More pictures of England

I still haven't had a chance to go through all our pictures (the kids have been sick & we are severely sleep-deprived.) But, here are more shots from our trip.

Is tha' a bear?

We are back from visiting the UK & we LOVED it. It was much colder than we were expecting, so my brother loaned us this adorable bearsuit for the baby. When were were hiking, some English school children passed us. From the back, all they could see was a brown furry head w/ ears & paws dangling down. One of them asked (in a cute English accent) "Is tha' a Bear?!" In a land where everything amused us, we were happy to provide some amusement as well.

Big Ben & Little

1,000 year old castle

We loved this bakery- especially the name. My husband is holding a sign advertising "Hot buns".

No Cheating

I usually help w/ parties in D's classroom, but last week, he decided it was Daddy's turn to come to school. So, Daddy read a book to the kids & did a memory matching game. An especially bright little girl remembered where everything was & kept pointing to the matches when it was others' turns. One little boy finally spoke up, "We call that CHEATING". D's Daddy (always the diplomat) said, "or it could be called helping, but would you like to make a rule about that?" "Ok" the tike responded, "No...uh, helping."

Amusingly, on that child's next turn, he couldn't remember where the match was and said, "I want help." We've all made decisions we regret, kid. Better to learn that lesson in kindergarten than before running for public office. It made my husband smile. He had such a great time. When it was finished, he decided to make a rule too: we trade off school parties. I might say I'm "helping" at my son's school, but he would call that "cheating & hogging all the fun."

Fancy Nancy Valentine Party

Miss H had a party today with 9 other friends It was crazy, but fun. The theme was "Fancy Nancy", the adorable character from the children's book series who loves to be fancy. This was quite the stretch for me b/c I am such a minimalist usually.

My mom helped me make fancy cupcakes when she was visiting. We love it when they come!



Here's a bonus shot of the baby. He is 4 months old now, growing fast, & is endless fun! We call his little dragonfly his "hug bug".

Happy Valentine's Day!

PS- Our big news for the month is that we are going to visit my brother who lives in England. He's lived in Europe since we were in law school, but we haven't had the money to visit there until now (and not a moment too soon- he's moving back to the states at the end of next month). So, cheerio!

BEST OF THE BLOGS

Funniest embarrasing story. "Be a good sister" from my cousin's wife. She tells a great story!

Nominee for funniest story from my pregnant sister (but its the cashier who should have been embarrased. Photos included.)

Best knock-off a classic: "A tale of two Lambies" Something every parent can relate too. (She's no Charles Dickens, but a talented writter nonetheless).

Most inspirational: Our friends started a site called "The family soup" It has a lot of contributors. Read the story of the wedding dress! This is a wonderfully uplifting story about sacrifice and friendship.

As time goes by...

Here is our year in a nutshell. (Well, not a nutshell so much as a 2 min. moviemaker production, to continue with my recent obsession with that program.)

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Precious Nativity

We are making Christmas videos for G'mas & G'pas. We put this part of it together tonight. I especially love the angel & the sheperds... too cute!

To hear the video's music better, pause the playlist at the right.