Late Summer

Happy Fall Everyone! I thought I had better post a few last summer photos before all our fall ones are up and running. As you can see, the girls are doing pretty well together. As Sophie talks more and more (and gets bigger) they play very nicely together. I can see by this time next year they will be even close to the same page with using their imagination and physical skills. I am glad they are just two years apart!

This picture of Grandma Anne and Sophie was taken in our playroom just before we brought Anne and Pat back to Heathrow to send them off to Iowa again. Boy, is Grandma silly! We had a wonderful time with Anne and Pat here. They were amazing guests and I hope they had a great time too. Anne was able to see most of the major sites of London and Pat did some adventure seeking on his own as well. The week went too fast!

Looking at books with Grandma before the good-byes.

This is Winchester Cathedral. We popped over to Winchester the weekend between Choi's and Grandma's visit in August/September. It is quite a site - plus it plays a good-sized role in Pillars of the Earth, a book that Tim and I really liked, so we wanted to go see it. Jane Austen is one of the many people buried inside.

Abby was our tourguide.

King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table table. You can find this in the castlel ruins in Winchester. It was pretty cool. I didn't know this existed still, much less that it was in Winchester. Apparently I need to watch more Monty Python.

Maya and Abby near the river in Windsor. We had a great day touring the castle (the oldest castle still in royal use) as well as walking around this charming town. Put it on your to-do list when you come visit! We were also able to tour Buckingham Palace with the Chois, go to the Natural History Museum and see those dinos as well as send them on a Hop-On Hop-Off tour. We loved having them here. It was great to catch up with my sister and the kids absolutely loved having their cousins here!

The lovely Choi family inside Widsor Castle. I think Maya especially enjoyed the tour as she loves to learn, likes the idea of queens, kings and princesses and is also patient and studious enough to listen to the tour. Not bad for 61/2!