Wednesday 31 December 2008

The Countryside

We are chillin in a big way! We've been hangin out at this fabulous house in the country in NE England with Mims and Gramps and boy are we having fun. Just relaxing. Playing games, walking in the country, playing in the yard when it's above freezing, skipping rocks in the river, eating and watching movies. Brilliant!




























Thankful for Good Neighbors

One day in December, our neighbors invited us for a walk at Mugduck for some fresh air. We just love their little girls and we were thrilled to go and to get outside. Just look at these cuties! and our view!






(Christopher was at a friend's house for the afternoon)


Christopher's Christmas Adventure

Nintendo DS Games................................. 70 GBP
Wii Games............................................... 100 GBP
Legos...........................................................50 GBP

Getting stuck in a hotel elevator and rescued by firemen on Christmas ...........................................PRICELESS!!!


We met our friends at a hotel for Christmas Dinner and shortly after the meal, Charlie and I went home since he was not well and was falling asleep at the table.

Well, we missed a great time. Christopher, Lewis, Roddy and one other random friend decided it would be fun to play in the elevator. You can see where this is going. They pushed 3 buttons at once and guess what, it jammed!

After a time, Ethan noticed (not Scott, Alex or Yvonne mind you) that they'd been on the elevator longer than normal; so he went to look for them. He heard children singing Christmas carols and so knocked on the floor he heard the voices and there they were. STUCK IN THE ELEVATOR.

So, guess who came to get them out????? Glasgow's Finest Firemen. Poor guys had Christmas duty and they were boldly rescuing children from a hotel elevator! One hour and 10 minutes after the children went in, the firemen helped them out! And after the rescue, those sweet men invited these rascals on a tour of the fire engine!

Boy did they have a Christmas Adventure Story! Definitely the most exciting thing about the hotel dinner!