8.12.09

Waterloo

On Saturday we took a bus to the city of Waterloo. Ben actually lived in this city for 3 years from 2-5 years old. When we got off the bus we wandered down the street and finally discovered the house he lived in. Sadly it was abandoned and in pretty bad shape. We've decided that if we move to Brussels we are going to find out who owns the house and see if we can live in it in exchange for repairing it.
Paije, as always, was a great travel companion. She just spent the whole day cuddling up with her dad. Check out that crazy hair! I wish I was better at coming up with ways to style it cute.


While we were in Waterloo we also visited the "Lions Mound." This man made hill commemorates where someone significant fell during the battle of Waterloo. Ben helped refresh my memory of the battle. Evidently it was Napoleons last stand. According to Ben if he had won we all might be speaking French now.

We had to climb 222 steps to get to the top.

Just a pretty field. We also passed St. Nickolas on our way home.

6 comments:

Karen said...

So you had so much fun fixing up an apartment, you'd like to do a whole house?? Come home and practice on ours first :) Paije is starting to look lots more like you. I wouldn't worry about the hair...it's likely to rub off in the back and go blond and invisible everywhere else :) She's so cute...the messy hair just adds to her charm. xoxo

Robyn DeGaetano said...

A good traveler, indeed! Enjoy it while it lasts, they change sooo much in that first year! And about the hair, I think she rocks the messy look pretty well. And what a bunch of hoo ha about her hair falling out - I told you it would stick around! :)

kachers said...

222! Always wondered how many it was. I think I usually quit counting at 4

kachers said...

are the currant bushes still there?

the Pearce Place said...

you found our home! I'd love to hear how you did it!

the Pearce Place said...

p.s. It wasn't abandoned 10 years ago, when I went as a missionary!