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Looking out through the front door.

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More Life In Yatton

Arthur poses for his first traditional Growth Vs Bagpuss photo.

MandJ's blog shows the comparison with Ada. (It looks like she and Arthur are starting off about even.)

Looks kind of like a halo, doesn't it?

Mark, Ada and Pa walked to the park on a rainy day.

Mark demonstrates perfect form at the end of the cable slide.

Ada gathered some pine cones and enjoyed sending them down the slide.

When all 6 of us go out, someone gets to ride in the rear jump seat.

Stretching out.

Living in Yatton

We like to go to the Cadbury Garden Center (if you hadn't noticed). Ada likes to ride the Clifford ride. She is practicing her 'camera smile'.

It's fun to go to Clevedon and walk along the sea front. "Wind in my hair...."

Mimi and Ada made chocolate cupcakes with sprinkles.

We walk to town and shop at the Co-op store a lot. It's nice, because they only have 2 or 3 choices for each item, instead of 50 like back home.

Here's how our mail gets delivered. All the postmen ride bikes like this one.

The weather has been great!

Already Growing

Not much to say here. Baby is growing and beginning to interact with us more.

We are getting into a reasonable routine. Sleep... Eat... Burp...  Potty.

Ada is being a great Big Sister. She is very gentle with Baby.

She likes to give him gentle hugs and kisses.

Ada decided to try on Mummy's nursing pillow.

Flash - Baby Discovers True Purpose of Human Thumbs!

In only 4 days!

Hiding Place

While we were waiting for our meal at the Ship and Castle pub, Pa and Ada played hide-and-seek.
When Pa says "I wonder where Ada went", Ada calls out "Over here!"

She is a Really Good hider!

Day After Baby Day

Here is the traditional 'size perspective' photo. That's Mama Keats, by the way.

 Mimi and Baby - both with eyes open.

 The Grandmother Handoff - Nanny Kate came over to meet her new grandson.

 Instant bonding.

 Big-time bonding.

Baby Day

"Today's the day!!"
With Daddy and Mommy heading off to the birthing center at daybreak, Ada awoke to find...Mimi and Pa! It was very disappointing, until Mimi introduced the morning "treat".
After that, the normal routine resumed, with laying around and practicing the "Queen's Wave."

Some time was spent in Mommy and Daddy's bed, a comforting thing to do.

Then came a healthy breakfast of Shreddies, strawberries and grapes. It was good to have Beagle nearby.

Playtime included building towers. (Ada may be headed towards a civil engineering career!)

Later, we all strolled to town for more ham. This is the 'laid back/drag feet' style of stroller riding.

At last - the time came! Mommy and Daddy came home. Oh, and there was a baby, too... Baby brother came bearing gifts!

Ada loves unwrapping gifts.

Baby brought Ada a new puppy to add to her collection. After a little while, she lovingly offered to let Baby hold it - a very sweet Big Sister thing to do.

Sunday Outings

Mark, Ada and Pa visited the Clevedon Pier. While we were there, we checked out Pocket's (Ada's newest cousin) commemorative plaque.

We found it, thanks to location data provided by Grandmother Nanny (who donated the plaque).

We also checked out Ada's and Nanny's plaques. They both were in good shape.

In the afternoon, we rode bicycles to a park recently discovered by Ada and her Mom. It had a perfect kid-sized swing.

Puxton Park

We spent a morning at Puxton Park, a nearby children's activity place built on a farm. The first event was playing in the indoor area, including a great slide and climbing cage.

Next up was the giant bouncy bubble thingy.

There were lots of animals to see and interact with. Ada made friends with a baby ostrich, walking back and forth along the fence together.

Ada and Dad rode in the electric powered pig cart - fairly low-level excitement!

There were a pair of Zebu's (ancestors of the Brahma cattle in Texas?)...

...and reindeer.

Across The Pond

A couple of days after we arrived, we felt like an outing to the Cadbury Garden Center - one of our favorite hangouts. (Ada was wondering why Pa wasn't keeping up.)

Ceiling Ninja - Update

Holding on by one hand now... may not be able to hang on much longer!