Culture Class and Moving Company

We had our culture class on Monday and Tuesday and a meeting with the movers on Monday. The class was great! Both days we had someone come in who is from the Netherlands and they spoke to us about what we should expect when we move there. We really got a lot of info!

Our meeting with the movers went well too. We have a certain amount of space to send our stuff by boat and by air and then space to store the rest. So, we had to go through the house and let them know where everything is to go. It will take them 3 days to pack and get everything out of the house.

Today I have been trying to figure out how to get an apostille stamp for all of our birth certificates and our marriage license. I guess it is a stamp the guarantees that the state registrar's signature is indeed his.

Next week we start our language classes on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 5:30-7:45 until we leave.

Our plane tickets have yet to be booked. We have to wait to make sure Matt's visa goes through without any delays. It shouldn't be much longer though.

Shane's Baptism

Shane was Baptised this past Sunday. Here he is with his God parents- His aunt Kate and Uncle Sean. He was a very good boy and he serenaded us with hiccups. Very cute!

Bank Account

I forgot to add that we have opened our bank account in Amsterdam. I more thing to check off the list!!

Passports and classes

Thanks for all of the comments! I love reading them!!

We took Kaylin to Walgreens again to get her photo taken and this time it only took 2 tries! I was so happy. They used a different screen and allowed me to sit on a chair and Kaylin stood on my lap. We dropped our paperwork off at the post office and have already received both Kaylin and Shane's passports...it only took about a week.

The moving company is coming over on Monday the 18th at 12:00 to talk to us about what we can take.

We have a culture class on Monday and Tuesday Aug 18-19 from 9-5.

Our language classes are going to be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-7:45. We will start on the 19 or the 26 and will continue taking them until we leave. We should find out tomorrow which day.

We found a dining room set about 2 weeks ago and it looks great! It will work out perfectly for our new home!