Run Mommy, RUN!!!

Mom left us alone last weekend (with daddy, of course) and went to Brussels to do a 20K run with her friends. She said they had a GGGREEEAAATTT time. (I'm not sure if I should be offended that she went without me and Marco and had fun!)

Mom said they did lots of carbo loading in the square!? (Looks like fun to me!)

She said they got t-shirts from the race and met a man from Brussels named Laurent. She said he helped one of their friends get into the race....?????

Mom said that the race was hard because it started so late, was hot and they ran out of water. She also said that she Kelly Basile, Jody Hnat, Amie Burke and Colleen Mueller (her friends) had LOTS of fun but they have specific requirements for their next run (like it should start earlier in the day)!!!!

Mommy, Kelly Basile and Colleen stayed the longest. Mom said they had LOADS of fun sight-seeing after they were done running. They went to Brugges and did some fun things (like drink wine).

Mommy said the city was really lovely and the chocolate was really yummy! (I can attest to that since she brought me and Marco some!)!

Mommy also said that the town square was lovely and that she, Kelly and Colleen had fun just walking around!!!

Looks like lots of fun to me! Next time, I want to be invited!!! I think they are going to do it again in the fall!!! Invite me! Invite me!!!!

It's my birthday and I can cry if I want to!!!!

The birthday boy with his gift from daddy: A BBQ!!!

The whole birthday group!

One of Marco's favorite gifts and one of his favorite girls (laynie!)!

The moms (having a good time!)!

Happy Birthday to me!

Today was my birthday. I am TWO. For the record, I didn't cry. I ate lots of cupcakes and egg salad (thanks Colleen!) but I did not cry. I'm a big boy!!!

I had a GREAT day. I got tons of gifts and had a fun party. I got a bbq from my daddy! Now I can cook just like him. I also got some Elmo cd's which I cannot wait to watch. I got a Bob the Builder phone too which I LOVE. I love all my gifts!!!

We had a party in the garden for me this evening! Mom thought it was going to rain but luckily it was sunny (and windy)!! Tons of my friends came over and we ate and played. We had a great time! I think mom and Julia had fun too.

I think I'm going to like being two!!!

The Royal Mews!

Ready to go into the Royal Mews!!

Julia and Sarah studying one of the royal carriages!! (They still use these!)


Look at this beautiful carriage!


Hanging around in St. James Park!

Is the Queen in?

A few weekends ago Mom took me to the Royal Mews. (Marco stayed at home with daddy.) Gretchen, Brooke and Ryan came as did Cara, Leah and Sarah. Brooke and Ryan's neighbor Ahmen came too. We had a great time. It was really interesting. We saw lots of neat things.

The Mews are located behind Buckingham Palace. King Henry the VIII built them as falconers hundreds of years ago -- a long long time before I was born. The Queen's horses (the ones that come down from our neighborhood every other day) live here!! We didn't see them though. The royal carriages are kept here as well. They are very beautiful. The carriage that carried Princess Diana to her wedding is here! We got to see it!! My BF, Sarah, and I studied all the carriages in great detail. We thought this was a fun trip (probably b/c we got to use the ear phones too!). The best part of the whole day was playing in the park and getting a big fat ice cream after our visit to the Mews!!!

We tried to see the queen but she didn't want visitors.... We did see the end of the Changing of the Guard though!

Happy (Belated) Birthday Will!!!

The Barge coming down the Thames!

The Globe Theater!

The whole crew!

Some of the girls (Amaya, Julia, Brooke & Leah)! (See St. Paul's in the background?)


The very brave moms.

Marco had the best view!!

In honor of William Shakespeare's birthday we went down to the Globe Theater to see some festivities! On this warm evening (weather was key since there were thunder storms all day!), a barge floated down the Thames and stopped in front of the Globe. On it were some mistrals singing and playing instruments (lutes maybe?) and acting out bits of Shakespeare plays. This event marked the opening of the Globe theater for the Spring/Summer season!

We didn't see any plays; we simply went to watch the festivities and take a nice walk along the embankment! Fun was had by all!