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Viva la Netherlands! After laying low in England for a while, we decided it was high time to go visit our good friends Aaron and Sara Pocklington in Amsterdam (also Erika and Rob who are doing their part to introduce the American tradition of barbeques to the Dutch). It was a great weekend. We got in on Friday and did some hanging out with the Pocklingtons before going to a great 3 course Italian dinner and a walking tour of the Red Light district (don't worry Mom, we were just casual observers...).

Saturday was devoted mostly to recovery but also an extensive search for pancakes. We also toured the Heineken brewery which was really cool - mostly because it included 3 free Heinekens! Sara was nice enough to let us drink her beers... I guess in Amsterdam pregnant women aren't allowed to drink. Weird! Saturday night we went to a BBQ baby shower for the Pocklingtons at Erika and Rob's place which was great.

A big congratulations go out to the Pocklington family which now includes a little guy named Andrew! We're hoping he'll make the trip across the channel soon to visit Casie and Chris (who gave him his first abacus) here in London. See a link to their blog on the right.