Kiss

Alathea has become an expert kisser recently. When one person asks her for a kiss, she generally wants to do the rounds and kiss each member of the family.

 

Last Day of Preschool

Our whole family watched Sophia and her classmates perform several songs on the last day of preschool. The church where she attends gave her a book of prayers as a leaving gift.  She also got a folder compiling her achievements over the last year, as well as a DVD of herself and her classmates to remember her time by.  It's been a great year for her--I'm very grateful she had such a great preschool to attend.  Hopefully Alathea will follow in her footsteps in a year and a half!

Victory!

After a disappointing result last year, Wes was happy to bring home the gold in his male colleagues' 2nd Annual (Savory) Pie Competition.

 His "Champion Dad" shirt gave him extra confidence

 Wes' chicken and leek pie

 4 of the 5 entries

 2nd place: Dave's Italian take on a Cottage Pie

 Brian's take on a "Cowboy" Cornish Pasty

 Andy's lamb and mint pie

 Chris' fennel pastry encasing chorizo, inspired by a sandwich

The contestants (left to right): Brian, Andy, Wes, Dave, & Chris

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Facebookers, see http://wbsenglish.blogspot.com to view this video of Sophia:

Teddy Bears' Picnics seem to be a traditional end of the school year event at the children's groups we attend. We went to two this year--at our church's moms' and toddlers' group and Sophia's preschool.  I guess the inspiration comes from the children's song of the same name.  I'd never heard it before moving to the UK, but I think it may be sung in the US, as well. At any rate, taking your stuffed animal with you and eating picnic food is great fun for our girls.