It was much easier coming home from Italy knowing that GM and GP would be coming to Belgium for a visit. The girls are overjoyed that GM and GP are here (as are we) and are enjoying spending time with them.
Since GM loves flowers, the girls and I took her to the Hallerbos Forest where the famous "bluebells" (wild hyacinths) were blooming. Seeing the forest covered in carpets of purply-blue, along with the fragrant smell of these delicate flowers was quite magical. As the bluebells are only in bloom for about 2 weeks of the year, we were happy that we caught the tail end of it. GM and the girls enjoyed picking a small bouquet of flowers to display in our home.
When GP arrived the following day and while the girls were in school, I took them to see the Royal Greenhouses here in Laeken which is open to the public a few weeks of the year. This was my second trip here as DS and I went to see this last year.
Royal Greenhouse gardens
We have also taken a few day-trips to Namur, Antwerp, Mechelen, Tongeren and Maastricht this past week... I will post more details of these cities on future posts.
In addition, we made a visit to DS' school, ISB earlier today where the school is hosting a school-wide art show. We are very proud that one of DS' watercolors was featured in the show. I must say I was quite impressed with the artwork exhibited by the students at ISB (from grades Pre-K all the way to Grade 12)!
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