Playdate with Scarlett

Calvin's Favourite Book (Again!)

Just Chillin'

More Marcus

I'm pretty sure Calvin wishes I could give birth to an older brother...preferably one exactly like Marcus!

Trip to Hamley's

We went to Hamley's and I told Calvin he could pick any stuffed animal he wanted...there was a HUGE display of teddies and dogs and giraffes and lions and he picked the hot pink frog! I'm pretending it's for his baby sister :)

Walk with Marcus

Marcus and a Bucket of Fries

Two of Calvin's favourite thing!

Asleep with a Good Book

Busy Traveller

Calvin loves his planes!

Airport Tantrum

Most of you have probably heard me say what an amazing traveller Calvin is...and he IS, usually, although in JFK on the way back to London he decided to throw a brief but thorough tantrum, complete with lying on the filthy floor and kicking. I was so surprised I just laughed and took a picture (and was thankfully not arrested by Child Services).

Goodbye Grandparents!

One last picture with Grandma and Grandpa and cousin Alex before heading back to London.

The New Kitchen

Nothing to do with Calvin, but it looks so great I thought I'd post a few pics!

The Golf Cart

I had to dedicate a whole post to Calvin's favourite Rhinebeck activity - the golf cart!

Uncle Peter

Aunt Kathryn...and a Plane

Child Labour?

Storytime

Or as I like to call this video, the Difference Between Boys and Girls!

Activities with Alex

Eating
Hanging out in the golf cart
Hanging out watching horses
Playing the pianoCleaning

Bath with Alex Video

Bathtime with Alex

The cousins got along very well, with Calvin teaching Alex all kinds of useful tricks like how to eat a rubber ducky...

Not Sure about the Horses...

Calvin started out the week a little unsure about the horses...but by the end, they were one of his favourite things! Second to the golf cart, of course.

Picking Berries in Rhinebeck

Calvin and AJ Happy At Last

This is the last day we were in Chicago...and Calvin and AJ were finally getting along! This is how we're going to choose to remember them :)

All the Chicago Kids

We went to a playdate at Renee's, and on the couch from left to right are Justin (Renee's son), Calista and Truman (Sophie's kids), Emily (Renee's daughter) then of course Calvin and me. Calvin's cheeks look like a chipmunk's because in order to get him to sit still on my lap I had to bribe him with candy. Yes, I'm a good mom.

BBQ at Kristi's

Bathtime with AJ

Calvin and AJ

Despite appearances, Calvin and AJ did NOT really get along! It took ice cream and bath time to make them remotely sociable...so understandably when Calvin went to give AJ a big ice cream kiss (instead of the usual screaming that was going on), Kristi and I were really excited. Their dads were not as happy when told the news that their sons were kissing...men!

Calvin and Baby Drew

We stayed at the Metallos the last few days of our Chicago trip, and Calvin LOVED baby Drew. Granted, he kept trying to give her giant buckets of toys and trucks which would have smushed her, but the intention was good. Let's just hope he likes his own little sister as much!

Calvin and the Kalsches

We went to Chicago and stayed with Elizabeth first, then Kristi...this is on the morning of the Kalsch Olympics, in Glencoe. The bottom pic is the house we lived in (across the street from the Kalsches)...when we were there, that tree was just 15 feet tall!

Nursery Videos

Calvin playing with Django in a box (top), playing with Alex and Frankie on the slide (middle), and my personal favourite, Calvin playing in the office (bottom)