lazy weekend

We didn't do a whole lot this weekend. Calvin worked on his breakdancing for a little while:

Bam!

Then we wandered over the Orchard to have lunch and tea. Calvin was rocking a new pumpkin hat, so he was looking pretty good.

He's been kind of smirky lately.

From some angles, he looks giant.

Sam calms him down so we can all enjoy a really beautiful fall day.

Sometimes he likes this, sometimes he just pulls hair.

poetry

This last weekend we spent one day in Cambridge and the other day exploring the paths of Grantchester.  In Cambridge, we walked around St. John's College, enjoyed some fish & chips, and watched a punter fall into the water.  A pretty exciting day!

Punters navigating the Bridge of Sighs at St. John's College

On Sunday we walked along the River Cam through Grantchester and found this extremely quaint place called The Orchard.  It's a beautiful outdoor area that serves tea all year long (there is also a small indoor area too) and is famous for attracting celebrity patrons.  One patron that made it famous is the poet Rupert Brooke.  As my Aunt Mary pointed out to me, we went from one city that is known for it's bad poet to another place known for it's good poet.  Poor Dundee.

In other news, Calvin is eating his toes and sitting up unaided for a minute or so.  He is also sleeping better now that we've settled in a bit more and adapted more of a routine.  Nick is very busy with work and I'm keeping busy entertaining Calvin. As for where we are living, I promise to post pics of our new place soon.  I'm attempting to clean up all of our stuff before I take pictures and at least give the illusion that we keep a tidy house.

Cal's favorite facial expression of late

UPDATE: Oops, I forgot to link to more pictures that Nick took here.  Enjoy!

a few shots of grantchester

We've spent the week settling in, mostly. Sam and Calvin did some exploring with Uncle Alex who was visiting, I went to work, and then just in time for the weekend we all caught colds. So nothing really adventurous went down. Here are a few pictures of the village we're living in, though, where Cal will be taking most of his walks in the magical sleep inducing stroller.

Cows in the early morning mist in the field across the street.

Thatched roof action on the main street through town.

Ivy on some building.

Holly in the churchyard- it's like they start decorating for Christmas earlier and earlier every year.

Calvin along the Cam near Grantchester meadows, which is idyllic in a sort of 'Lord Byron chasing his cousins around' kind of way.

Back in England

Well, we're back in the UK after our trip to visit our families. Math lesson: Calvin + Eastbound jet-lag = infinity screaming for a couple of horrible days and nights. Even in light of that, we had a great time. All we really did was spend time visiting with friends and family, so not the most exciting story to tell. Here are a few pictures, the full set is here.




So now we're back and it's time to start exploring our new home. If you're in the area, we're in the village of Grantchester- look for the reddish door next to the Blue Ball Inn.