10 Months

Today marks 10 months for Nora. She is steadily becoming a toddler rather than a baby which is both fun and frightening. But isn't she cute??

Since we've come to Oxford, she now waves, claps, has sprouted teeth and army crawls all over the place. (If you look closely at the picture below, you can see those pearly-whites!)

This afternoon was beautiful so the three of us took a walk to our local library branch which has a small sculpture garden behind it. Nora especially liked the otter. It was just her size!

Then we stopped by Starbucks for a quick latte. Can you believe they don't have pumpkin spice lattes here?!?! A travesty - to be sure!!! I hope they'll have egg nog lattes but I'm not holding my breath.

Two Saturdays ago (the 17th) Ben "matriculated". Don't worry he's okay... it's not a disease. It's a ceremony at Oxford where you officially become a member of the University. This used to be an exam - in Latin - and if you didn't pass, you were not admitted. But now, it's just a short ceremony that everyone has to get all dressed up for. Ben looked so sharp. A nice lady on the street offered to take a family photo.

Afterward we went to lunch to celebrate at a restaurant called Jamie's Italian. It's one of Jamie Oliver's restaurants of whom we have both been fans for several years now. The food (although a bit pricey for our meager budget) was delicious.

For those of you wondering, mom is out of the hospital (without surgery - I misunderstood that part) and will be on meds for the next few months as her heart heals. Grandma's memorial service is tomorrow. We would still appreciate your prayers.