Happy travelers

Luke playing this past summer in Ireland

Fun in the school playground!

Ack! Stuck with the camera phone again, but better that than nothing!

Finally!!!

Yes, It's more like her half birthday, but we finally were able to settle a date for Allie's celebration with her friends.
She has planned and planned away for it, talking each week of what we could do at her party...
I think for sure this is the most organized we have ever been for a party!

The teacher...

Allie preparing her birthday friends for some yoga fun!

Reflections of the past...

This was back when Luke and James were 5 and 4, taken at an antiques market outside Brussels.

The Sweet Express

For sure, what cuties. Of course, it's days like these where I resign
to leaving my camera at home and then I come across so many images I
would love to share. This gang was out for a school trip and were
being informed about the London railway. In the least I had my phone
camera. These British uniforms get me every time, kids look so grown
up in them. ;-)

Does anyone know this child???

What a day!

After running around and helping to cook up a big Indian feast, our
three little Indians passed out!

Our pensive Luke...

On the train into Finchley this early morning.

The new Allie...

After seeing James get his haircut earlier this week she was
inspired..and in school today apparently was caught playing
hairdresser! Needless to say she was banned from scissors for the rest
of the week by her teacher. Coincedentally today was the day we had
planned to go for her hair cut, she insisted she wanted it short short
short! Here are the results:

Thanks for your wishes for a Happy Anniversary!

Here we are at the Old Harry Rocks in Dorset.
Brian was under the impression that they were old and hairy, but it turned out they are named after old Harry!
(I set the camera up a top my bag and hoped for neither us or the camera to take a tumble);-)

Our new favorite bookshop

Brian says it give him a headache to look at this pile of books! Thanks to our friend Ellen who introduced us to John Sandoe Books in Chelsea.

Lulu in London! ;-)

Lulu sighting on the Millennium Bridge out on a gorgeous day!

Luke seriously trying to scare James as we wait to enter Highgate Cemetery

Thank you to cousin Brendan, we wouldn't have thought to have gone here if it weren't for his influence! He gave the boys a book
which takes place in the cemetery.

Walking up Egyptian Avenue

The boys were very excited as they had read about this part of the cemetery in The GraveYard Book, by Neil Gaiman.

Lebanon Cedar -Highgate Cemetary

This Lebanon cedar tree grows in a mass of earth at the center of this structure. These Mausoleums were built circularly,
and so create a sort of giant pot for the tree. The tree is as old as the cemetery which opened in 1839.

Oh my...

More sorting through old photos..

This was just after we moved back from Brussels in 05'...clearly I was handling motherhood and moving with no problem. ;-)

I'm dipping into my photo archives...here's todays selection ;-)

Reading to Nan, 2 years ago.

Can you see Brian and James?

Click and enlarge to see if you can see them as stick figures on the mountainside...Brian is on the left and James is in front.

Just a little wind blown....

Poor James has Mom around to take the best and worse shots! The wind is blowinging right through him here. He and Brian braved the windy heights of a hillside in the Connemara this summer. The rest of us sipped tea and hot chocolate in a pub and watched them from a long way away scale the mountain side like ants. I have to say, despite the wind the walk looked like a great one. :-)

The Gang

Ireland, back in the summer just before we moved over to London.

Luke

So, What's up Soc?

Brian soaking up any essence of Socrates left behind.

Grandma and Allie out for a run around town...

Too bad it's not named Princess street....

Showing Grandma and Grandpa around the London Natural History Museum...

The boys favorite, as well as Grandmas, this is the precious gems and medals room...Grandpa and James above.

Snowy London evening

Brian taking advice in the Paris metro ;-)

Bubbles over Paris

16 days away...Paternoster Square from atop St. Paul's Cathedral

Downpour outside St.Pauls

Happy December 1st!

She had to pose for the picture...

Now I have to stand here and look at it!

No comment...

Just another friendly British sign...

A walk in the rain with Aunt Faith....

We are all very happy to be showing her around this week :)

Mulled Wine at Borough Market with Tante Faith and the orange hat lady

tue

View from our rooftop today....

Rain drops and a rainbow shoot from our chimney this cold rainy Sunday :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

As always we are so very thankful for all our family and friends, and in turn thankful are we
of the wonderful land from which we come!
We think of you always and miss you very much...
Love from us all!
Sam, Brian, Luke, James And Aletheia

Breakfast with Allie...

I see you...

James trying to view the landscape before him...
Botherly irritation, Allie like a window you're a pain! ;-)

Casting big wishes for her 5th Birthday....

What to do.....?

Some leaves left....

Saturday walk in November

A noon walk along the Thames walkway in Richmond...Get you wellies out ladies and gents!
The tide is known to rise over ones knees in certain areas!

Allie in her rain gear. ;-)

Stomping around out front in the rain...

Here is...

Another one of my horrid phone pics. For fun I have started posting
them to our picture blog, eventually I'll have real photos up there
from the real camera! For those of you who would like the address to
take a peek of old and new photos go to:
www.cometosea.blogspot.com
Miss you all!
Love from all,
Sam.

Today: Two kids in a tree....(Luke was at a birthday party and so
absent. :-( )

Market flowers.

She carried them all the way from the city.

Fw: Waiting for a call. ;-)

Making his way..how far had he come to get to the temple?