Jeeps, Firetrucks & Humvees

Subtitle: More Pictures from Texas

 

 

Thanks to Grandpa & AC Musgrave for letting us play with so many fun vehicles!

Grandma threw the kids an 'un-birthday' party.

 

The cousins--including Abbi--who's graduated from hunting Easter eggs to photographing the little ones at it

 

 Thanks, Grandma, for the new Easter dresses!

 

 With the Florences

 

 "Don't wike it..."

 Sophia encounters "stuffed animals that aren't toys."

 With Aunt Chelsey

On the airplane

A Few Photos from Texas

We all enjoyed three weeks back in Texas over Easter (first time for Theo), visiting family and friends we hadn't seen for awhile.

 On Grandpa's lawnmower

 Playing Chinese Checkers with John Hepp

 With Grandpa's classic truck

 Any kind of bed will do...

 Riding fourwheelers (quadbikes)

 

 Texas-sized moth

 Doughnuts courtesy of Aunt Jamie

 

Twin Oaks CDTS class of 1989 mini-reunion

Betsy, Elwood, Barb, Larry, Mike, Bryan & David

Sophia's Class Assembly

Sophia and her classmates demonstrate some of the Spanish they've learned. The song they sing (Como te llamas tu? or What's your name?) is from a book and CD given to us by Aunt Michelle, which we lent to Sophia's teacher. So thanks for the gift that keeps on giving, Aunt Michelle!

Free Entertainment

A new driveway being put in across the street provided excellent entertainment for Theo, who loves vehicles:

Mini-Update

Sophia was very pleased with her first pair of dangly earrings for pierced ears, made by Alathea at Jewellery Club.

Alathea (back row, second from left) and classmates demonstrating some of what they've learned in Salsa lessons.

Miscellany

Items Alathea made at Jewellery Club after school

Sophia's rendition of Pandora's box (Unfortunately I didn't think to photograph the space shuttle Alathea made for school until we were in the midst of recycling it!)

Alathea at swimming lessons over half term (camera fogging up)

Sophia dressed as a 'Sweet' for her ballet school's production of The Nutcracker

World Book Day: Alathea went to school as Beatrix Potter's Mrs. Tittlemouse; Sophia went to school with her slate as Mary Ingalls from The Little House on the Prairie series

A Decade of Elijah

A small offering from us in Oxford to the steadily ageing lad in Hurtland North:

Out-take:

Theo's 2nd Birthday

Grandma and Grandpa make all things better for our family, especially where birthday presents are concerned. Thanks for the farm set and the 'dragon' (what Theo calls his wagon)!

P.S. Theo loves chocolate cake!

Catch-up

Here are a few things we've managed to record over the last month or so:

Sophia in her school's pantomime version of Aladdin.

 Dejavu: my second daughter in eye patches...

  At Blenheim Palace

On the train around Blenheim's grounds with Pawpaw

 

 

Decorating nativity cookies with Sophia's classmate.

Alathea's Octonauts-themed 6th birthday, including a Tunip cake

For the love of her brother, Alathea reluctantly agreed to join him on the baby swings. He's such a people person, he constantly wants a companion to do what he's doing!