Spring Time in England

We've survived our last winter in England! I must say we won't miss the cold, wet, dreary, dark days with about 7 hours of daylight. But after winter comes spring which is a beautiful time of year here. Yes we will miss spring time. The beautiful fields of green and yellow. The crocus, daffodils, tulips and bluebells are abundant. The daffodils literally grow like wildflowers here. They are everywhere!  More sunshine and less rain is a comfort as the days get longer. One of our favorite things to see (besides the flowers) are the baby sheep around Easter.

As our time here in England gets shorter I think about some of the things I will miss. It's always hard to pick up and leave a place and move on to something different whether or not you've grown fond of living there. There are still things we liked, memories we've made, challenges we faced, and new friends we will have to say goodbye to. Change (moving) is bittersweet.

HAPPY EASTER!

Teagan Turns 4!

Today we celebrated Teagan's 4th birthday! He's growing up so fast! He had a great day with his Lady train cake and lots of Thomas and Friends presents. He was hilarious to watch opening his gifts expressing such excitement over it all! Can't believe my little boy is 4 already. Love you Teags!

A Different Language - Translation

I recently posted some British words we hear commonly around here and asked any of you to guess their translations to "American". Well if anyone is interested, here they are.

Slip Road - the exit off a highway
Squiffy - Pear-shaped, strange or funny weird

Loo - Bathroom or toilet

Coach - Bus
Lift - Elevator
Squash - Fruit juice
Footpath - Trail or path
Bap - Bun
Queue - A line, people or cars waiting
Nappy - Diaper
Bonnet - Hood of a car
Windscreen - Windshield
Pudding - Any dessert
Dummy - Pacifier
Close - Cul-de-sac 0r dead-end
Poorly - sick, not feeling well
Verge - Shoulder, on the side of a road
Rubbish - Specifically garbage, also generally for anything bad
Lay By - Pull over spot from highway to rest, use phone, etc.
Torch - Flashlight
Lorry - Semi-truck
Fag - Cigarette
Pavement - Sidewalk
Boot - Trunk of a car
Bitter - Popular type of beer found in pubs
Pub Crawl - Bar hop

Football Pitch - Soccer Field

Pants - Underwear

Petrol - Gasoline
Wellies - Rain boots

There are many more. Check out www.english2american.com for a whole dictionary full of words we use differently.

Austin is 6!

It's hard to believe 6 years ago today a little 5lb.13oz. bubbly, energetic boy was born. We became a family of 3 and our world was about to change in a HUGE way! Happy Birthday Austin!We love you!

A Different Language?

Just for fun I thought I'd post some British words or terms we hear fairly often that are quite different from the words we use back home. See if you can guess what these mean. :)
Leave a comment if you know any of them. I'll provide answers later if  any of you are stumped!




Slip Road
Squiffy
Loo
Coach
Lift
Squash
Footpath
Bap
Queue
Nappy
Bonnet
Windscreen
Pudding
Dummy
Close
Poorly
Verge
Rubbish
Lay By
Torch
Lorry
Fag
Pavement
Boot
Bitter
Pub Crawl
Pudding
Football Pitch
Pants
Petrol
Wellies

Thomas

Last weekend we took the kids to see Thomas the tank as well as other friends from the "Island of Sodor" The boys (Teagan especially) thoroughly enjoyed the train rides, magic show, music, and crafts. The highlight for Teagan besides seeing Thomas was meeting Sir Topham Hatt who signed a certificate for him. We had to practically drag him out of there when it was time to go.