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Last photo ever

This is the very last photo ever of our complete family. It was taken at Oma and Opa's 42nd weddinganiversary, 22 July 2003 ...

Posted on September 28, 2003 at 10:47 PM in Oma Hedwig | Permalink| Comments (0)

Selamat broeder

Today it is Raimond's birthday, selamat broeder! It will be difficult without mama, here is the last picture of the two of you ...

Posted on September 28, 2003 at 10:12 AM in Oma Hedwig, Raimond & Michel | Permalink| Comments (0)

School picture

This picture of me was made at school ...

Posted on September 26, 2003 at 10:30 AM in Vincent | Permalink| Comments (0)

Old home

Daddy used to live in Helmond, we passed by his old home at the Reggestraat 41, were he used to live with Claire from 1989 to about 1992.

Posted on September 22, 2003 at 10:42 AM in Claire, Jacques & Hester | Permalink| Comments (0)

Toverland

On Monday we left America to go home and on our way back we went to Toverland. Here we are with Mama, tante Wanda and Noa.


As you should know I like horses, so here I am riding on horseback in the merry-go-round.




Finally I got inside a big truck. Click on the picture and you can watch a movie of me driving (be patient, it's big so you have to wait while it's downloading ...)

Posted on September 22, 2003 at 10:04 AM in America | Permalink| Comments (1)

Parasailing

We watched some guys doing parasailing. They were being pulled off of the ground on a long cable powered by a little engine far away in the field. Once they were in the air, the cable would be dropped down and they would land on their parachute. Most of them nicely in the field, but some of them ended in a ditch. Click on the picture to watch the movie.

Posted on September 21, 2003 at 02:45 PM in America | Permalink| Comments (0)

Bike trailer

We also rented a little trailor to put behind one of the bikes for Noa and Vincent. Later on that day Monique & Menno came as well, so Joas could enjoy the trailer as well. Of course it wasn't that exciting for him, at home he has one himself.

Posted on September 21, 2003 at 02:29 PM in America | Permalink| Comments (0)

Funny bike

The next day we rented funny 5 person bikes. There were places for 3 adults plus 2 kids in the front, each with their own steering wheel. That was the most interesting part for Vincent of course, he had a lot of fun steering and steering and steering ...

Posted on September 20, 2003 at 02:18 PM in America | Permalink| Comments (0)

America

We went a long weekend to America. No, not Yankee Doodle country but a little place in the south of Holland.

Victor, Wanda & Noa were already there for about a week together with Opa. We joined them late Friday night, we drove down after we went to Monique for her birthday, so we only arrived at 23:00.

Posted on September 19, 2003 at 11:00 PM in America | Permalink| Comments (0)

Selamat Sister

Today it is Monique's birthday, selamat sister!

Posted on September 19, 2003 at 07:35 PM in Monique & Menno, Joas, Marise, Ruben | Permalink| Comments (1)

Cor

Posted on September 15, 2003 at 12:38 PM in Cor, Erik | Permalink| Comments (0)

Tractor

Look Oma, I have a new tractor, don't you like it?





It is not as big as the one that you have at the entrance of the cemetary.

Posted on September 14, 2003 at 12:00 AM in Oma Hedwig | Permalink| Comments (0)

Surprise Porsche!!!

The surprises aren't over yet: today daddy got to drive a Porsche! First a 996 Carrera 4 Tiptronic, limited Millenium edition of which only 911 were built! Later a 993 Carrera 2. Another surprise arranged by mama where Noppie and Kaatje were involved in the plot. Roy said he was going to come around to help fix some stuff around the house. First daddy took me for a bike ride around the lake early in the morning, when the mobile phone rang. Roy was at our house already, on time which is rather suspicious, so we went home quickly. We were just home when Noppie and Kaatje rang the door bell, daddy opened the door and there was the Porsche: Very, very cool!

First daddy drove with Norbert and Geoffrey in the back to Zevenhuizen and back just to get used and feel the awesome power. Then daddy and mama went to the Rottemeren area to have lunch at Bergschenhoek on the lakeside. Then they went in the direction of Utrecht and drove to Schoonhoven along the Lek, to Oudewater and back via Gouda to Zoetermeer. And all the time there was that beautifull sounding 3.6 engine's in the back.

Afterwards we took the car back to the owner Kees, who took daddy for a spin and showed how serious driving should be done. He regularly does trackdays on the Zandvoort circuit and is working on his racing license. He accelerated flat out (remember 316bhp, 0-100 in 5.0s!) and then went full on the brakes, really incredible power.

Now Kees not only has a 996 C4 tip but also a beautiful cobalt blue 993 C2, which he offered to be driven as well. There was a surprisingly big difference between the two cars. Both of course have tremendous power, but the 996 was far more refined and sophisticated, of course it has the 5-speed tiptronic and clutchless manual. The 993 was pure, direct and raw power, clearly a real driver's car, it was the varioram version with 285bhp instead of the earlier 272bhp model. Can you imagine the tough choice he has to make every morning: 996 or 993?!

What a terrific day this was, see more pictures.

Posted on September 13, 2003 at 10:00 AM in Cars, Jacques & Hester | Permalink| Comments (0)

Surprise Dinner

Surprise, surprise! Daddy thought he could get away with getting 40 and quitely forget about it, but no way. Very secretly, mama had arranged a dinner for daddy tonight. The execuse was that just Noppie and Kaatje were going to be there for dinner, but of course daddy isn't stupid and immediately said: yeah right, plus all the other friends. They took daddy to restaurant Bogor and there they all were: Roy & Lia, Joost & Marlies, Rob & Carla, Norbert & Karin, Eud & Petra, Robbie & Suus and Roel. It was a nice evening and in the end they decided it was time for a big match. So the Tennis guys will have to play squash against the Squash guys and the Squash guys will have to play tennis against the Tennis guys. Of course the result is clear, daddy will win ;-)

Posted on September 12, 2003 at 11:23 PM in Jacques & Hester | Permalink| Comments (0)

11/09/1963 - 11/09/2003

Thanks mam, for bringing me into this world ...

Posted on September 11, 2003 at 12:00 AM in Oma Hedwig | Permalink| Comments (0)

Roses

The red roses are nice ...

Posted on September 7, 2003 at 11:56 PM in Oma Hedwig | Permalink| Comments (0)

Oma's flowers

It is exactly 1 month ago that we were here, that we carried Oma to her final resting place. Today we took care of Oma's plants and flowers ...

Posted on September 7, 2003 at 11:55 PM in Oma Hedwig | Permalink| Comments (0)

Verlindens

Today the Verlinden's came by for dinner. Of course we didn't tell them that they had to cook their own dinner. I showed Jill around in my own little house in the garden.

Posted on September 6, 2003 at 11:51 PM in Edu & Petra, Davy, Jill, Mike | Permalink| Comments (0)