Driving In My Car

Keeping Calvin entertained at John Lewis!

Thanksgiving

Calvin's very first Thanksgiving was great, since Grandma, Granddad and Farmor came over to help celebrate. Calvin tried his very first piece of pumpkin pie - and debuted his new camera face!

Boy Band

Snack Time for Big Kids

At Little Stars playgroup, Calvin graduated from the baby corner to the big kids' table for snack time. He looked so sweet sitting in his little chair!

I Want Them All!

Last stop - Winelands (and the pool, of course!)

Whale Watching

Jeep Ride in Gansbaai

After Cape Town we went on to a nature reserve, famous for flowers, whales and penguins. It was gorgeous and advertised as "kid friendly". Which it was, in that they loved kids...however, our first day out we went on a jeep ride. The guide said "Right, fasten your seatbelts" and we all looked around for them when he laughed and said "Oh yeah, there aren't any!" and hit the gas! Luckily Martin had a good grip on Calvin, because it was a bumpy ride. Not exactly safe for kids!

Cape Town

Just a few non-Calvin pics of Cape Town, which was incredibly beautiful...the last three views are from and of our hotel room, and the top one is about 5 minutes outside. It was amazing the contrast between the beauty and wealth of the city and the total and absolute poverty just outside...

Braving the Pool

It wasn't exactly beach weather while we were in Cape Town, but Calvin didn't seem to mind so Martin took him swimming almost every day, including one afternoon that I spent at the spa...now that's a holiday!

Dirty Boy

We went out to lunch with a colleague of Martin's who was also in Cape Town and had such a lovely time that we were there for nearly 4 hours...so in the end I gave up and let Calvin crawl around. Sooo dirty! I had to include the post-shower shot just so you know we did rinse him well as soon as we got back :)

On the Plane

Calvin was once again amazing on the way there, sleeping most of the way and relaxing when he was awake.

Standing!!!

At the airport on our way to South Africa, Calvin finally decided to stand all by himself. Which we were very excited about...until he knocked the glass of water over and created a general mess! Be careful what you wish for :)

First Halloween

Calvin's first Halloween was relatively uneventful - we went to our usual spot to celebrate! No candy consumed and not a single trick-or-treater though :(

Never Work with Kids and Animals...

Kristi and A.J. came to visit us while we were in Baltimore and we decided it would be the perfect time to get a picture of the three kids and Mr. Pickles....I think we took about 30 pictures to get just these! But how cute are they...

Gimme a Hug

Jealous Cousins

While they "played" pretty well together (eye-poking, toy-stealing, pushing, the usual), Calvin and Alex competed for the grandparents' attention...if one was being held, the other one had to be too!

Frequent Flyer

On the flight to the U.S., just me and C...I was fearing the worst, but he was a happy camper!

Villa d'Este

Ok, these aren't pictures of Calvin...but the place was so incredible I had to put some up! I can't recommend Italy enough, especially if you want a kid friendly holiday. Calvin got his cheeks squeezed, his hands kissed by little old ladies, and special treatment in general - and most importantly, people just chuckled and said "Ah, bambino" when he got up to no good.

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