It’s always good to spend time with Kate and the family in London. This year the visits seem to have been all too scarce. But it was great to get onto their WiFi with my lap top and have unlimited internet access to catch up with some of my backlog. I’m spending so much quality time living my life at the moment that there isn’t much time left to write about it!!
On this visit, Tyla was performing in a school concert. With five of her friends she was singing ‘Wouldn’t it be loverley’ – and it was. Tyla's the one on the right in the front row!
Riley (spellbound) and I actually went to both the afternoon and evening performances and Kate and Bret managed to get a video of the evening performance.
As I’d taken Riley out for the day to visit cousin Jules a few weeks ago, Saturday morning was an opportunity to take Tyla out to brunch and it was such fun that it almost felt like being with a girl friend!! When we came home she showed me some of the moves she’s learnt for an upcoming ballet performance.
With the school week in progress again there was an opportunity to run a lot of errands in and around Oxford Street and what better companion to have than a little 3 year old on her scooter. I’m sure she smiled all day long and she enchanted more than a handful of shoppers. Having a little difficulty in finding an outfit for Tyla I wondered how to occupy Riley while I deliberated. On a shelf were several battery operated animals and she had a wonderful time while they squeaked, barked, jumped and performed on all sides of her.
Of course, all that shopping made a cup of coffee absolutely essential so Riley decided what she wanted to drink
And ate her raisins while she waited to be served
And then decided that the whole adventure had been just too grown up for her
Fortunately we were the only couple in the café and it was very hard to resist the beatific smile when she quickly became upright again!
Back home again she was very tired but fortunately her delightful elder sister was home from school and, after their bath, was on hand to read her a story or three.
