The Earl of Sandwich

Yesterday we took a road trip to a little town called Deal to pick up some chairs for our kitchen table. A cute little seaside town. We drove through Dover on the way and then headed to Sandwich afterwards. Kind of fun to be able to go to where the sandwich was first "created". We had a beautiful day and found a fun park/playground on the bay. 

Year 1 and Reception!

We are back from 4 and a half amazing months in the US.  We had a fabulous time seeing family and friends!  Just a gift from God.

So, we are back in England and the boys have started school.  Ben is in year 1 and Nate is in Reception.  They are so sweet and tell me every day about how they saw each other at school.  Nate really struggled with letting me go last year when he went to nursery every morning.  But he has been a champ this year.  He is a hedgehog and has the same teacher as Ben had, plus a lot of his friends from Nursery are in his class this year.  They are just too stinking cute in their little ties!  LOVE IT!!

This week Nate has half days and then next week he goes all day long!  So, I am entering a new chapter of life, having the boys gone all day!  I am looking forward to it and have all sorts of plans for what the time will look like...we will see. 

Sunny Days!

So,  I have taken a bit of a break from the blog.  In February the boys had a half term break from school.  We had a beautiful sunny day so we decided to head into London.  Here are some pictures from that day. 

 

Reading the paper on the train. 

 

Love how my boys love their daddy!

 

On the Arab Emirates Tram over the Thames.  The boys loved it! I would definitely recommend it.

Silly Boys!

Memories from Jordan

 

A little stop at a coffee shop for hot chocolate and croissants!

 

More daddy lovin'

 

Allen getting excited about our time in the states this summer! 

Biggest smile I have seen in months!

 

A spur of the moment movie.

We had a long day in London but it was really fun!  The sun shining, the sky clear, no rain in sight.  The boys are at such a fun easy age to explore. 

Happy New Years! A look back at 2013

Happy New Years!  I was looking back at all of our pictures from 2013.  There are a lot but here are some of the highlights for me. 

Ben and Nate-what a beautiful friendship they are forming.  They now play so nicely together and fuel each other's imagination.  Up until this year, they were sort of in their own worlds.  Now they love to play together and cheer each other on.  Love it!

We got a weekend of snow in January.  I love snow!  Growing up in Kenya, we never had snow so I feel a bit like a little kid when it snows.  The snow is great here because it last for the weekend and then is all gone.

 
In February, we moved again!  Our third house since being in England but it is perfect and we are so very thankful for this home. 

We moved one day and I flew out the next for my Gr. Ma's home going celebration!  She is missed dearly but I am thankful that she is in a better place!  Very blessed to be able to be a apart of the celebration of her life.  It came at a time when I desperately needed my mom and sister and some time to process the grief of losing our second miscarriage at 12 weeks. 

 

Then just a week after seeing my mom in the US, she came to help us settle into our new home.  The trip was already planned but again a gracious gift from the Father that I needed.

In April, we celebrated!  We had a great Easter Party.

Easter 2013

We spent Easter with Daniel, Lauren, and Aubrey!  Such a blessing to have them here in the UK.

 

 

Ben turned 4!

We celebrated sunshine!

 

Love these three guys together!

I ran my first 10K in Windsor

 

I have the best cheer leaders!

Our 10th Anniversary in Paris!

Joanne, Tyler, and Justin came through on a visit.

The family came in June for a wonderful vacation! 

Nate turned 3 in June!

We said goodbye to the O's in July!  So sweet to see these three together.

The boys "graduated" from Noah's Ark Preschool

We went camping in August.
Ben loves the outdoors and dressing up for them!

Nate is definitely our tree climber!

The boys started school in September at St. Matthews

First Color Run

Our first time to carve pumpkins as a family. 

First trick or treating

Thanksgiving!

Merry Christmas!

An incredibly special year!  God has been so good to us and has continued to establish us here in the UK.  We are looking forward to 2014 and all that God has in store for us.