Biscuits and Tea...

This is what happens when you give a kid a biscuit and then take it away...

Eating biscuits and drinking tea...just like the English
God, this is good!!!
Y-U-M-M-Y! MMMmmmm...
This biscuit is making me thirsty...
Why'd you take my biscuit?!?! WWAAAAAAA!!
WWWAAAAAAAA!!!!
Please?! I'm begging you...give me back my biscuit!
Don't take MY biscuit!

More Pictures...

Future David Beckham...only much cuter!
Cheers! Happy New Year! New year's eve at Olly's mom and dad's house. We had a quiet evening inside with a nice meal. FYI-Sue rarely drinks. We just thought it would be funny for her to hold the champagne bottle!
The Cousins-me, Olly, Charlotte, Scott, Kate, Elliot, Matthew, Jack, Anthony, Giles, and William
William and Jack (Olly's cousin)
Olly's parents and grandparents
Olly, Russ, and I went to a football game (what we call soccer in the states). We watched Birmingham City play Middelsborough. It was really neat to watch! The fans can get really crazy, but overall they seemed pretty tame.
A very old building in England-I can't remember what they are called. I'll have to ask Olly's parents.
William and Uncle Giles
Cathedral in Worcester, England

A few more pictures from England...

Here is William wearing his crown at Christmas lunch...he was NOT happy! In England they have "crackers". It's something that two people pull at the same time (each person holds an end), and it makes a loud popping noise. It scared him! Inside each cracker is a crown, joke, and little "gift".

We're Back!

We made it safely back to Minnesota from England yesterday afternoon. The flight went pretty well. William only slept for 1 1/2 hours of the nine hour flight! So it was hard work to entertain him and keep him happy! I much prefer the overnight flights.

We had a great time in England with Olly's family. It was wonderful to see everyone, and it was really great to spend a lot of time with his parents. We miss them already! Good byes are never easy though.

William adjusted well to the time difference after several nights. He's adjusting pretty well to being back in Minnesota too. He actually went to bed pretty close to his regular Minnesota bedtime (although he was exhausted). He woke up during the night and wouldn't go back to sleep until we resorted to the swing. After that he woke up on Minnesota time!

Here are a few pictures...I will post more later...

Great Grandpa, Great Nana, Olly, William

William and his Great Nana
William and his Grumps
William and his Nana
Olly's family:Giles, Mum, Olly & Dad

We've Arrived in England!

We made it safely to England yesterday! William was wonderful on the flight over. He didn't cry at all-just a couple little whiny moments. He fell asleep not long after we boarded. He slept very comfortably on my lap-which means I got about one wink of sleep! He woke up a couple hours before we landed, and he was surprisingly very happy. I think the people around us were impressed and VERY relieved that he hardly made a peep. I could tell by the looks on their faces when they saw us board the plane and find our seats that they were inwardly groaning. I would've been too!

We landed at 9 a.m. England time (3 a.m. Minnesota time). It took an hour to stand in line and go through immigration at the airport (thank goodness William fell asleep in his stroller). Lucky for Olly he went right through. William and I had to go through a separate line for people visiting and citizens from other countries. Olly is a citizen of the UK so his line was short and quick. After waiting for an hour and getting up to the immigration officer, he informed me that we could've also gone through the line for UK citizens because we were traveling together. Wish I had known that an hour sooner! I will remember that for next time!

Olly's parents were waiting for us. They were thrilled to meet William for the first time. He gave them each a little smile and was very curious about everything going on. We had about a 2-3 hour drive back to their house. William was wide awake for the first part. After we stopped for lunch, he slept soundly for the rest of the ride. He was happy when we arrived at their house, because he was finally able to crawl around and explore. He took a nap at 7:30 (I thought it was bedtime-boy, was I wrong). He woke up around 10:30 or so and refused to go back to sleep. That makes sense because according to his internal clock it was 4:30 in the afternoon! I gave him to Olly who was hanging out with his mom and dad waiting for his brother, Giles, to arrive from London. I was so tired and just couldn't keep my eyes open. William was awake until 1:30 in the morning! I woke up this morning thinking it was still quite early, and much to my dismay, it was 11:30! William was still sound asleep, so I woke him up right away. We will never get him on England time if he sleeps that late!

We had Sunday lunch at a very quaint pub down the road this afternoon. I had to eat quickly because William was cranky and desperate for a nap. He is now sleeping, the others are still at the pub enjoying their lunch, and I'm back at the house. It's so relaxing here. Olly's parents live in a very old (built in the 1700s) home. It's quiet. I think I might started reading a book-not a school book!

Merry Christmas! I'll post some pictures as soon as I can.

A "Sneak Peek"

We had William's professional pictures taken the other weekend (9 months and Christmas pictures). I'm going to post a few here-not all though! We are sending some out as Christmas cards, and some are going out as gifts, so I don't want to post all of them!

They are adorable! He was SO photogenic that day and was eating up all the attention. I could not ask for a better, happier, and more content baby than William. To put it simply-he is such a joy! Who knew I could love a little baby so much?!?!

William Met Santa!

We took William to see Santa today. He was so cute (William, that is!). He enjoyed sitting on Santa's lap and was eating up all the attention from the onlookers and us. We have a great picture of him with Santa. Unfortunately I can't paste it into this post, so I'll give the website and code to enter. Click on the link, and it will take you right to Santa and William!

www.mysantapics.com

Click on "find your photo" and enter: 336-JUFF-CSCY