Verbeelen Commune Update

Many of you know our living situation and are always full of questions on how it is going, so I thought I would give a "commune" update.

Pieter's brother Hendrik and Charlotte are expecting their second child any day now, a boy! Poor Julie (who you see above) will be a bit short on company at her tea parties. Natan and Kai though are always happy when Julie comes over to play, which is often as she is as obsessed with coming to our house to play as the boys are in going up to her house to play. Up being 5 flights of stairs for those of you who don't realize we all live at the same address. Oma and Opa live in the first few floors of the front house. Pieter's brother lives on the 4th floor and we live in the back house (former horse stable).

This situation although cramped at times is quite nice. Kai and Julie are like brother and sister and for almost a year went to the same day care. Riding together in a bicycle cart every morning and every afternoon. Natan adores Julie and is as great a cousin as he is a big brother. We are looking forward to a new addition to the commune. Things are definitely never dull around here, but we are also never without a babysitter, which is great!