Thomas and the twins

On Wednesdays we often receive the visit of two lovely twins: Lara and Julie.

They are two years old and extremely cute, which makes it difficult to get mad at them, even when they are being naughty.

Thomas is very sweet to them. It always amazes me how tiring it can be to hang around small children ("One hour with a child is like a ten-mile run, I read somewhere), and how enjoyable at the same time. What also strikes me, time and again, is how different I feel after spending quite some time with small kids (exhausted, but that type of exhaustion is easily solved by a good night's sleep) and after marathon translating sessions (exhausted, but no amount of sleep seems to help).