snow sliding

rock star in training

snow shots

this was just this morning

not many cars were attempting our street

the trees were hanging heavy

this one fell down an hour later

lilah loves the snow

the snow loves lilah

blue sky down the road

grey cloud up the road

snow in the mouth

let's get dressed

lilah rocks the snow-gear

yep, we're ready

let's get our hat and coat and

GO OUTSIDE!

BRRRR

just after saying,

"i can't do that"

she does it.

the snow is falling and it's cold outside

oh dear, oh dearie me

view from our window.

the vw behind the rover is ours... poor girl.

glasgow's 1st snowrall of the year: 27 november, 2010

advent wreath

steven and i spent saturday evening after lilah was in bed making this.

it's our first one.

there are candles in it now. one for every sunday before christmas.

to awaken from a food coma

one needs a little pull...

lilah's seconds

no tact, my love

to be fair, though,

she did finish them.

thanksgiving: people

these are the unsuspecting Brits and Scots

there's one fellow american (next to lilah) who truly knows the score

and is happily eating for two on this occasion (good excuse for more seconds...)

lilah is just happy that everyone came to play with her

there were 17 people (7 kids, 10 adults) in our tiny flat that night

to remember for next time:

there were enough chairs, but not enough forks.

thanksgiving: food

two chickens in place of a turkey

homemade cranberry sauce (best ever, with pears, star anise, and port featuring in the mix)

candied yams (sweet potatoes to the brits)

TWO stuffings: one veg and one with chicken

and mashed potatoes, applesauce, barley and pomegranate salad, macaroni and lentil casserole, and a green bean casserole.

we weren't fooling around.

movies we've watched this weekend

marc gerig was most definitely in the building on saturday...

he would have been proud

but i was a bit worried

after all, i was much older than three when my dad had me watch this one.

but steven and lilah seemed to be enjoying every bit of the last 30 minutes of

Close Encounters, until this happened...

and lilah came over to sit with me as Richard Dreyfuss went away with the aliens.

i know for a fact it wasn't him leaving that made her cry.

it was the aliens leaving that brought the tears.

so we discovered that lilah is sensitive to movies like her mother, and not able to suspend disbelief like her father.

this means: No E.T. till at least 6, for one. And countless others are scored off the list of watch-able films that i can't think of at the moment. If you'd like to contribute to the "currently banned" list, feel free. I'll take note.

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on sunday, however, when dad went to work, i plugged in the following and we howled with laughter at the silly gango-stars (dinosaurs/gansters/goblins), along with many other things...

"comedians? get outta here!"

this dance sequence is brilliant. but that's only because

jack lemmon is brilliant.

"i can't have babies!"

"we'll adopt."

...

"but i'm a man!"

"nobody's perfect."

lilah has made it clear that she definitely wants marilyn monroe's

"Hair, Earrings, and Singing."

(i get her dresses - woo hoo!)

is this going to be a problem?

i mean, i don't think so... because everyone else confuses us anyway

even we confuse ourselves

but the fact that the daughter (that's you, lilah) is in agreement

that we are the same person

well, if that ain't somethin' tellin

i don't know what is.

slow motion tantrum

lilah's in a huff

this was her silent protest

pretty yogic tantrum

the "gone limp" trick has just reared its head

sometimes it is best to let the waves roll on by

and sometimes it's good to capture them

for posterity's sake

Tia has officially left the building

This is Meatball.

pronounced mEeht-bawl.

Poppa Jon, take note:

you've got some fierce competition...

Ian Dury is a girl's best friend

and Lilah is so punk rock.

second swimming lesson discussion

it's kind of odd...

but i'm trying to document everything,

warts and all.

the lantern walk

we went on the German Kinderclub's annual Lantern Walk at the University of Glasgow. the Lantern Walk celebrates the deeds of St Martin. There are songs (in German) and the children hold their lanterns and walk around lighting up the night.

it was 6pm

that's the University tower

it's oh so dark here

more swimming

totally looks the part

she'll be doing laps in no time

taking our medicine

propolis for the oogy days

just in case

the end of the impromptu halloween party

yes, that's a red leather jacket lilah is wearing and no, you can't have it

tom and honor.

lilah loves tom.

we love them both!

(tom dressed as frank the bunny from donny darko and was positively terrifying)

happy halloween, everybody

year 3: strawberry