Amelia Performing

Amelia took a liking to Grandpa David's guitar. If you listen closely you can hear "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".

Kevin and Kate in the Lakes Part II

On our last day in the lakes we took the ferry across Lake Windermere and had an interesting drive in changeable weather around Lake Coniston before driving on to Grasmere, which is the town we visited the day before our wedding 4 1/2 years ago (not sure where that time went).

Then went on to Surprise View, which overlooks where we were married. We had some wedding pictures taken at that location, so we tried to recreate the scene.

Kevin and Kate in the lakes

We were able to get away for 2 and a half days, which we decided to spend in the Lake District. Grandma Marilyn was nice enough to watch Amelia, which I think they both enjoyed.

We stayed in a town called Bowness-on-(lake)Windermere. The first picture is a picture of the bed and breakfast we stayed in .

These are pictures from some of our walks in Bowness, Windermere and Ambleside.

Our first afternoon we walked to Biskey Howe, then missed a turn so returned to Bowness.

That evening, we walked to Orrest Head with great views of Lake Windermere.

The following day we took a boat to Ambleside and did a walk just outside the town to Stockghyll Force and towards Kirkstone Pass. Then had a break with a cruise all the way to the other end of Lake Windermere with a stop in Ambleside to be bothered by the swans. As you can see, we were lucky with the weather.

Amelia in England

We all had a nice time in England. Kate and Amelia were over there for 2 weeks and Kevin joined them for the last week. Amelia liked the beach and was a regular at various playgrounds. She also enjoyed taking the local train into town with Grandma. And of course, she loved the shopping in town.

During the visit she met a son of Kate's friend. His name was Noah and they got along well.

The last picture is Amelia emulating her Mum, and don't worry, the straightener was not on.

Easter

We had a lovely Easter weekend with the Waukee Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, followed by egg decorating (a new experience for Mummy). The Easter Bunny visited after church on Sunday with a kite, space hopper, and a few other trinkets as well as hiding eggs in the garden.

Look who smiled for the Easter Bunny

In an Amelia first, we had no screaming and even smiles when visiting a strange big character. We started with the train then bribed sitting with the Easter Bunny for another train ride.

Shopping!

We had a trip to Williamsburg to meet up with Tom, Abby, Auntie Suzie & Grandma Marilyn. Tom & Amelia had fun playing . . . and Mummy may have shopped for a little too long. This was Amelia in Gymboree.