A Pumpkin Patch...

21 October 2012 

 

 

Filled with green pumpkins, but a pumpkin patch just the same. What do 9 month olds know about pumpkin patches any way?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linton Zoo-Linton, Cambridgeshire

13 October 2012

Our first zoo trip, minus Darre. He was jealous though because we got to see some
pretty cool animals up close and personal.

 

 

Our friend Sarah and her daughter Cale joined us. Cale was pretty active, so I didn't get any pictures of her, but her friend Zoe is in the background feeding the kangaroo some grass.

Afterwards we ventured over to Hixton to a quaint little gastro pub called the Red Lion and enjoyed some delicious sea bass, with leek and potato soup and mixed vegetables. It was a chilly fall day so we sat in the corner near a cozy little fire place. A perfect day out for all of us.

I think B will be walking in a month or two. He's pulling himself up and balancing with one hand very well, some times with no hands at all. He waves his left hand to say, bye. Too freggin' cute! He is so much fun at this stage because he is becoming more social and I think he is beginning to understand what are saying. He even listens attentively when we are talking about him and then starts laughing right along with us. 
We just love him and he makes us smile more every day.

A Train, Bruce Wayne and No RAIN!

 

 

 

Bradyn 8 1/2 months

8 October 2012

Clever title for a post because it encompasses everything that was our weekend in Nottingham. (Thank you Mr. Columbus for giving us another day off!) Tickets to Nottingham were a mere 18 pounds per person and B is free! So of course we didn't waste any time booking those tickets.

I can't believe B is old enough to sit in his own seat now. So grown up. His eyes and lips are gorgeous in this picture and I love his little bald head. He was a perfect train companion the entire journey. He also could have gotten a couple phone numbers from the two young ladies sitting behind us. What a flirt!

We walked two miles from our hotel to Wallaton Deer Park, which happened to be next to a golf course. We were so interested in the people playing around the deer, that we nearly missed the one directly in front of us.

Bradyn wanted out to the deer too.

 Just a few short yards away we oohed and ahhed
 Wallotan Hall-otherwise known as, Bruce Wayne (Batman) Manor

 

 

 

 

 

 
So before going to Nottingham I googled other things to do during our stay besides the usual shopping and Hooter's wings we typically partake in. When this beauty came up on the must see list, we were pretty excited. Darren is big comic book fan nowadays and he's  even more obsessed with Batman and his growing collection of comic books, which he says Bradyn or his family will make a fortune off some day. We have yet to see the movie in which Wollaton Hall appears (The Dark Knight Rises), but I'm sure it will be out on DVD soon and then we can say, "We were there!"