UK Visit en Sinterklaas

Hi everyone,

Catching up to the present day, and as promised some exiting new things.

Let's catch up first. We had another trip to the UK a month ago, going to London and Wales. We visited Lorraine in London first, then went on to Wales to visit Louise's father.
While we were there it was Guy Fawkes day, a day when the British light fireworks to remember someone back in 1605 stopping a bunch of gunpowder going off. Strange habits, but never mind. The fireworks are set off as soon as it gets dark so we decided to see how Noah would like them. It sort of went like this:

Why am I out in the middle of the night? It dark here and boring!

 

Fireworks! 

I like fireworks! Big success all around. The neighbors helped a bit by sending up rockets.

And a good excuse for a bath to get all the smoke out of you hair as well.

So on to Wales to visit the grandfather. Not many pictures from that trip, we did some shopping and had only one remarkable incident. The car broke down one evening, while I (Thijs) was out on my own.  Luckily on my own,  because it took me almost three hours to get back to the house.  No idea what we would have done with Noah in the cold and dark for three hours.
On the plus side I broke down in front of a whiskey distillery, so I had plenty of time to sample their lovely products (and buy myself a nice bottle for christmas). Check it out here!   ..... (~Just happened to break down outside the only whiskey distillery in Wales .... yeah .... that's what I thought too!!! ~Louise)

Anyway, the next day the car had to be towed to a garage to get fixed so we had a excellent chance to gridlock most of Caerphilly. Never one to miss an opportunity we did immediately.

Louise didn't want to stay out too long, so she only got a picture of the tow truck pulling up, but whole town was quickly blocked. Anyway the car was fixed and we got home with just one day delay, so it all worked out in the end.

Now what you have all been waiting for. First a quick reminder of how Noah moved back in August/september:

And this is what he started doing in Wales, with little steps, and now more and more:


All this walking is very very tiring!

But, sleeping standing up just shows you how good he got a standing up by himself.

And a week later he had to show Opa and Oma how good he is at walking as well:



The last pictures are all from the sinterklaas party at school:

First Sinterklaas got welcomed in and Noah got to walk in with them.

 Then he has to check his big book to see if you have been Naughty or Nice. (Where do you think the copycat Santaklaus got it from? We know .)

Wait for a bit while the other kids get their turn.

And saying goodbye again. Zwarte Piet even got a hug!

And last but not least opening the presents! Noah is not into presents yet, but it is always nice to get a new toy to play with!


Well that was all for now, next update after Xmas, and maybe also new year.

Merry christmas,

Noah, Louise, Lilo and Thijs