March 2012

With March came Owen's 4 month mark.  He is growing so fast and becoming so handsome.

We pulled the old high chair out of the attic

Owen pulled a classic baby poop in the Bumbo trick. This was so NASTY that I had to take a picture.

An early Easter box arrived from Grandma and Grandpa Miller

Ava had a teacher (Miss Sarah) get married in March, so the class held a 'Wedding Party.' Turns out Ava was the only girl who came dressed as a bride, but that meant she got to play wedding with Ruben.  Lucky girl, Ruben isn't a bad looking little guy. . . 

On March 17 (St Patrick's Day) Ava awoke to a chocolate treat left by a certain leprechaun.  She enjoyed pinching papa all day as they adventured in London all on their own.

 Poor Owen woke up with a terrible rash.  I thought it was the start of chicken pox, but after a trip to the ER we found out it was only a viral infection   We stayed home and tended to our troubles while Dave and Ava took the tube into London.

 Ava excited for her daddy daughter St Patrick's day date, to the London Natural History Museum! 

They had such a great time that the very next weekend we decided to do it all over again, this time with Mama and Owen.  Heck why not, the museum is free!  Only this time we toured the NHM a little faster and squeezed in a little Air and Science Museum as well.  When I say a 'little' I mean like maybe we saw 1/4 of the entire place.  It's huge with so many things to play, read and experience.  Ava has been talking about going back for a third visit!

Keeping busy on the tube while we ride

Ava really loved all the space stuff at the Science Museum.  She was bouncing from one display to the next.

The Chilean rescue pod sent down a collapsed mine shaft which saved 33 men in Oct 2010.

Royal Albert Hall

Hyde Park LDS Chapel

Famous Harrods Department Store in London

Windsor and Bristol

We finally were able to take possession of our new van.  After driving the truck with 2 kids squeezed in the back and a soaking wet stroller wrapped in garbage bags for 3 months, the 2 hour drive to Windsor Castle was pure luxury!

The end of February was bitterly cold but our trip to Windsor was really fun.  Windsor is the weekend home of the Queen. We stood in line too long to see the miniature doll house, but the almost life size dress up dolls from France were every little girls dream!  They had a photographic time walk through the Queens 60 years in reign but of course you can't take any pictures.

These photos are from: http://www.thediamondjubilee.org

Windsor village was really cute and typically British.

Even the local Mc Donalds had a 'ROYAL THEME"

We 'splurged' and bought the Audio Tour.  Usually the kids won't let us go slow enough to listen to much, but Dave took charge of the kids and I was able to listen to everything!

 I love the Queen-ish details

This is the center courtyard and official entrance.

 The next day we stopped by my father in laws MISSION HOME in Bristol!  No longer an LDS mission home but still very cool!

Bristol Aquarium 

Can you spot Ava in the background?

The octopus was my favorite! He sure was FAST

Ava looking at the Sea Horses from a rare inside view.

There was a scratch and see work sheet that was fun, and very educational even for me.

Eskimo O had a good time

 After the Aquarium we tried to walk around the Bristol docks, where Doug Miller and his mission companions would grab handfuls of dropped cracked wheat, take it back to their flat and cook it for lunch. The wind was extremely cold which made for a quick walk around.  These are some of the neat sites. . .