It's been a crazy few months full of yoga, studying and work travel for Kirk.
Spending most of September on the road, Kirk made trips to London, Moscow, San Francisco, Seattle and Istanbul. On top of logging a bunch of meetings and KLM miles, Kirk was able to meet his nephew Peyton for the first time; play golf at Alderra with Brock, Dave & Kai; and see the UW vs Stanford game.
Kirk also had a new commercial come out which you can see here:
Meanwhile I spent the majority of that time practicing, assisting, observing and teaching in preparation for my yoga final. The past few months flew by and the day had finally arrived. Luckily all the studying and hard work paid off and I passed my final and officially received my 200 hour Teacher Training Certificate with Yoga Moves. Since graduating I now teach at Hot Flow Yoga Amsterdam and hope to set up a few other classes. The whole experience was incredibly humbling and empowering. I met life-long friends and learned a ton and am really excited for what the future holds with my practice and teaching. Thanks Yoga Moves - especially Hilary and Marlene!
in October Sharon came out for 3 weeks - perfect timing because I needed all the help I could get in order to get all my hours done and studying. I know Sharon didn't mine the least bit - Teia and she had a lot of fun playing, laughing and cuddling on the couch. Our friend Leslie took these lovely shots of our little family - it's pretty obvious that little miss Teia is a Johnsen!
One Saturday during Sharon's trip we managed to get away for a day trip to The Hague. It rained on and off throughout the day so we made the most of the little breaks of sunshine, ate a nice lunch, and walked around the city.
The following weekend was Kirk's 35th birthday. We stayed in for the night and had a nice visit from Will Larter who was in town for work. The next night we went out to dinner with Ben and Erica at Aan de Amstel and followed up with drinks at Van Puffelen.
The following week, one of my dearest friends, Mari-Frances, from high school came out to Amsterdam for work. We managed to go out for dinner and drinks and she met Teia. Always a good time - I even attempted my first biking Dutch with Mari on back. She is a natural and would make her Dutch husband proud!
For Sharon's last weekend in Europe, her and Kirk went to Paris. Over the course of two days they managed to fit in most of the major site seeing - the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, La Basilique du Sacre Coeur, etc - as well as some nice lunches and generally soaking up the city. By all accounts they had a great time.
While Kirk and Sharon explored Paris I took Teia to Vondel Park for the Spooky Buggy Halloween Parade. Teia was an owl (again) and we met up with friends Courtney, Michael and Juliana!
For actual Halloween my friend Melissa had us over for cookie decorating and trick-or-treating with her little boys Reid and Blaine (plus a little mimosa here and there). That evening we attended a pumpkin carving and bites at W+K followed by an adult gathering - opening up their W+K bar, and after hours at Wheels Cafe. I took at stab at being a scarecrow.
The next day we attended Maya's birthday at Mazzo. Happy 2nd Birthday, Maya, and thanks Vicky for the lovely lunch. Teia had a blast playing and celebrating Maya's special day! And yes, Teia insisted on wearing Minnie Mouse ears (that were a gift to Maya). Thanks for sharing!
And here's a sweet little video of our favorite little gal - it's hard to believe how fast she is growing up. I wish everyday that I could hit pause but then we would miss so many wonderful moments like this!
