Consider yourself updated

As many of you know, I have been a big fan of the NUK (pictured to the right) for some time. Like most babes, it provided welcome relief from the stress of childhood and helped calm and pacify me in those early days when sleep was hard to find. When I turned 3, people started to question why I still needed one and Mom and Dad tried hard to get me to stop using. Recently, Uncle Marty shared a tale with Dad about how Nigel kicked his soother habit and so Dad thought he'd give it a try.

It was a day like any other. We were walking to Daycare and Dad asked if I wanted to throw my Nuk in the garbage. I said YES and that's exactly what we did. Threw it in the dustbin.

I'm proud to say, since that day  I have been NUK free, (3 weeks and counting). It has changed things slightly but overall it was easy to kick the habit. It may take abit longer for me to go to sleep at night but at least all future pictures won't feature that plastic thing in my gob. 

 

Oh yeah and guess what else I've 'thrown' away. That's right, the almighty NAP. Now this of course is inevitable but let me tell you it has taken all of us by surprise. It started this past weekend and although I do nap at Daycare, I'm not really interested in doing it at home anymore. I know that Mom and Dad are not pleased but it will all work out in the end. Crazy thing is, I'm still having a hard time getting to bed at a decent hour and I've got more energy than I know what to do with.  We thoguht that eliminating the nap would mean lights out by 7:00pm. The jury is still out but I'll keep you informed.


Well that's it for now folks. See you soon :)

 Jonah

More UK vacation pics

 So this is a shot of Cannon's park near Sabba and Savta's house. As you'll see by some of the photo's that follow, it truly puts Canadian parks to shame in terms of innovative playground structures. The whole compund is surrounded by a nice fence and there is a huge Willow tree.

Here is Mom and I hamming it up for the camera at another park in Golder's Green. As you can tell we went to a lot of parks during our visit.

 Here I am at another cool kids park (sorry I don't recall where) .
Check out this trampoline thingy, totally outside and 100% safe.
Canadian outdoor parks take note!

We also went on an old fashion train that circled the grounds. We also saw Barge boats and ate sandwiches under a tree.

 This is the Zip Line in Cannon's Park.  I must have went back and forth on this thing 50 times. Surprisingly, I was fearless and it didn't take me long to master the art of zipping.

I can't wait to go to a real Zip Line in Costa Rica or someplace warm.

 Here I am posing in front of a WW1 Bi-plane at the Royal Aviation Museum. We went twice and they have several planes on display that you could sit in and look at.

This is a free museum and has some impressive displays and installations. We also went to the London Transport Museum but I can't seem to locate the pics.

And so here I am back at Cannon's Park on this Spider-Web thingy and as you can tell, it's really awesome. I hope you have enjoyed lookig at some of my vacation pictures. I'll do my best to post some more as we sort it out.

Hope you are enjoying these postings. Come back and visit soon.

Love Jonah :)

More pics from London...

" We are the Shark Men, but where is the Walrus?"



Stop in the name of silliness



Finally the pics from London have arrived

Dear family and friends,

So here we go with the first wave of my pics from my trip to the UK this past Summer. Most of the trip took place in and around Edgware but when Mom and Dad went to Amsterdam, I spent three lovely days with Jules and Joe in Brighton.


Hanging out at a Conservation Area




Out of steam after a busy day of play





Taking a ride on the Canon's park zip-line

















More to come!!

Very sorry !

Dear family and friends,

As some of you may have noticed, Jonah and I have all but stopped posting to the blog since we got back from London, UK mid August. We both want to take this moment to offer our sincere apologies about the state of the blog and lack of updates.

I'm sure that out of the precious few people left who read the blog, you have all but given up hope. I assure you that we are still here and eager to share our stories and pictures. But the life of a 3 year old is crazy busy and it's getting harder to find time to sit in front of the computer.Also, I used to be able to freely post while at work but that has all but changed due to the hectic nature of my positon. I can't really offer you dear reader any other explanation that doesn't include a lame excuse. SO here is what Jonah and I worked out.

We will post about the trip by the end of this week and then we are going to finish off the blog and regular postings on his 4th birthday. Moving forward, we may try a different approach entirely. Nana was suggesting a e-newsletter or we may keep with the blog but only post once a month.

Either way, we realize that jonah is older now and his life is shifting and changing. We don't take as many pics as we used to because we disliked our camera. But we bought a new one so that should inpsire us more.

Don't give up hope and visit again soon for updates.

Daddy : D

Highlights from the Family Vacation 2010

Hello friends,
I wanted to share some brief highlights from our trip so far. These photos are from the Internet as we don't have the right set up here from the UK. Some of the highlights include: A road trip to Chichester where Dad drove his first care ever on the roads nad motorways of London. We visited Darren, Miriam and their 9 month old daughter Audrey....  

An extended visit to the seaside tourist mecca of Brighton where I stayed for 4 days with my lovely Auntie Jules and my 4 yr old cousin Joe. From days spent in the park to different activities and hijinks, my time in Brighton without Mom and Dad was a huge step forward for me.It also marked the first time in years they have gone away without me for more than 24hrs. They decided to take advantage of the cheap flights to Europe from Heathrow and went off to...Amsterdam!

 

From interesting culture landmarks and musuems to districts and coffeshops, they said the best part of their adventure was renting bicycles and booting all over the cycle friendly city. They even saw one of the last remaining windmills. They stayed in a wonderful B&B with it's own private rooftop patio and little kitchenette. They may have only stayed 36 hrs or so but it was a nice opportunity for them to have quality time. I really enjoyed staying with Jules and joe. 

Now we are all together again in Edgware with my Sabba and Savta ( Ruth and Harry). We have been planning day trips to various parks and museums. Mom and Dad have visited various friends, eaten loads of curry and been shopping around town.  We have had an amazing time so far and everyone has been lovely but I personally am ready to head home. I miss my room and toys. But until then we continue to enjoy time wiht family and look forward to sharing our pics with you when we return!


See you soon,
J django xx

They've Arrived...

Quick update my loves....
Although I don't have any pictures to prove it, Lucy and Jonah landed successfully at Heathrow Airport in London, UK on July 25th and are now staying with Ruth and Harry in Edgeware. Apparently Jonah was in good form the entire flight, despite having only slept for 2 hours. As usual, he handles every situation like a champion.  I left them at the airport and although I was rather sad, I focused my thoughts on them having a great adventure and safe flight. I'm set to touch down on British soil on Saturday, July 31st.

I should mention that at one point, a slight drama did occur in Lucy and Jonah's travels. Towards the end of the flight, Lucy discovered that Jonah had lost or misplaced his Disney, Lightning McQueen TM 'Dinky' Car (pictured below with sinister grin) somewhere on the plane. This fact made him quite upset and he was inconsolable when the car was not recovered. I'm not sure if it is still M.I.A but I will likely be purchasing a replacement at Zellers and bringing it with me. So that of course explains the grin on that car, (I'm feeding the Disney Machine...LOL)


 " Damn right you are Daddy-o. Disney owns you!"

I'm also proud/misty eyed  to report that Jonah has been asking after me  and is clearly missing his Dad. At one point he said to Lucy, " He isn't coming is he?"


Tthe first thing he'll likely say to me at the airport is, "You were taking a very long time Dad." Jonah loves to mention that I take a long time with everything.The whole gang is meeting me at the airport so I'll send an update once I'm settled in. Ruth's computer is on the fritz so I wont post pics till our return.


Take care dear readers and have a safe and enjoyable August.
See you soon :)

Daddy D