The final stretch of 2025, and we celebrated it thoroughly. The highlight was Alan celebrating his 10th birthday! He got a very big stack of gifts. After that, we started the day with a BBQ in Gáldar. We had a reserved spot, so we didn’t have to worry about availability. Together with a bag of charcoal, plenty of meat and drinks, some marshmallows for dessert, and to finish, a beautiful cake. Afterwards, the children spent an hour playing ninja games. A day later, it was party time again, this time with his whole class.

Sinterklaas came by again, and Santa Claus paid us a visit. To top it all off, we even went on a short weekend trip to Tenerife. Just a quick boat ride there and back, through a big storm, to greet Alex’s godfather and Alan’s pan-godfather. He was on the island for a conference, so we couldn’t pass up the chance to drop by.

The last part of the month I’ll be on my own. I don’t have any vacation days left, and Ana is visiting her family with the kids. A nice opportunity for me to really relax and focus on my hobbies.