Sophia 12-04-2023 3500gr

Alles goed met moeder en kind. 

Zoals jullie kunnen zien, twee druppels haar opa!

Encore, van zojuist

Elsa goes to sleep.
Erik: "I love you as much as the universe is large!"
Elsa: "Same!"
We smile at each other in the darkness...
Elsa: "... Times two!"

Aiden is beginning to shine...

Aiden: "It is fair between boys and girls, because girls have big nipples and boys have to go to the army!"

Erik: "I have 30 candies and 10 people, what do they each get?"
Elsa: "Diabetes!"
I was stunned and asked her how she came up with that answer. Elsa quickly explained that she had heard it in a youtube video.

We are at a restaurant that is showing a very elaborate diorama of gingerbread houses decorated with candies, with some small puppet-like characters and a train. Aiden reads the large sign out loud:

THIS IS FOR ALL OUR ENJOYMENT, PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH OR REMOVE THE CHARACTERS.

He then turns to me and says, "that means we can take the train out!"

We walk past this burger place:

Aiden smiles, "Only papa and I can eat here, 'cause we are mans."

Elsa, to Aiden: "It is called interest."
Aiden: "But what is that? Is it that they are so interested in money, they collect the interest?"

It's a dull day. We're in the middle of the city. There's a dreary looking palm-tree.
Aiden, enthusiastically: "Look at all the palm trees, it's like we're on an island!"

Katelyn: "So, for example a question like are zoos good or bad?"
Elsa: "Duh! Okay, zoos is not good."
Katelyn: "It is about how you use argumentation."
Elsa: "Sigh, but zoos is nothing. It's just not real, so it is a daft question."
Katelyn: "Please, try be a bit more serious and make an effort."
Elsa: "Okay then; it is a myth. Zoos doesn't exist. It is not real. I just don't know what else to say: Zoos... Poof!" She gestures in the air with her hands.
Erik: "Ah, she is talking about Zeus."

Elsa and Aiden are watching a Netflix series about historical figures. The voice-over explains that "it is obvious that the leader of the Mongolian Empire never really appeared on a game-show."
Elsa turns to Aiden and asks, "Aiden, do you know what that is?"
Aiden looks blank. Elsa elaborates: "Shall I explain what a game-show is?"

During dinner we talk about Essche Heike being for sale. I explain that despite the many memories, we would not want to buy the place. Katelyn tells the kids: "We'd have to break down and rebuild the entire house!"
I add, "yeah, building a house in the Netherlands is terrible, you need an architect and a structural engineer, and approvals from..."
Aiden interjects: "And a cement truck!"
Elsa: "Wah, building a house is so much easier in Minecraft!"

Dinnertime. Elsa suddenly looks at me very seriously: "Papa, your cooking skills are getting better everyday!" 🙄

Elsa shows Aiden her computer skills: "Look Aiden, I command C'ed it, so now I can command V it anytime!"

Aiden: "Sunday it's always hot, because it has the word sun in it."

Aiden talks to me using Katelyn's mobile phone: "Papa, now I know your full name: it is Erik HP!"

"If I owned a shop," explains Aiden, "then I would never allow people to pay with those cards, because then you never earn any money!"