Brighton UK

18 February 2011 Finally

Feb 19, 2011

Our shipment from the UK arrived today. It is lovely to have a fresh set of clothes, but oh am I sick of boxes. And I must confess that the glee of different threads was mixed with sadness. The arrival of our stuff brings a new closure to our UK adventure. Except that AC gets to go back for a couple of weeks next …

15 February 2011 Cerys and Sam

Feb 16, 2011

and a dragon. But of course! They never did succeed in trapping their parents and running away together, but at least they still get to see each other thanks to Skype video chat.

7 February 2011 The Two-Headed Dragon

Feb 8, 2011

This is one of Sam’s Valentine’s pictures for Cerys. I took a picture of it today before taking it to the post office. (Sorry for the spoiler, Cerys!)

1 February 2011 Presents from England

Feb 2, 2011

13 January 2011 Breakfast with Daddy

Jan 14, 2011

Daddy’s in the UK. Sam’s in the US. Thanks to Skype, they had breakfast together. (So far this is my favorite photo of 2011).

17 December 2010 Leaving Brighton, 7AM

Dec 18, 2010

16 December 2010 Last Day

Dec 16, 2010

It was hard to choose a photo for today. It’s not that there were many brilliant candidates. It’s just that there were moments that I thought defined the day: the words “The End” that I typed on the last page of the novel I’ve been writing since November 2009 (I finished it this morning!); the rain; the sad people …

15 December 2010 Ballet Open Class

Dec 15, 2010

Parents were invited to watch the final class of the year. Sam is straight back in the center, wearing the blue leotard, pink skirt and purple tights. This was also her last class in Brighton.

14 December 2010 Warrior Princesses

Dec 14, 2010

Sam and Sofia played warrior princesses today. See how fierce and scary Sam looks? I also like to think of this as her “I’m-tired-of-saying-goodbye-to-my-friends” look.

13 December 2010 London Science Museum

Dec 13, 2010