Ty had an indoor baseball tournament in Schriesheim, Germany last weekend. I wish there was indoor baseball in the US. It is super fast-paced and fun! The Redwings got 3rd place – only lost 1 game against the team that took 1st.
Lily got a new curling iron and has been fun practicing with the different attachments. I benefit from this interest of hers.
Ty’s basketball team had games in Brussels. Lily had a birthday party so Jay and I drove the quick 4 hours to cheer on the boys. Both games were good match-ups and ended in nail-biting finished. Won the first game and lost the second. The boys played well!

Ty stayed with a Host family and a teammate, so Jay and I had a date night in Brussels, which just happened to be Valentine’s Day!

The Grand Place was gorgeous! It is a huge square with beautiful buildings accented in gold.
We had dinner at Cave Du Roy – a random The Fork find. It was delicious! These Belgians really love their beer. This is a small (j/k). I had to use 2 hands to pick it up.

Did you know that Brussels is famous for 3 “mannekin pjs”? The city is full of little trinkets of peeing statues.

The most famous is the peeing boy. My mom had a fountain with this statue when I was growing up. Who knew that it was a copy of this?
One of the best photobombs ever
This is Jeannekin Pis. I find it hilarious that they named this statue after me.
A closeup of Jeanne. Apparently they often decorate the statues. Jeanne must have needed an IV.
This is Het Zinneke, the peeing dog.
While we were too full to actually eat a Belgium waffle, this is an example of what I mean when I say there are peeing statue items for sale everywhere.
We had a little time Saturday morning to wander around in the daylight. The building behind us is the Belgian Beer World Experience. We didn’t go inside, but the building was beautiful!
This was a cool thing. There were a few of these glass-covered holes around the city showing you the ruins below.
I mean, this doesn’t look like your typical McDonald’s.

We stayed at the Hilton Gand Place. The location was perfect for exploring the massive downtown area. I would have liked to have one more day when shops were open, but we had a great time wandering around at night. Cool city, beautiful buildings, yummy beer, fun atmosphere.