A fun weekend

Last weekend was a weekend of fun. First of all, Jackie came to London and popped by to say hello. First we tried to go to a tea house, but Evie started shrieking and then we got kicked out because they were closing. Then we stopped by our house, but I remembered that Jackie is VERY allergic to our cats, so we ended up at the Rosslyn Arms, which is a pub down the road. It was actually the ideal spot for Evie to be out in public because she prefers background noise to quiet and when she did cry, people didn't notice.

Evie was NOT her best that evening, but Jackie was a good sport:

Eventually, Jackie got to relax with Jim and then she was off to see other London friends. It was great to see her!

On Saturday night, we went on a date!! We were VERY excited and started the evening off at the Rosslyn Arms...again.

Then we went to a French restaurant in our neighborhood called La Cellier du Midi. It was down in the basement of a building and run by a couple who have been there for 30 years.

The dinner was yummy, but the dessert was the best part. I had creme brulee. It wasn't really a tough decision and it was the best creme brulee I've ever had, I think (although I might say that almost every time I have creme brulee).

Jim had a Grand Marnier crepe, which didn't hold a candle to my creme brulee. Then they gave us little French cookies before we stumbled upstairs and back home again.

Sunday was a beautiful day so we decided to go for a family walk in the morning before heading to Clapham Junction to meet our friends for Rugby (men) and cafes (women). As usual, I had a little trouble motivating, so Jim took some nice pictures of Evie in the living room while I read about what 2 month old babies are supposed to be doing.

The weather has been so nice lately, and it feels like spring is here! But what usually happens is that the weahter gets really nice and then it gets cold again. So we are enjoying it while it lasts!

Finchley enjoyed the sunshine from his roost:

Flowers were blooming:

And Evie didn't really need her ears, so we took them off!


It was a happy day and a very nice weekend.

Evie loves Daddy

It has become very clear that Evie finds Jim much more entertaining than she finds me. In the mornings she smiles at me and is happy to play for a while, but then for the rest of the day I generally have to work really hard to get any sort of happy expression out of her. All Jim has to do is walk in from work or make some funny noises and she is all smiles and coos. He has the same effect on me, so I totally understand.

Jim and his stanky leg

Sigh. Jim has decreed that his version of doing the Stanky Leg be removed from the blog. It will live on in my memory.

big worm

she'll definitely have to wax if things turn out like this:

Monster

Once again, Jim scares an innocent child with his monster move.

coocoo

In the movies.

Ladies and Gentlemen...EK is learning to hold up her head...


about dizziness and Korean food...


and how to keep a beat (thanks to Ruth, Alex and Apollo for the great rattle/mariachi thing!)


Unfortunately, she still hates taking a bath. But we're working on that.

PS Sorry about the high pitched and annoying baby voice...but doesn't Jim's background music rock?!