this week

This week has gone by so fast...I feel like we have been trying to make sure everything is ready for our trip next week and we haven't been home much.  Oh, and Parker is not wanting to nap (or go to sleep at night) in his room.  At first I just thought he was trying to give up his nap and I didn't push it too hard, but then I realized that he would fall asleep the second I put him in a stroller and started walking (I'm not kidding, he barely makes it to the end of the block).  He's had a cold so I'm wondering if the two are related.

Anyway, this means that I have been walking around town...with a sleeping boy...a lot.  Oh, this also means that I am back off the wagon...the Costa wagon.  Costa is basically the Starbucks here (we have Starbucks too), and I am addicted...when you have to walk everywhere and pass at least two (if not three or four) Costas (not including any other coffee shops), it is hard to resist.  I had been down to only one or two per week (I don't have a coffee maker at home), but this week, well, lets just say I'm on a bit of a caffeine high.

Sorry, I'm rambling...here are some of the other highlights of the week...

P discovered Youtube...after we showed him how to find 'I'm a farmer and I grow it' on my phone he realized the endless possibilities of Youtube...I caught him watching Mickey Mouse in a different language yesterday...and laughing.

I took P to the doctor and he screamed...through the whole visit...he even laid on the floor and cried when his name was called to go back...we were both exhausted when we left.  Oh, and lets just say that I will probably get on my soapbox and tell you how I feel about Universal Healthcare at some point in the future...get excited...

Parker loves to go to Boots (our version of CVS...sort of) and look at this bubble bath shaped like Lightning McQueen...Monday, Brady took me to work out (because I can't drive and it was raining) and when I came back he had bought P the car...Daddy's such a softie:)  Parker took it everywhere the next day...yep, still full of bubble bath.

I am really trying to be thankful for the rain here because I know how badly we need it back home...trying is the key word...

Parker had his last day of toddler group until the fall...it was a teddy bear picnic and we took dino...I have no pictures of P and dino because Parker was more concerned about his 'serious' car.

Parker broke the 'mittens' out again this week...aka socks on his hands...

I had to explain to P that our passports are not toys...he thinks his picture is hilarious.

I finally got little man to wear his 'cool uncle landon shoes' again...he has been wearing his disgusting old converse everywhere...

Oh, and we bought and put together a dinosaur model.  'We' is probably a bit strong...I think I had more fun than Parker...

So far it has been a great week...bring on Thursday!

This week...

This week I found cilantro, hooray!!  (it is called coriander here, just in case you were wondering...)
This week I also made my first, and second and third batch of salsa sans jalepenos (still haven't found those).
This week I threw away my Magic Bullet after burning it out using it to make three batches of salsa using an adapter in the power outlet...shoot.
This week Brady taught Parker how to pee standing up...on the side of the road...I see lots of clean up in my future...
This week I found out that you see a midwife instead of a doctor when you are pregnant here...three times...total...
This week I decided that wearing my wardrobe to and from the car in the winter is a lot different than wearing it to walk everywhere I go...brrrrrr....
This week we visited Colchester, the oldest town in England.  Birthplace and home of the Taylor sisters (authors of "Star Light, Star Bright").
This week I decided to try to ride with Brady to work so I could take P to the beach...in 30 degree weather...in a place where nothing opens until 9:30 or 10:00...I am an idiot...

So...P fell in the water after a high wave...yes, his pants were wet within the first 15 minutes...AKA 8:30 AM

Poor baby, walking back to the boardwalk with wet pants.

This week we visited Colchester, the oldest town in England.  Birthplace and home of the Taylor sisters (authors of "Star Light, Star Bright").

Taylor sisters' home.

Colchester Castle...it was pretty great inside.

I wish you could tell that Parker's socks were above his knees.  He decided that he would not wear pants, but wanted his socks completely up.

Parker looking down the well at Colchester Castle.