Milan and Nadia arrived! They plane from Munich landed at 7.30 pm last night. I went to pick them up while Nora was sleeping.

It is great to see them again and the best part was to see the grandparents meet their granddaughter. Nora woke up around 9.00 pm and she loved seeing dyado and baba.

Opa and Oma arrived safely in the Netherlands yesterday. We talked over Skype and Nora recognized them on the computer screen.

We took a family portrait before they left.

Today my parents are going back home, after three very special weeks.

My parents took care of Nora during the week, so they really got to know her well. Nora, for her part, loved being read books by her Oma and always laughed at Opa's jokes. For Sasha and me it was great to spend time with them. We will miss them.

Yesterday was Jaap's birthday, and for the second time we celebrated it in Arlington. Nora gave her Opa two books.

My parents flight is around 3.00 pm from Reagan National Airport.

Nora spent another fun week with Opa and Oma.

It is amazing to see how fast she changes. Since a few days she is very interested in faces and tries to grab people's glasses. We played peekaboo with her today, it made her giggle.

Nora and Oma Mieke are having an excellent time together. My parents brought her many books and Mieke reads her a new book every day.

During the week my parents looked after Nora but in the weekend they had time to explore the city. They know their way around so they have their favorite spots -- such as the Starbucks on Clarendon Blvd where they go almost every morning.

Saturday morning at 9.00 am they attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial and then spent time on the National Mall. We had home-made guacamole and tortilla chips for dinner. Yesterday Roosevelt Island and Georgetown were on the agenda and last night they went to a concert of Hawaii musicians and dancers here in Arlington.