Seasonal

Lots of pumpkins recently. The boys were able to choose pumpkins to scoop out and have carved (e.g. not Mummy, somebody else did the carving :) ). Nice breezy Autumn day.

Henry had a lovely time on his birthday. We celebrated on the following Saturday. He had a small birthday party at a local Ball pit and then came home for presents and a picnic tea of pizza. He had a lovely day but was shattered by the end. He really enjoyed his presents, funnily enough the noisy guitar and the bright Alien from each set of grandparents! Happy 3rd birthday, Henry.

Past few days

Here's a snapshot of life with G and H. We took a trip to a nearby House. Henry poses on a *very* large log. The House's gardens were lovely on this Autumn day.

George had to come home from school early one day after falling during playtime. He landed on a wooden mushroom. Both lips were cut and his gum tissue bled. I was not impressed with the white shirt of his uniform, but h2o2 and Vanish seemed to have done the trick.

I like this picture of Henry sleeping like the cat. I think he gets this from my side of the family.

Autumn!

George started Reception, Henry moved up to pre-school, Henry harvested his pumpkin grown from seed, and we flew kites on a breezy Sunday afternoon.

Henry enjoyed a leisurely boat trip along the Severn River near Worcester this afternoon. He was a star!

After dinner, however, we found him drawing on the carpet with crayons. I suppose there's a bit of balance somewhere in there.

G's first day at school

Here is what his school uniform looks like. Yes, that's a button down shirt and elastic-banded pre-tied tie under his jumper/sweater.
He has enjoyed his first, suffered no medical incidents, and looks forward to more.
Henry now gets to go to nursery on his own and enjoy some mummy or daddy time. :)

This is what happened when I asked George to go upstairs and find something to wear.

Soaring

The boys had the opportunity to fly their cousins' kites over the last weekend. A windy moor seems to be a good place. Henry spent quite a while with the dolphin kite, his other cousin's kite was a butterfly, and George spent a bit of time with the dragon kite. Good fun, but there is some technique to it which they haven't yet mastered. In due time. George's best bit was seeing them flying high in the sky. Henry kept being pulled down the hill; he was just barely big enough to hold on!