Halloween 2012

Life's getting more complicated now that E is older.  Four is old enough to begin to really grasp the traditions of certain holidays... and Halloween is no exception. 

Beginning to scoop out the pumpkin... we all took turns wielding the spoon.

The final result: here is "Scary Pumpkin Dave" as named by E.

Blurry pic of the kids before we set out trick-or-treating.  E was a scary knight with a giant trident and C dressed up as her brother, wearing his yellow construction vest and carrying a foam sword.  We live in a great, very safe neighborhood.  England doesn't do Halloween like America, but some houses really tried hard.  We only called in on places with lit pumpkins.  About a quarter of a way into our route we met up with folks we knew and went in a big pack down the street until we eventually split up again to come home... have I mentioned yet that I love this area?

Halloween aside, it's been a few weeks of mundanity around here.  I took the camera along to our neighborhood park recently....

Today we went to the children's zoo in Battersea, which has adventure playgrounds and a fire engine to clamber on in addition to animals. 

Beep beep.

He spent ages on this sand digger.

Really was too cold for sand and water play.  Went to have lunch and peek at the animals after this, then back for another 20 mins play before leaving.

BIG smile.

And that's all for now.