I’ve had my hooks out again. The crochet fever comes and goes but it’s definitely been strong lately! I’ve found it helps with the study if I stagger it with essay writing… I have been wanting to make something for Otis since I first learned he was on the way, so his first birthday was a perfect excuse to try out this little monkey.
He turned out pretty cute. But not as cute as Otis who melts my heart every time I see him on Skype xx Can’t wait to see some snaps from his birthday party!!
One of the joys of our church placement has been seeing Noah as he grows up (he turned one last Wednesday), and the last time we were at his house, he was so happy and playful! Pretty cute right.
My gorgeous parents! Taken at their church ‘oldies vs youngies’ soccer game. Miss them x
Babies grow really fast! Holly and Pippa came to Oxford to visit for a day in the middle of March, which was a total treat. The sun was playing nice and we went for a lovely stroll into town for a coffee and then headed to Magdalen College for a picnic amongst the daffodils and blossoms. Rob’s sister Erin joined us too (and got us into the college for free - thanks!), she has been living in Oxford for seven years and knew loads of good spots and walkways.
Kim is becoming something of a baby whisperer, just look at that grin on Pippa’s face! He also looks pretty good pushing a stroller, which he did the whole way home, commenting on the suspension etc. Ha!
- can you guess which of us might have taken the next photo?
We are now officially on our Easter Holiday! Chill-axing at Sarah’s place in Derby, with the sun streaming through the windows. I asked Kim if maybe we should go outside, but he he just replied with ‘we have things to do’, which is true. Computer things. Blog things. Which are almost our favourite things. Sarah gave me some photos from my last visit in March when we went to see Iron and Wine, which was also about the last time I posted anything - time for a catch up!
The Iron and Wine gig was phenomenal. It was in Birmingham at the Town Hall and couldn’t have been further from our experience at Wolverhampton. We were seated, the venue was beautiful and no-one threw beer over us. Daniel Martin Moore was supporting (I had never heard of him before - he made me instantly care about the Appalachian Mountains), and Iron and Wine (Sam Beam + others) produced something like sonic perfection. They played songs from their new album, and mixed up older, more well known tunes in a fresh way. I have never seen so many different instruments used for one gig (there was a roadie dedicated to bringing out the guitars) and his sister provided the perfect backing vocals.
Good live music is like a balm for the soul. I felt really refreshed after this visit - it may have also had something to do with it giving me a four day weekend too.
