La piscine

 Swimsuit and armbands for the win! We managed to get our kid in a pool WITH a swimsuit and armbands. She even loves it now to be able to be in the deep water without our help. She says: No, Mama, Petti (her nickname for those new on the blog) swims by herself' when I want to hold her. So much for needing help from your mother at the age of 3. She is such an independent little girl. She wants to do everything herself without any help. This holiday in the Pays Basque we went a few times to the pool to cool down in the heatwave. Olivia and her cousin had lots of fun playing in the water together and they both made a lot of progress, feeling more confident in the water.

  

Les Fêtes Du Village

The two cousins are reunited and they are having a lot of fun. We are in the French Basque Country where during the summer, every village celebrates their cultural heritage. We took the girls to the funfair for some old fashioned -good times-. I liked all the vintage stuff, lots of barbe-a-papa in all colours, la pêche aux canards, slides and carousels. 

Olivia is talking more and more French as the days pass, because she has the vocabulary in her head and she understands everything, but she never really uses it because she is so used of talking Dutch at home. She follows Lilou's every move and imitates everything she does. It is so cute to observe.