Park, Park, Park & Park

Kelsey's month long stay with us has now come to an end- a sad day in the Park Household.  We had a little celebratory drinks and dinner last night (video to follow sometime), and tonight she put the kids to bed with a good-bye.  She has an early flight tomorrow. We all really enjoyed having her here.  She kept the kids active and found interesting things to do.  And I think she had fun as well- she's been to London before and has friends about town.

Our Basque friends from Spain- Idioa, Inigo and Laia- came to London for a long weekend, this past weekend. Sunday we all got together for a fantastic Bells-cooked roast (and a coffee chocolate cake from Salt & Pepper ). And then lots of time in the park- soccer, frizbee and running races.

D has been asserting herself recently.  Here she is as a swash-buckling pirate-type- complete with commando/camping vest and pants on her head, along with a sword- ready for any attackers (like her big brother). C has attended cricket camp for the last two weeks- a sport I enjoy watching but haven't fully grasped yet.  He's really enthusiastic about it, and now needs to teach Dad the rules. Here he is in his "cricket whites"- complete with first week grass stains. And here they both are, soon after returning from France.

D is learning to read this summer. Tonight she did a stellar job.  Lots of sounding out "d" and "b" and "i"'s. This was the first time D and I finished a full book together.  And it was worthy of a blog post. And here is the book we shared:

Now that the summer holidays are coming to a close, it seemed the right time to update the kids' height and weight. C: 49 pounds 4 feet, 1 inch tall. D: 29 pounds 3 feet, 3 inches. Here they both are with Sue from Salt & Pepper- our favorite little cafe around the corner.

Back to Tin-Tin...

At Hyde Park. New Order (the band "blur" later). Olympic closing ceremony concert. Groovin' on my shoulders. With Coke (official sponsor).