Tom's Birthday

Tom turned two this weekend (not sure where that time went). He had a tractor themed party and we had a great time. Amelia and Tom play so nicely together (for now) and had fun inside and out.

Gardening

This weekend we've been digging beds and planting in our front yard. Amelia "helped" and we're pretty pleased with the result.

Suzie & Tom Visit

Suzie, Tom & Diane (Tom's other Grandma) came for a couple of days to help Lindsay (Tom's Aunt) move into Mum's basement for a few weeks. Tom and Amelia had a great time chasing around Mum's house and investigating the toilet. Subsequent introduction of the potty was rapidly dismissed by Amelia. Their trip ended with a customary visit to the Cheesecake factory.

Baking Cookies

It's funny how we tend to get some of the best movies of Amelia when she's up past her bedtime (and in her penguin pajamas).

After taking even longer than usual to (not) go to sleep we caved and let her come downstairs for a while. She decided to bake us cookies . . . .

Pella

Grandma, Amelia and Kate visited the Pella Tulip Time festival. We had a nice time and loved the parade but I think next time we'll go the week before or after and avoid the crowd. Amelia was ready to go early and had a great time pushing her stroller everywhere.

Williamsburg with Grandma, Suzie & Tom

Sorry for the delay in posting things. This is going back a bit to our latest Williamsburg trip. Tom and Amelia almost seemed to enjoy shopping this time.

England

Amelia and Kate had a lovely time in England. We went for 12 days and managed to avoid the ash fiasco. Amelia even managed to get her own seat on the way home.

We saw family and helped Grandma find a new house in Southport then headed to the Lake District with Grandma and Gran Pat for three days.

Activities included: Walking the country lanes, riding a steam train line, and feeding the ducks on Lake Conniston. On our last day we went to the Lodore Falls hotel (where Kevin and Kate got married) for Afternoon Tea. Amelia slept through the entire experience. We'll take her back again someday.