PART 1 Parents Visit: Sittard, Thorn, and Bruges

I am so behind on my blog right now that there is no way I am editing any of these pictures! I need to catch up first. Back in October my parents came to Germany to visit us. I absolutely love having visitors come here! It was so fun having them here and being able to explore a little bit with them. My mom had been out here before when I had Meika, but we were a bit boring then. I was big, pregnant, overdue and didn't want to go very far. This was my dad's first time visiting, so it was fun to have him come see our life here.

The first full day they were here was a Thursday. Every Thursday there is a big market in Sittard, NL and I almost always try to go and get my fruit, vegetables, eggs and sometimes flowers and fish. My parents joined us for our weekly endeavor. My dad took this picture of me at one of the fruit/veggie stands.



We also walked through some of the little streets around the town square



After we were done with the market, we headed to Thorn, NL. I wanted my parents to see this cute little town after discovering it with my friends. When I had come before, I didn't get to experience the Pancake house, so I figured it would be a fun little outing.

Of course it was delicious! The kids pancakes were like real pancakes, but tons of sugar on them. The big one were more like Pizzas.





Afterwards we walked around the cute little town.











Another day they were here we took a day trip to Bruges, Belgium. I LOVE this town. Abe and I stayed there for a night a handful of years ago when we went to Europe with Amanda and Mason. It was fun to visit again, but it was a bummer because it was cold and rainy!! The kids were good sports though and endured the handful of hours we stayed there to explore.