Kid Zone

Many of the museums here have "Kid Zones" It is basically an entire area just for kids and totally hands on. Lots of fun

Playdough fun

cookie time

It was way to cold to venture outside so we stayed in and made cookies Cheeeese!

They said it was the most snow they have seen in the city for 20 years!

A fun sign at yet another museum

Win a Nursing Cover

Win a nursing cover and some yummy cookies while helping a sweet baby girl named Mia.

All you have to do is click HERE to find out how. And the best part is it is all FREE! Even if you already have a nursing cover you can always give it as a gift. It only takes a minute so atleast check out her story.

mac n' cheese request

Does anyone have a really good homemade mac n' cheese recipe??

Pancakes

Bisquick is really expensive here in the UK so I had to improvise and found this yummy way easy recipe for pancakes. This was enough to serve the kids and me, so I suggest doubling it. Don't forget the syrup, I have posted a recipe in my recipe section.

Mix dry ingredients

4¾oz plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

2 tbsp caster sugar

then add:

1 large egg, lightly beaten

2 tbsp melted butter (allowed to cool slightly) or olive oil

enough milk to make it a pancake batter.

A night with the stars

thanks to Obama...I guess something good did come out of him becoming President. Everyone over here in Englad LOVES Obama so in honor of his inaguration Madame Tussauds let all Americans in for free. So we took advantage.

Brownies and Ice Skating

Reagan just couldn't get enough of the brownies we had made

Two very happy kids

Jeff teaching Zack how to ice skate.

Natural History Museum

a fun new swing at Peter Pan's park
mom, it's cold, do I really have to stand here for another picture?

Zack at the helm

Captain Hook's Pirate Ship!

our apartment

Mine, Jeff's and Reagan's room
Zack's room

our itty bitty kitchen...complete with a washer/dryer (all in one)

Our front room