Middleham Castle

For Dave's birthday this year, he planned a family outing of things he wanted to do or see. The first stop was Middleham Castle, about 90 minutes from our house. King Richard III grew up there, and his only child was born and died there. So much history surrounds us. It was in ruins, but still very awesome. We had a lot of fun exploring it. Afterwards we went to Brymor to get some fabulous ice cream. Hilde has decided that she is a big fan of mint chocolate chip now so she got that and Enoch only wants pure chocolate. Dave had raspberry cheesecake and black cherry whim wham (you'll have to go there to taste it yourself) and I got a praline pecan and a fudge brownie scoop. Can you say delicious??? Here are some pictures of the castle.

Quotables

Setting: Dinner. Hilde and Enoch are asking questions about when they were babies, a common theme around here these days. Hilde remembers eating sweet potato puffs when Enoch was a baby and she would steal some.

H: "Daddy, did I eat puffs when I was a baby?"
D: "Yes, you did"
H: "Did I like them?"
D: "Yes, you really loved them."
H: "Did you like puffs when you were a baby?"
D: "No, they didn't have puffs when I was a baby."
H: "Oh, that must have been in the Victorian times."

I tried very hard not to laugh, but a few giggles escaped. Since Hilde is studying the Victorian era in history, I am sure I will soon be told a similar line. But for now, there are a lot of discussions between Dave and I ending in "oh, that must have been the Victorian times".

September Days

August was crazy busy, September wasn't any slower. Here are some pictures of my parents visit and other September days.

We visited a steam engine and old car show with my folks. This car should fit all of us for a long comfortable drive...
Phinn keeps getting cuter by the minute.





Two of my very favorite boys.

Strike a pose

Right after Enoch's pre-school graduation we had to run over and watch Hilde in her fashion show. She had been excited for weeks. She designed the clothes made out of black garbage bags and felt and an older girl helped her made it. I was really impressed that she had done all of the concept drawings. We were so proud of her. She did an outstanding job and was an amazing catwalker. She was a little shy when she had to stop and pose, but I think you will agree that she was super cute.

Two Months Old

On September 20, 2009, Phineas was two months old. Time has surely flown by. He is getting bigger, stronger, cuter and happier each day. At two months he is starting to recognize voices and turn to look at you. He loves it when his brother and sister lavish attention on him. He sleeps well through the night waking up only once or twice to be fed and going immediately back to sleep. He will sometimes grasp your finger or hair and hold onto it with all his strength. He does a loud high pitched squeal to show his excitement and we look forward to hearing his laughter. When he went in to get his shots on September 24th, he weighed it at 13 pounds 8 ounces, we love his little rolls. He was 23 and a half inches long and his head was 40 centimeters in circumference. Everyone agrees that he is strong and beautiful. We adore him.

The Cutie Phinn

Here are two recent pictures of Phinn. Enoch was helping us get him bathed in the first one, and here he is peacefully sleeping. He is such a good kid, who gives us regular sleep and lots of love.

Preschool Graduation

Enoch's class had a pre-school graduation in August. I am a little late in posting the festivities, buy they were too cute NOT to post. He was so proud of himself, and we were proud of him as well. So here are some pictures of the big day.
The class marches in while Pomp and Circumstance plays.
The kids sing us a graduation song complete with actions.

Then the kids take their seats to hear the keynote speaker, Mr. John. Who gives about a 2-3 minute talk.
Time for the big moment. Hike up the graduation gown and go get your diploma and medal E, we are so proud of you.


Hey, what is in here anyway???
The class of 2009.