2003 - Off To Europe For Parties!

Christmas 2002

We had a full house for Christmas as Grandpa John, Grandma Rachael and Auntie Liz came to visit. It was a lot of fun, especially as we had a white Christmas! Also we got to see Cinderella - our friend Sarah always has the best parties!

The trainsets that Auntie Liz and Uncle Friso both gave me were great, and I really liked my bike. As did Becca ...

As I say these days ... "Ooopsies!"

Colin and Elizabeth's 60th Anniversary

In April we went over to Europe to celebrate some very impressive anniversaries. Great-Grandma Elizabeth and Great-Grandad Colin celebrated their "diamond" wedding anniversary - that's 60 years! Becca and I enjoyed the party, but the Easter egg hunt in the garden afterwards was even more fun!

Annie and Harry's 45th Anniversary

Next stop was Belgium where Oma and Opa were celebrating their "sapphire" anniversary - 45 years. We enjoyed meeting all of our Dutch relatives and playing with Tristan and Frederique.

Other Parts of Our Travels

In between the parties we got to see relatives and some of Mommy and Daddy's friends. Grandpa John took us to feed the ducks and wave to the trains near his house, and Grandma Vicki and Grauntie Liz took us into London to go on the biggest ferris wheel that I've ever seen!

Getting a great view of London from the London Eye

Becca was a bit nervous about feeding the swans

We got to visit Mommy's friend Sita

We also went camping in Hershey, PA, where they make the chocolate. They had an amusement park with big rollercoasters and lots of fun things to do. Sadly it rained a lot, but we had fun.

Back Home

I'm getting a lot better at drawing as you can see here. On my doodle pad I've drawn pictures of Mommy, Daddy and Grandma Vicki, and here you can see a seahorse! Also I've been experimenting with other textures and materials - I called this "Pregnant Patty" done in chalk on asphalt.

On our travels I had to share a bed with my sister, and we really liked that! It didn't take long to persuade Mommy and Daddy that we could do that at home too

Grandma Vicki came to visit in the summer and gave our bangs a trim. I wasn't too sure at first, but it looks great!

Like Mommy we both love riding horses. We got a real surprise on Becca's birthday as Mommy and Daddy had arranged for a horse and a pony to come to our house! It was lots of fun. We also went riding at a local stable where our favourite horse was Miss Ruffles. She was used to children and very quiet and patient.

Aren't we cute together!

I still need some help at Skeeball

Hallowen was a lot of fun and we got loads of candy when out Trick-or-Treating! I wasn't that scared by the Halloween decorations in the local park, but I did get scared when I got lost there! Some nice people took me to the stage where they called out my name over the loudspeakers. I was very relieved when Daddy came and found me!