy Communion in the church.

Pic 12: Dave, Amy, Sarah, Jonathan, Kayleigh and Ethan.

Pic 13: The cousins all together L to R - Ethan, Jonathan, Kayleigh, Sarah, Chiara and Sam.

Pic 14: The whole family L to R - Tom Dad, Mary, Joe, Dave, Ethan, Amy, Jonathan, Sarah, Kayleigh, Mom, Chiara, Sam and Susan.

Pic 15: The original 5 - Dad, Mary, Dave, Mom and Suz.

Pic 16: King David Cafe Restaurant - thought this was funny and took a picture of it for my brother - who knew he had his own restaurant in the Netherlands?

Pic 17: Jonathan's First Communion cake made and decorated by their nanny Jana.

Pic 18: Jonathan cutting his cake with Sarah, Ethan, Kayleigh and Chiara watching in anticipation.

Pic 19: Something you'll never find in Bangkok - a cheese shop. Our mouths were watering!

Pic 20: Town square in Delft, Netherlands.

Pic 21: Some interesting rides in Delft, Netherlands.

Pic 22: We aren't sure what to say about these ladies - they were playing music as they raked the cobblestone.

Pic 23: A canal shot in Haarlem, Netherlands.

Pic 24: Another canal shot in Haarlem, Netherlands.

Pic 25: And yet another canal shot in Haarlem, Netherlands.

Pic 26: Took a trip out to see the windmills one day.

Pic 27: A close up of a pretty windmill.

Pic 28: More windmills.

Pic 29: Joe and Susan posing with the windmills.

Pic 30: Sam and Tom with the windmills.

Pic 31: Dave, Mom and Susan with the windmills.