Grin

During the Colin concert, Colin changed into lots of different costumes. Jack found this a new idea and was very interested in it.

Yesterday at lunch, Jack, Theo and myself were sitting at the table eating when Jack abruptly got up from the table ran to the other room and announced that he was going to put on a different costume. He returned about a minute later, and the only costume he was wearing was a huge grin - yes, he was completely naked. Rest assured this was NOT one of Colin's costumes.

A follow up to Happy Father's Day

We were on the phone with my mom wishing her a happy birthday when Jack asked that I tell her the story about going to Pizza Hut and Theo biting the crayon and having to leave. Jack was still a bit upset about the whole thing, even a day later.

I told my Mom the story. Then my mom sympathetically told Jack that she was sorry we had to leave Pizza Hut, but that maybe we could go there when she comes to visit in a couple of weeks. Jack was very enthusiastic about this idea. He quickly piped up 'yes, and Grandad (long pause, we all think he is getting ready to say that Grandad can come too... but no) can stay home with Theo.'

Too funny. Clearly (and pretty accurately) Jack had ascertained that the reason we had to leave Pizza Hut was due to Theo and that without Theo we would have been just fine.

Maybe we will go when my parents are here. The verdict is still out on whether Grandad and Theo will get to come....

Happy Father's Day

After the boys got up from their nap we had planned an outing to the park and then dinner at Pizza Hut. The park was great, but unfortunately, we cannot say the same about Pizza Hut. It was very crowed(we had called ahead for reservations though)and they seated us in a booth, which really doesn't work with an eleven month old. We were wondering how we were going to feed Theo, eat ourselves, and keep him from not falling off. Right after he bit one crayon in half, we made the decision that we should leave. Jack was really upset because he had been looking forward to Pizza Hut. We headed for the next best option, McDonalds. We had a good time at McDonalds and then headed across the parking lot to Krispy Kremes (very rare for London to have both in one location). Both the boys loved Krispy Kremes. Yes, we said BOTH. This was Theo's first taste of a donut, or appropriately Krispy Kremes. I think it is fair to say he liked it. I'll let you watch the video and be the judge.



And here are some pictures from the park:

Transitioning

Theo is almost on the move which means Jack is almost in for a rude awakening. Up until now Theo has been a very easy to love brother. He sits there and plays with what you put in front of him. But just recently Theo has started to shuffle his way around the room and has found some of 'Jack's toys'.

The other day I was in the kitchen and Jack came in and told me that Theo was getting into his stuff. I stopped what I was doing and told Jack that Theo was getting to a new age and that Jack needed to be really good at sharing and that for the VERY few things that Jack had that were not safe for Theo then Jack should be sure to put them up high (I even gave him an example - 'like on the couch') so that Theo could not get to them. I heard Jack go back into the room and a minute later I heard Theo calling out a bit discontentedly. I returned to the room they were in and saw this:



Jack had put every single one of the toys up on the couch! Theo did not have one single toy on his level. I laughed to myself, thought of how selfishness is so ingrained in all of us, took this picture quickly, and then of course(!) told Jack that this was unacceptable and that Theo should be able to play with some of the toys.

Colin in Concert

This past Saturday night we were fortunate enough to go see Colin Buchanan in concert. If you read this blog regularly, you will know that Jack is a huge Colin fan. This was the first time he has been to England since we joined his fan club. This was Jack's first concert and he had a little bit of trouble with the concept. When we were getting in the car to go, we realized that Jack thought we were going to Colin's house for dinner! We quickly explained that it would not be Colin's house, it would be a church and that Colin had invited 200 of his closest friends.

At the end of the concert, Colin very kindly stays after to talk with each kid and signs something if they want. We waited in line for about an hour. However, when we got up there to see him, there was no way you could be cross because he was just the nicest man and gave us so much attention. In fact, when we got up to meet Colin, Jack quickly asked Colin where Mitch Farmer was. You see, Mitch Farmer is the drummer on Colin's music. Colin did not bring his band from Australian which was a little disappointing to Jack. You could tell Colin was a bit shocked by the question, but he quickly followed up by telling Jack that Mitch Farmer was a great drummer but importantly he was a man who loved Jesus. Jack was very satisfied when Colin said he would tell Mitch Farmer that Jack in London says hi. I bet Jack is the only three year old that is more interested in the back up instrument than the main act.

Needless to say, we had been looking forward to the concert for months. And it did not disappoint us. Here are a couple of pictures, and the only video I took was actually meant to be a picture so I ask that you please be patient with my video/picture skills.