Sometimes you just have to let go of your dignity. You can see where the girls get their grace and beauty:
This video probably will get booted off of YouTube because of the music, so enjoy laughing at me while you can.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Fun fair fun
It's a bank holiday weekend, which means that the fun fair is in town! Evie had her first fair experience (lame compared to the state fairs I've been to, I have to say). Her first ride was with Jim on a red airplane!
Millie watched with little interest from the side lines. Some day she'll be excited about the fair, too:
The bungee cords were good fun until the guy running them shortened her cords and she went flying up in the air, a la Tinkerbell. And then she wanted OFF:
And then on to a less frightening option: the trampolines (after being rejected by the giant inflatable slide people for being too little). As a bonus, there was a picture of Minnie Mouse behind one of the trampolines, which was VERY exciting:
And, to end our fair adventures, a ride in the tea cups. It was a short ride, though, because as soon as we started spinning, Evie turned green. Luckily the ladies running it stopped it right away and let us off.
There was a group of teenage girls riding on all the scary rides and shrieking and laughing...that will be Evie and Mille one day, too.
Millie watched with little interest from the side lines. Some day she'll be excited about the fair, too:
The bungee cords were good fun until the guy running them shortened her cords and she went flying up in the air, a la Tinkerbell. And then she wanted OFF:
And then on to a less frightening option: the trampolines (after being rejected by the giant inflatable slide people for being too little). As a bonus, there was a picture of Minnie Mouse behind one of the trampolines, which was VERY exciting:
And, to end our fair adventures, a ride in the tea cups. It was a short ride, though, because as soon as we started spinning, Evie turned green. Luckily the ladies running it stopped it right away and let us off.
There was a group of teenage girls riding on all the scary rides and shrieking and laughing...that will be Evie and Mille one day, too.
A visit from Just Gene
My cousin Gene swung through for a visit this week. He was a model house guest and a hit with the girls. And he even agreed to go to the Natural History Museum with us (during the most crowded time...summer in London).
Waiting for the tube at Belsize Park. Evie waved and the tube driver tooted. It was the thrill of a lifetime:
Millie shed some tears on the way:
Posing with the Pterodactyl (and her ham sandwich):
And in front of the escalator that ascends into a giant Earth. Evie was completely mesmerized by the sparkling rocks along the wall, but we whisked her away to the dinosaurs:
Gene displayed some Herculean strength on the way:
We never had managed to go to the dinosaurs before, due to the crowds. The day we visited was no exception in the crowd department, but we were determined!
Millie was in a jovial mood:
We stood in line for a really long time, waiting to see the big T Rex robot, but when we got there, Evie was not a fan. She couldn't get away from him fast enough! I had to carry her for a while after that.
The mammals section was also pretty amazing (and, again, something we had never seen). While stuffed giraffes are much less interesting than live ones, they were still impressive:
There were also hippos, elephants, Rhinos, lions and tigers and bears, Oh My! And a humongous model of a humpback whale hanging from the ceiling. In the middle of taking this all in, we started to fall apart at the seams, so we headed back out into the rain and onto the tube.
Gene also did a lot of wandering around London and headed out to Stratford to visit Jim at the Olympic Park (not on the same day as the museum, although he did go down to Camden, which I thought was impressive. I was exhausted)!
It was a nice visit and Evie was sad to see her 'friend' go, but hopefully we'll see Gene again in the not too distant future...like when we manage to make a trip to DC!
Waiting for the tube at Belsize Park. Evie waved and the tube driver tooted. It was the thrill of a lifetime:
Millie shed some tears on the way:
Posing with the Pterodactyl (and her ham sandwich):
And in front of the escalator that ascends into a giant Earth. Evie was completely mesmerized by the sparkling rocks along the wall, but we whisked her away to the dinosaurs:
Gene displayed some Herculean strength on the way:
We never had managed to go to the dinosaurs before, due to the crowds. The day we visited was no exception in the crowd department, but we were determined!
Millie was in a jovial mood:
We stood in line for a really long time, waiting to see the big T Rex robot, but when we got there, Evie was not a fan. She couldn't get away from him fast enough! I had to carry her for a while after that.
The mammals section was also pretty amazing (and, again, something we had never seen). While stuffed giraffes are much less interesting than live ones, they were still impressive:
There were also hippos, elephants, Rhinos, lions and tigers and bears, Oh My! And a humongous model of a humpback whale hanging from the ceiling. In the middle of taking this all in, we started to fall apart at the seams, so we headed back out into the rain and onto the tube.
Gene also did a lot of wandering around London and headed out to Stratford to visit Jim at the Olympic Park (not on the same day as the museum, although he did go down to Camden, which I thought was impressive. I was exhausted)!
It was a nice visit and Evie was sad to see her 'friend' go, but hopefully we'll see Gene again in the not too distant future...like when we manage to make a trip to DC!
A little summer-like weather (sort of)
In a place where there are very infrequent warm days, we have to really take advantage of the good ones. Last weekend we had a supper picnic in the heath. It was warm and sunny and beautiful.
I showed off my mad soccer skills and Evie took off her shirt, for some reason:
Millie eventually found her grass legs and moved out of the spot she had settled in near the picnic:
Fun with Daddy:
And the always thrilling "Flying Angel!!!!" (Evie has gotten really good at this and Millie will soon advance from flying angel on knees to flying angel on feet)
We picnicked under one of the Heath's many beautiful Willow trees.
We're so lucky to live in England and to have Hampstead Heath so nearby. We'll really miss it when we have to leave...so we'll try to squeeze in as many picnics as possible before then!
I showed off my mad soccer skills and Evie took off her shirt, for some reason:
Millie eventually found her grass legs and moved out of the spot she had settled in near the picnic:
Fun with Daddy:
And the always thrilling "Flying Angel!!!!" (Evie has gotten really good at this and Millie will soon advance from flying angel on knees to flying angel on feet)
We picnicked under one of the Heath's many beautiful Willow trees.
We're so lucky to live in England and to have Hampstead Heath so nearby. We'll really miss it when we have to leave...so we'll try to squeeze in as many picnics as possible before then!
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