Stratford Upon Avon

We wrapped up our incredible week in Stratford Upon Avon, the fairy-tale hometown of William Shakespeare AND yes - we drove there!


Tea? For two?

Oldest tavern in Stratford where we enjoyed the most amazing meal of our trip!

The home on the left is the birthplace of Shakespeare

Anne Hathaway's Cottage

This classic street had to be captured in photo!

~ Beautiful Riga ~

I'll add more and captions later...for now just a few pics!

London baby!

So it's 3:30AM in London... yeah time changes really mess with ya! BUT I figured it would be the perfect time to post a few pics of our whirlwind first 30 hours en route and in the UK.

It's really perfect weather here! It's cool and rainy and as you will see WINDY...

Tower of London

Tower Bridge

This is the shot I was going for...

This is a sampling of the sequence of events to get it -->




Phew - finally!!

This show was amazing ~ We are so in love!

More later - off to LATVIA!!

Dedicated: Lincoln & Sawyer

Dylan has the most adorable cousins who unfortunately live WAY TOO far away! But they are so good to him (and have an awesome mom!) and made him personalized cards, mailed individually, from Latvia, absolutely oozing with love! He promptly named each masterpiece and we have hung them in the place of honor, on the fridge.

"Lincoln" by Lincoln Thomas Busby, age 4.75


"Hands" by Sawyer Hamilton Busby, age 2.5

When we wants to hold the picture he asks for it by name.

Link to "tank you" video from Dylan! It was too large to upload here...

**Dyl thought we were on Skype hence his reason for coming to look at the screen, poor kid wanted to actually talk to the boys! We live in the future man!!

What was he thinking??

Last month Ryan accomplished an incredibly difficult race to the top, literally the top, of the mountain in Kaysville. There's this little race called the Bairgutsman, little in the sense that you can't find much information about it and what you do find is very ambiguous. Well, at the suggestion of his "friend" Scott he decided to sign up...kind of, he was talking about it for months before I just went in and committed him by registration!

Essentially this race goes from Fruit Heights FIVE+ MILES STRAIGHT UP THE MOUNTAIN - a 5,000 foot climb - to the radar towers on top, it's then finished with a mere 5+ miles along the top to the finish line before you hitchhike down Farmington Canyon. Hence the title of this post "What was he thinking?" Well, what I was thinking is let's take out more life insurance! But of course he made it and in great time (2h57m, 20th place!! I know, he rocked it!) with minimal thrashing of this legs from the brush - this is definitely not a groomed trail.

Thanks for taking a couple of breaks to share with those of us mere mortals who were sleeping and missed this breathtaking morning view!

Dilly Doo is two two TWO!

It's hard to believe that it's already been two years since our little Dilly was born! It's amazing to me how at each stage I have thought how much fun he is and how "this is my favorite" but then the next moment it changes and I fall love all over again!

He is so much fun right now and FULL of his own opinions. He is into cars, trains, animals, books, counting, colors, coloring, Mickey Mouse and most of all Spongebob AKA "Bob-bob". He is always talking and if you listen carefully he is very clear as to what he wants, his persistence pretty much ensures you will figure it out! Fortunately while he is learning to be more demanding he is also learning to use his manners. He is very gracious and will nearly always say "Thank You", "Sorry" and "Please". We are still working on "You're Welcome" and "Excuse Me". He is also very excited to learn about everything in the world around him! As we drive he will say "Mama, Mama, Mama... (until acknowledged) ... Choo-choo-train" or "Car". He is also noticing what is on signs, like "Lala" (Elephant) "Cow", "Pig", "Didi" (dinosaur) etc. and then tell you what they say. I could go on and on but kind of feel like I have already!!

We love you Dylan and the enthusiasm you bring to our otherwise dull lives!


Yes we are as tired as we look ~ We had just returned from an exhausting (meaning lots-o-fun and very little sleep!) trip to NYC!

We had a few fun games for the "kids" including jello aquariums, decorating the treasure chests that they hunted for and taking down the Spongebob pinata!



Thanks for cooking the Krabby Patties Curt!


I didn't get pictures of everyone - Kids parties are crazy! :D But I do have more they are just on Jim's camera still...looks like we'll need a birthday post REEEEMIIIIX!

I ADORE this cake (shout out to Parson's Bakery) and the table looked amazing - don't you think!?!


Dylan is so spoiled! I know this sounds dumb but honestly I didn't even consider gifts when I planned the party - you all are too, too generous!! We got him this fun playhouse "Dylan's house" where he visits daily. He also got lots of Spongebob paraphanalia which he loves, playdough, a dr. set, outdoor toys, puzzles, books, clothes, pool toys, a hand-painted bathroom stool, tent, a slide to match the house, and on and on...Did I mention he is spoiled?!?

Happy birthday my little Dilly Doo ~ We love you!

Go to this...I mean it!

http://www.jakstheatrecompany.org/

http://www.arttix.org/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=5441

Dedicated: To anyone who needs/wants to hear it!