Stonehenge

Last weekend, we visited Stonehenge. It was a beautiful, clear day and we enjoyed walking around the fascinating site. Aaron and Linnea even liked it- we gave them the little audio headset to listen to as we walked along, and, as you can see in every photo, they really listened to it and felt quite important. We then visited the village of Salisbury and Salisbury catherdral, which boasts the highest spire in all of Britain. I slipped away for a quick peak inside the cathedral while the twins napped in the car with Meade- it is spectacular. Then, we strolled along the quaint streets, enjoyed a leisurely cappucino.......yes, i am kidding, we visited the playground (quite a nice one. :) and that was it!

Halloween!

Halloween is not much of a holiday here in the UK, so Meade's school (which has a lot of Americans) organizes some activities in the gym followed by and trick or treating in decorated car trunks in the school parking lot- quite an efficient way to get way too much candy. We went with some friends of ours who have four year old twin boys. Aaron and Linnea loved it. Linnea caught on quickly and hurried from one to the next saying "trick or treat," while Aaron remained reticent and perplexed that he was receiving so much candy, but more than happy to participate. As you can see, Linnea chose to be a princess (surprise) and Aaron wanted to be the Queen of England. Unfortunately, shortly before the day, he figured out that queens are girls,
so we modified it to a prince.

Mallorca- highlights

One of the highlights of the trip was Linnea's pony ride (which I think was a stretch of the word "pony," the thing was huge!) The stable allows people to lead the pony alone through the forest. This obstinate "pony" repeatedly ran (and at one point seriously galloped) for the bushes in order to eat, refusing to walk, with Linnea sitting in the saddle looking happy and unconcerned as could be. Aaron chose not to participate and walked along with us.

Probably our best day there was our time at Cala Mondrago, which is a beach within a national park and the most beautiful beach we visited. The kids loved all the beaches, but this one was especially nice. The water was as torquoise blue as I have ever seen it, the sand white and fine and the sun warm and bright. The kids spent hours playing in the sand, building sand castles and playing in the water (even Aaron took a few dips in the sea to our surprise).