Over? So Soon?: Springtime in Britian!

Yes - I'm back - my God, I cannot believe how long it has been since I've written! This is supposed to be a fun way to express myself and share my family's experiences here in the UK - and it has somehow become just another thing I have to do, and feel guilty about when I don't do it! Sigh... Anyway -I'm still here, we are still having weekly adventures and here is my attempt to do a little bit of catching up!!!

For those of you who have viewed this already - sorry - I accidentally posted and never got back to adding the updated text - sheesh I have got to get my focus back!!

Right! So, yes, Audrey lost another tooth - she's only on her third one! She's got three more loose teeth so I'm sure that by Halloween we won't even need to buy a pumpkin, we'll just put a tea light in her mouth and set her on the porch!

Audrey has really blossomed in the last couple of months. She has loads of friends and has really developed a lot of confidence - we are so very proud of her (which is nothing new, but it is nice to see her come out of her shell a bit!!). She tried out for the orchestra the other day - violin :) She is very enthusiastic about it, so I hope she gets a spot. Everyone wanted to play violin so she is competing with like 30 other kids, but I think she has a pretty good chance of getting in...

Our little sprout, Zoe, is doing good too - she's had a tough time settling in here... She has (until recently) really much preferred to stay home rather than go to "nursery" (pre-school). She and Audrey have grown very close and love to play and travel together, which is really great. The teachers at nursery tell me that she seems totally normal and perfectly happy, but I've never had to drag her out of there like I used to have at Hope Montessori... We realized early on that she was a little witdrawn because she was having a hard time understanding the teachers due to their accents... then, we recently figured out that she is self concious about her own accent... We addressed both issues immediately and she seems so much better now. She has two very close friends at nursery and has asked them to attend her birthday party (she'll be 4 on the 23rd!!). I'm sure she will be fine, but I feel bad for my spunky little thang...

Ok then... so yes, its been a long time, we've had many adventures - here it is in pictures:

Oxford - Radcliffe Camera

Oxford - cool carving on the tower of one of many churches...

Half term at Drayton Manor (amusment park) Hi Thomas!

Lots of Footpaths all about the countryside - this one is

at the edge of Brixworth

Splashing about in our "wellies" after a spring shower

Springtime in Brixworth

Avebury - cool prehistoric stonehengy kinda place - with lots of sheep and sheep poop!

Lots of Pheasants - I spotted this one at Chedworth Roman Villa - a 2000 year old ruin of an amazing Roman Villa - check out the mosaic from what they believe to have been a dining room!