Bambuccino and Carousel

Well I'm still trying to catch up on my posts.  This is a couple weeks ago when we went to Pizza(Not) Express again.  When will we learn?  Nothing is fast here.... It took us an hour and a half to eat PIZZA!  I thought Jason who is usually pretty patient was going to explode.  Jasmine on the other hand was very relaxed and having a good time. The food was also pretty  good, Jasmine got lots of fun things to color with and her  Bambuccino at the end.  She felt so grown up drinking her kids coffee like mommy and daddy.  All it is basically steamed milk and little chocolate sprinkled on top.  She now has Jason make them for her at home.

We did a little shopping after lunch.  Jasmine got a new Ariel at the Disney Store.  Jasmine was so happy to discover that there is an abundance of Disney Stores around.  Phew.  We finished the day with a ride on the Carousel and a walk around the Christmas decorations which where pretty cute.

What is wrong with this picture?

This is how it is at my house. Breakfast in bed for my daughter and my husband. My husband who says he never gets to sleep in or get breakfast in bed. Now you all know it's a big fat LIE. I thought breakfast in bed was for mommies.

Dinner at the Black Hole

I have started calling Holli's house the black hole.  It seems that whenever we go there we end up staying for hours.  We will plan on going for a couple hours for lunch and the next thing we know we've had dinner and it is way passed Jasmine's bedtime!

Honestly we would be incredibly lonely without all our wonderful new friends we've made here.   Around the table starting with me, Tina, Jeff, Daddy Jason, Andy hidden behind Holli and Jenny.

The kids all play really great together and we hardly see them as they disappear into the playroom. The kids starting at Jasmine, Max, Blake, Gwen, Drake and Ian.

What's not to like? Ice cream and a movie

Jasmine At School

 As you can see she never gets tired of dressing up as Cinderella.

We Miss You Basil!!!!!

Jasmine requested a post for Basil. We miss you and love you Basil. Can't wait to snuggle you. Daddy says stop sleeping in Mimi's bed.

Halloween

Our little princess was Cinderella of course.

I was worried that Jasmine would miss out on trick or treating but that was not the case. We had a wonderful Halloween. "American Style" trick or treating and a great time at Corrina and Kevin's house afterwords with lots of good food, great company and fun. Thanks Corrina and Kevin!

Ready to get some candy!!!!!

The little princesss table.

We'll be home for Christmas!

Our tickets are bought and bags are packed. Just kidding. about the bags not the tickets. I don't plan on doing much packing so I can fill the suitcases on the way back!!!! I can see my mom rolling her eyes and Gina getting excited to shop. Anyway the countdown begins. We are so excited to see all of our family and friends. Can't wait.

Fun and Play

This week was half-term (fall break) from school and I wasn't sure what we would do. We ended up with plenty of activities to keep us busy. One day we headed to Big Sky a big indoor play place. I'm not sure how this happened but all the kids sat still for a great picture. I think they may have been worn out from all the running around. After Big Sky we headed to Subway for a little chaotic lunch.
Drake, Gwen and Jasmine doing a little art.

Cadbury World

We went to Cadbury World this past weekend and let me tell you it was crazy! It was so super crowded that you could hardly move. People were dragging bags and bags of chocolate out of the place and these were English people. For those of you not in the UK you can buy Cadbury on every corner. Basically like buying Hersey in the States. Despite all this Jasmine had a fabulous time. I myself was not loving it. Way too many people for my liking and over all I was not impressed with the place.

Eating warm liquid chocolate. You could choose what you wanted mixed into it and of course Jasmine picked gummies. My love hate relationship with chocolate continues. I love to eat it, my body hates it and I get a migraine. I ended up with chocolate migraine hangover by the time we went home. I didn't even like the chocolate that much but of course couldn't stop myself from eating it. At the worlds largest Cadbury store (not that big) Jasmine picked gummies instead of chocolate. I think we should have visited the Haribo factory instead.

I was so proud of Jasmine because she got her face painted at last. She has always wanted to do it but has never had the nerve. She was so proud of herself. It was very cute.

Hello Daddy, Hello Kitty

Jason left us for about a week and went to Japan. We are so glad that he is back. The week went by quicker than I thought thanks to all our new friends who kept us busy and fed. I did have a run in with a burglar who turned out to be our radiator. I'm not sure why I thought a burglar would be gurgling around the house but your mind does play funny tricks on you at 3am.

Jasmine ended up with a huge loot of Hello Kitty. I think Jason spent about $150 on the stuff.
-stuffed Hello Kitty (which is constantly at her side)
-coloring and sticker books
-wallet
-lunch box (she absolutely LOVES it)
-2 kinds of candy - one was pretty good the other HORRIBLE it tasted like fish
-purse mirror






Cell phone charms seem to be all the rage in Japan and Jason brought me back this one.

Tea At Holli's House

Once a month Holli hosts a tea at her house. She is so brave.

It is basically:

a bunch of kids who are having a really good time tearing up the house

a bunch of mommies who are happy to talk to other adults and not having to play

an assortment of really good food ( I've gained 4 pounds since we have moved here) Thanks a bunch everyone

no one really drinks tea- mostly Diet Coke and Dr. Pepper

All in all I think a really good time is had by everyone. I do feel bad for poor Holli who is left cleaning up what is left of her house.

Jasmine getting ready to go.

The kids having lunch

So Lazy

Ok. So I have been totally lazy. Sorry!! I will do some crazy blogging to catch up. Thanks to Holli who has helped me clear up some of my blogging issues and helped me remove everyone from being authors on my blog. All I need is all y'all (I don't really say that) writing random things on here. Anyway..... were to start.
Jimmies Class: Jasmine has been truly enjoying her gymnastics classes. Jasmine, Kendall and Kameron look like the three musketeers.

Ami Left And A Few Pictures

My mom left on Sunday the day after our cold excursion to Cambridge and Ely. I think she was ready to get back to some warm North Carolina sunshine. We of course were so super sad to see her go. We miss you Ami! It has helped that we have Skype and that we can see each other over the computer everyday. Today Jasmine asked me to leave the room so she could talk to Ami in private. It was cute because she could play and talk to Ami at the same time. The computer is set up in the playroom so it was as if Ami and Jasmine were playing together.

Ami did take a couple pictures of the outside of our house before she left.

View of the front of the house. My mom says it looks like a little witches castle. We wanted something that was like a cottage and it is very British. The house seems to suite us well.
Our front garden. I was told that we won't have to do much to keep it up. I sure hope so because I'm the queen of killing plants. Not that I mean to but it always happens.

This is a view from the house out to the street. The power went off the other day and I couldn't get out of the crummy gate! We now have a key to use if it happens again. Everything in the UK seems to be a bit more complicated as my mother would say.

Cambridge and Ely

The day before Ami left we went out for a little site seeing. It was the coldest most miserable windy day ever. Jasmine was also in a rare mood which didn't help. We did run upon a Disney Store which seemed to cheer her up a little. Cambridge was beautiful and we will definitely go back on a warmer day.

After Cambridge we drove about 3o minutes to Ely. Also very cute and attempted to get some lunch. I am slowly learning that you need a reservation for everything here. After going in a couple places and getting sent away for not having a RESERVATION ( and getting the are you insane look) we ended up at Pizza Express. I have seen several of these around so it must be as close to a chain as you get in the UK. Anyway it ended up being pretty good and I would defiantly go back to another one. After warming up a little and getting some food in our tummies we were all in a better mood. Jasmine took some pictures with her Mickey Mouse camera in Ely and I got a couple of cute shoots as well.




After some pictures and lunch we headed over to the Ely Cathedral (amazing) and visited the stained glass museum inside which Jasmine enjoyed more than I thought she would.

Birthday Party

Jasmine got invited to a birthday party at activity world (an indoor play place). She had a great time running around being crazy. Below is Jasmine with one of her new friends Gwen.

Jasmine and Kameron.

Ami Came To Visit

We were all so excited to have Ami here for a visit. It however went by way too quickly. We took Ami to Stamford a really cute village not too far from us. Followed by lunch out in front of the Burgley house. The house also had a really neat water fountain garden which would be so fun for kids to run and play in on a hot day. The day we went however it was cold and windy. This did not stop Jasmine from enjoying the water. I was shivering just from watching her run around in the water in her underwear. I wish I had gotten a picture. Obviously we were not prepared for that. After the run in the water I stripped her wet undies off and stuck her cloths back on. So un Natascha of me. Hey I'm trying to loosen up a little.

Pride and Prejudice was filmed in parts of this house and on it's grounds. Jasmine running around in the maze happened before the whole water incident. I'm so mad that my camera ran out of battery.