It’s been quite a fun week. The Husband’s grandpa, grandma, and aunt have been visiting since Sunday. We have had a blast playing board games, going to the driving range, drinking brandy and coke (that’s how grandpa rolls), and eating. Lots and lots of eating.
Oh, and lots and lots of chewing and drooling. It’s been hard to capture a picture of Henry and the grandparents without Henry’s hand in his mouth. Or a rattle (like this one!). Or an earnest attempt to fit them both in.
It is, obviously, very special to have the grandparents around – Henry’s great-grandparents! And it’s extra special because we do not get to see them very often, as there is an entire ocean between us all usually. This sounds so American, but they are so British (I am sure they think I am so American). I’m found of you Brits, of course, so that’s a good thing.
Tonight, we headed out to dinner, which was a nice treat.
Our destination: 300 East.
Hummus, beans and rice, and so. many. vegetables. That is also a very good thing.
There may or may not be an English cup o’ tea waiting for me in the kitchen.
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the food looks so good! and that’s so nice that family is in town!
Is that where you and I went for dinner?
yes!
I’ve always wanted to go to England! Hopefully you can take Henry to visit them when he’s older and can remember the trip!
My grandparents were British and I loved it! I married a Russian and now my children will have grandparents that are fluent in another language. I love the marriage of different cultures in a family.
So glad Henry got to spend some time with his loving grandparents.
Yum! Henry is really concentrating on his toy
Oooh fun night out!
Henry is such a cutie! He’s so intent on staring at his hands!
Hope you continue to have a wonderful visit!
Caitlin, did you see this? it made me think of you & your use of “chuffed”
http://news.yahoo.com/britishisms-creeping-american-english-183652134.html
it also made me think of Gretchen Wieners trying to make “fetch” happen!
Coming from a genuine (that rhymes with ‘fin’ not ‘wine’!) Brit, we’re more likely to say cuppa tea, rather than cup o’tea…. we leave that pronunciation to the Irish
You definitely get points for drinking proper tea at all, though!
These pictures made me smile…the grandparents are just adorable!!!
That sounds like so much! I’m a little jealous that you have British family….I’m a bit of Anglophile
Never thought I’d say this but what pretty hummus!
Aw thats so great to have great grandparents around! Random question but I did a workout DVD with a Bristish instructor and she kept refering to the belly button as a tummy button, is this a British thing? I spent one month in England and never heard the word tummy button so now I am curious!
Haha, I don’t know – I’ll have to ask Kristien. Never heard of the tummy button either.
It is so cool that Henry gets to meet his great-grandparents! That is pretty rare. You do a great job of capturing him learning and growing!
Just had my own English cup of tea – yum! And Henry is PRECIOUS. Getting so big!!
Oh my goodness! Henry is growing up so fast! What a cutie.
It’s so fun that they are visiting! I would just want them to sit and talk to me for ever and ever if I were you haha Henry looks like he’s loving the grandparent attention.
Dinner looks amazing.
Haha what does it take to be ‘so British’?!?
I feel SO American every time I’m around my British bf’s family. They did not know what to make of all my food picture taking during our last trip over this summer!
So glad you’re getting to enjoy time with them! It’s so special to meet and know your grandparents, let alone your GREAT grandparents!
OMG that hummus with capers! YUM!