A good week (Part 1)

This week was a good week because I took the week off work and the weather was great. On Monday we had a trip to Amsterdam. We walked about a lot, Jo got her hair done and we bought an ocarina (resembling a frog)and a glockenspiel. Don't you think that glockenspiel (a woody word) and xylophone (a tinny word) should switch names? Not sure why new parents with no musical ability feel inclined to buy musical instruments, but there you go. Sophie enjoyed her trip out as much as we did (Amsterdam never seems to quite live up to expectations) but she did go ballistic on the tram home (making us feel like very "bad parents"). Tuesday was a bit more relaxing, with a nice walk in the Haagsche Bosjes where Lottie had some interesting duck, dog and jogger interactions. In the afternoon we went to Trudi's for her birthday tea. Anyone who reads this blog will guess correctly that we left full of delicious cake. Wednesday involved a trip to the Consultatiebureau (where they measure the weight and dimensions of your baby and give you advice on being a good parent). Incidentally, Sophie's length and weight are exactly average and her head circumference a tad on the large size (... that's my girl). Afterwards, the Beast met up with us and we went to Scheveningen Beach to eat Tapas and chase balls.