What a wonderful week back in England!
Apparently we missed 9 consecutive days of sun while we were gone...how ironic is that?!
Thankfully we have seen Mr. Sun a bit since our return, but most days have been gray and drizzly
Our first Saturday back we went to York to explore the Yorkshire Museum and enjoy the Busking (aka Street Performer) Festival...or "Buskival" as they called it
Sunday, the Queens Jubilee, was a dreary rainy day so after a morning at church we stayed cozy at home
Monday was sunny so Isaac and I played at the park. He kept trying to chase other kids to give them hugs. We came home to our street party celebrating the Jubilee. I won third place in the cake competition! (And yes, there were more than three entries!)
Tuesday afternoon Aaron and I got to see Sir Elton John in concert and he was amazing...
my favorite part was "Your Song" as the encore
The next day our friends, Kevin and Katie Cook, arrived!
They stayed with us for four super fun days - we explored York, Harrogate, enjoyed some pub lunches, walked through Bolton Castle, hiked along Aysgarth Falls, and cheered the floats during the parade at the Knaresborough Bed Races
Isaac especially loved playing "basketball" with Kevin!
Looks like the guys liked their sticky toffee pudding!
The rainy drive to Bolton Castle was definitely English
In the afternoon the rain cleared up so we could enjoy the view from the castle roof
The Cooks in front of Bolton Castle
He loved walking around all by himself...
...until he did a little face plant in the mud!
Enjoying the falls
This pic makes me want a root beer float
Knaresborough Bed Race - Theme: Olympics 2012
Each team represented a different country...there were 90 entries!
The Belgium float had smurfs (apparently they were invented by a Belgian artist)...Isaac was not a fan!
He loved watching the parade though...he danced when marching bands walked by
Now life is kind of back to normal...we're all sleeping through the night (no more jetlag!), Aaron's back at work, and Isaac is into everything! His current favorites include "drinking" water from a real cup, playing on his castle slide, and sweeping with a little broom and dustpan. He desperately wants to figure out how to flush the toilet and LOVES being tickled.
Pumpkin is growing and moving about. I'm starting to feel kicks and flutters. We have our 20 week scan next week and I can't wait to see our baby!
I love that that picture of the waterfall makes you think of rootbeer floats! Haha, I see it... and poor Isaac has had his fair share of being scared by costumed men (am thinking of santa claus, lol...:)
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