Kabouterland Ho!

Today we went to Kabouterland. But first this morning I went on the bike grocery shopping. When you shop in such a way you must always remember to only buy as much as you can fit into your bike bag and carry on your handlebars. While waiting for my sister-in-law I observed a mother and daughter exit the grocery store with a cart laden with groceries. One would assume with such a load that they would have a car... not so, they managed to pack everything into their two bike bags and bags they hung over the handle bars over a period of about 15 minutes. Fascinating to watch...
Anyways, after lunch we went to Kabouterland. It is a family attraction in a far off (45 min away) village. This is a place where gnomes and trolls are the main attraction. You can walk around the park and view live animals such as foxes and owls and mice etc.. and also view displays made up with gnomes and trolls some underground displays as well. There were also a couple very nice playgrounds, always a hit with the kids. It was a neat little place to spend an afternoon in. Our kids also had their first taste of poffertjes. Tiny little pancake like thingies. By the speed at which they were inhaled, I would say they really like them.
Last night we were able to visit with Betty Bosma, formerly Nauta, and her husband Marco. Betty lived in Surrey for a year while working for the Schoen's. It was really neat to catch up with her again and finally meet her husband.