As she enters her fiftyfifth month on Planet Earth, our Moon Girl helps her little brother make father's day gifts (row below, left). While he does the cutting, she takes care of the drawing (row below, middle). The result is six hearts, two each for Opa Tano, Opa Ben, and papa (row below, right).

When mom asks Opa Tano to help clean up the back yard, the latter decides to put his grandchildren to work (left). The two are very happy to help!

Luna's bedtime routine involves having a little something to drink and a snack while watching a DVD (right). After taking her vitamins and brushing her teeth, mom reads a story to her sweet girl. And then Luna gets to play for another five minutes or so. If it were up to Luna, she would sleep in her mom's bed every night, but she only gets to do so once a week.

Luna's dance class gives a performance for the parents during the last lesson before the Summer break (row above, left and right). First, she warms up with her teacher, Inge (row above, middle). Luna does a very cute cat dance (top left), and ventures out on the cat walk (bottom left). Indeed, she is the first of the group to volunteer for the fashion show. With the help of a darling umbrella, she barely manages to keep her balance (top right). Dancing is without a doubt Luna's favorite thing to do (bottom right).

Poor Luna gets dragged to the fair again by her mom. Luna desperately tries to see the fun in the fast rides her mom enjoys so much (row above). Instead, she much prefers a slow scooter (left) or slow horse (right).

It is high time again for a mini-reunion of Esther-Mirjam's birthing class. She and Irene decide to take their girls to Tivoli (row above). Luna and Iris enjoy various modes of transportation while their mom's catch up with each other and with the rapid changes in their daughters' lives (left). Luna and Iris also get their faces painted (right). Such sweet princesses, eh? After Irene and Iris go home, Esther-Mirjam and Luna enjoy a few of the fast rides that scare Iris. That is, as usual, mom seems to enjoy them the most! Having a daughter is a great excuse to do child-like things that one is not supposed to enjoy as an adult!

When Luna's school holds its annual athletics event, our little lady is a real sport about participating (row below, left and right). At the same time, she wonders what the fuss is all about (row below, middle).

Proud of her athletic achievement and happy to show her modeling skills, Luna poses with her sunglasses after the annual athletic event (row below). She is maturing so quickly!

One of the fun things about having a little brother is that you can do silly things that he copies without questioning (row below).

Every Wednesday, Luna starts the day on Opa Ben's lap and ends it the same way (left and right). Lior is lucky that Opa Ben's lap has enough space for a little brother as well!

Hip, Hip, Hurray!
Fifty-five months old!

When her brother spends a weekend in Apeldoorn, Luna gets to have a girls' weekend with her mom. This involves shopping, of course (left). The two end up buying lots of books. And this means that our sweet lady gets to go to a movie for the first time in her young life (right). She finds the whole experience very exciting and spends the entire movie asking her mom about the ins and outs! And she spends days afterwards asking her mom about the details of the movie. Luna's memory is amazing, indeed!