We finally made it out of town with the kids over the weekend and got some pictures of something other than the kids just being kids : ).
Saturday we decided to take a drive about an hour south, down to Dinant, Belgium. You can look up information on the town on-line, but we enjoyed a brief walk about the town. The walk was brief for a number of reasons: 3 little kids, no stroller, cold weather, naptime, no stroller, and no plan. We did manage to find a tiny little playground consisting of two slides along the river and the kids were happy with that. We didn't spend much time there either (see above), but managed to bribe them with some cookies bought at a local bakery that town's also supposed to be known for. Chris and I weren't impressed as ours were hard as rocks (likely for dipping in coffee or tea?), but thankfully the kids' was soft enough for them to enjoy. Anyway, back to the town... The town was built on both sides of a river and along cliffs on one side. We actually drove through some of the rock and the kids enjoyed that. The bridge had many large painted saxophones (like the cows or other animals you see around some cities). I learned that was because the inventor of the saxophone was from there. There also was a Citadel on the cliffs overlooking the town, and... there looked like there were some cute shops that I'd like to get back to : ).
From Dinant we drove down to Bastogne. Another very cool looking town that we passed through quickly, but would like to get back to. We drove out to the WWII Monument for the American soldiers who fought there. The monument was very large and impressive. They had a museum there too, but we didn't make it through that. Actually, Mikayla and Chris walked around the monument itself while I stayed with the sleeping boys in the car : ). I can't wait to see what the area looks like in the warmer months when the trees are full and things are a bit more colorful.
Anyways... we got "out" for a drive at least and enjoyed the drive through some towns and the countryside too.
The kids did very well with the drive, so that was encouraging. Mikayla is off school this week for Winter Break, so we're enjoying having her home again. Keegan is Mr. Accident-waiting-to-happen... seriously, if there's something to run into or fall on, he'll find it. Cayden is just exploring his surroundings more and more to find out what he can get into before I catch him. He's also eating more babyfood now and enjoying that.
Well, that's all for now! Take care!
