Wonderful Weather = Lots of Time Outside

The weather this week has been delightful- and by this I mean average temperatures in th 60's! So we have been spending a lot of time outside at the parks around town. 

There have been tons of other people outside enjoying the beautiful weather.

One afternoon after we got home I caught Maddie "black handed" as she was eating her navy blue bow and dye from the bow got all over her face and shirt... haha!

Saturday we had a very laid back/relaxing day. We started out by going to one of our favorite places- Flagey market- to stock up on fresh fruits and veggies. Then we went for a walk around... yes, another park!

It's finally beginning to look a little bit like Spring here (and check out the cheeks on that baby)!

During our walk we came across an interesting Belgian sight. Above is a picture of how people move their furniture. Since most homes only have tiny elevators or no elevator at all. To get furniture out of the higher floors of the narrow homes they use this escalator-type thing. Furniture is put out the window and onto this machine and brought down to the street. It makes me appreciate how easy it is to move in America with large freight elevators and wide hallways.

We also spent Sunday afternoon at the Park.

On our way home we passed this speed limit sign. This is not an ordinary speed limit sign. This week pollution levels were high in Brussels so they dropped all of the speed limits for the whole city for the week to 50km/hr which is about 30miles/hr. The goal is to discourage people from driving and encourage them to use public transportation. 

We also celebrated another big event in our life as new parents: Maddie turned 4 months old!

She is such a happy little girl weighing in at 13.5 lbs and measuring 25 inches tall.

She loves to play in her bouncer and eats everything in sight.

She loves bath time and looking at herself in the mirror.

She still can not roll over and does not enjoy tummy time at all.

She can stand up with our help and looks like a little hula girl with her hips wobbling everywhere.

She likes when Daddy is home and when he carries her around the house.

She is a great sleeper and sleeps through the whole night! She is always happy and makes my job as her mom so much fun! We are so in love with our little Maddie girl!