Thursday 24 March 2011

first bicycle

For his 2nd birthday, Calvin received his first bicycle from Mom and Dad. Unfortunately, he needs to grow about another inch before he can sit on the seat and have his feet flat on the ground. This is one of those beginner bikes that teaches a child to balance first, so it doesn't have any pedals. He loves it, even though he can only straddle it and waddle along. He especially likes the bell.


I went away last weekend for a girls' night in London with my aunt Mary and cousins Kath and Helen. We had a wonderful weekend and saw the musical "Jersey Boys" on the West End, which was really enjoyable. I wish I could see them (my cousins and aunt, not the Jersey Boys) more often. It's funny, I thought living in England would mean it would be really easy to drive to Wales for a quick weekend but that has turned out not to be the case. The driving does seem to take longer than it does in the US. Or maybe I'm becoming an "island-minded" girl?

I should mention that the weekend in London was also thanks to Nick, who looked after our little dude. This picture shows a happy chappy but he wasn't always so angelic for Dad. Then again, he did have a nasty cold. So thank you for the much needed break Nick!

Wednesday 16 March 2011

Two!

Well it's happened...Calvin turned 2 on March 3rd and fully committed himself to being a toddler. My parents (Grandad and Nan) came out to visit for the week and to spoil their grandson. He loved it.
Unfortunately, I didn't take a lot of pictures and my usual photographer was busy (being a brilliant scientist, of course) but here are a few that capture the week. The grandparents visit was VERY short (especially for me!) but I am thankful they could make it out for Cal's birthday and will be coming back in June for the new arrival. I'm calling him "Bertie" for now, after Bertie Wooster of whom the phrase "Tinkerty Tonk" comes from. And it sounds very English too.