One Day at Peppa Pig World

Last weekend, our friends, Dawn, Kevin and their lovely daughter Emily came to visit us. We planned to take the girls to Peppa Pig World, which is part of Paultons Park. The girls loved it. As I am getting quite heavily pregnant (less than 3 months to go), I was able to enjoy some of the rides with Maria, but daddy took her in most of them.

 Waving from the boat. This seems quite a gentle one, so I will give it a try with Maria later, too.

 Giving High 5 to George (Peppa's brother)

 George is talking to Maria

 Mr Tumble, the well-known character from the "Something Special" show was at the park and entertained the little ones for half an hour. It was very special and Maria loved every minute of it. There she is at the end of the show, clapping her hands, while Justin Fletcher is waving Good Bye to all

 On the boat again, this time with mummy

 On the train ride

 With daddy on the Dinosaur 

 Maria and Emily watching the penguins just before their feeding time

 Outside of Peppa and George's house

 Maria on the tractor, driving her first vehicle

Before going on the Balloon Ride with Emily

The day after, we took Emily and her mummy and daddy geo-caching in our neighborhood. We had a nice time and the girls were very good walking together.

London to Brighton Bike Ride

Will's brother, Edward tried to convince Will he could do with him the London to Brighton bike ride. I was quite concerned and worried, as I wasn't sure if Will had enough practice and his knees would not be hurt after that, but they proved the opposite. An early morning for both of them and dad Peter who took them in Haywards Heath where they picked up the bus to London for 7am start. We saw them on the way to Brighton, when they passed very close to Will's parents house. Here are some pictures from the event. Well done Will and Ed!

 British Heart Foundation Bike Ride - START

 Stopped for a short break and said Hello to the supporters (parents, sister, brother-in-law, wife and daughter)

 Will and Ed almost ready to continue their ride

 Daddy says "Bye-bye" to Maria and is ready to ride to Brighton

 Off they go

 Congratulations to the participants and those who finished the ride!

Francis' Christening

After our trip to Nice, we went back to France, this time in Fontainbleu, just south of Paris to be the Godparents for Francis Victor James. This was a very special time for us and we are very happy to be asked to be Francis' godparents. Here are some pictures from the Christening:

Nice - May 2011

Here are some pictures from our trip to Nice, in May. Will was very sweet to let Maria and I tag along, while he was attending an International Conference there. We had a lovely time.

 We also had a chance to go to Monaco for one day. Here are some pictures from our great day in Monaco.