Park, Park, Park & Park

My Mom came over in mid-April to babysit while Bells and I went to Poland for a wedding. Well something happened on the way to the forum... The volcano in Iceland essentially stopped us from attending the wedding, and Mom from returning to the US on schedule. She had a full 20 days here with C and D. It was really good for everyone. Here we are just before she left.

Here she is doing the prep work, and later, getting the goods, which was a pear tart from the French place up the street.

After Bells and I were away for the weekend without the kids (story later), we got back this afternoon and took them to a local carnival. D had her first ride on the standard fun fair amusements. It harks back to this . C was a gallant older brother.

Today I ripped a bunch of old photos off my mobile which had been accumulating there for months. Here's two I thought were worth posting. The first is (my) Dad taking C to fill the lawnmower gas can (May 2009). The second is C on top pf Grand-Dad at Christmas time 2009.

My Mom landed Friday morning and joined us for Tommy's Christening. Here is a shot of us outside Mulberry House- the location of the party.

Following on from the last post, the christening went off without a hitch on Saturday. A grand drinks party, lunch and spiritual dunking in a small village in Hampshire for Tommy Walker and his parents, Peter and Louisa.