Cornwall

** Mommy note: Aside from us being on Holiday to make this post late, I got the flu and was in NO shape yesterday to get this post going. So, here we are, better late than never! SOOOOO many pictures this week... I made some small, but hopefully you can get an idea. I could have posted WAY more :-)

Beautiful waterfall on the beach near the castle.
Walking around town.

We had a very busy week, well mostly weekend. Aside from the extended time in the car and sleeping in a new environment, we enjoyed a lot of sea air! Our trip down to Newquay (the town we stayed in) took 8 hours instead of 6 and we sat, not moving, for some time in traffic. Welcome to England people! I handled all this pretty well for the first 5 hours, but when I was over it, I made sure Mommy and Daddy knew! My first night was a bit rough too. I fell asleep with Mommy and when I woke up in my Pack n' Play, I had no idea where I was and didn't really want to sleep after that.... I think we got about 4 hours the first night :) Got the hang of it by the second though!Cornwall Countryside.

We had lunch in the car.
I showed Mommy I can eat a wrap just like her.
(Maybe she'll stop cutting everything up!)

Our Hotel, we were on the third floor (second in England)View from our hotel room!

There is a house on the island on the left.
The only way to it is the walking bridge between the two.

We has an amazing day of sightseeing before returning home. We spent so much time outdoors on different coastlines around Cornwall (Southwest England). We went to an amazing castle ruin site. Mommy bought a hiking backpack carrier for me and I was a trooper on Daddy's back for our hike. It involved 300 + stairs, but I thought it was all pretty easy :) As Mommy was commenting on how hard some of the stairs got to be, we met a lady with a cane slowly but surely treking to the top... Even Daddy turned around and said, "She's going up there?"

Narrow roads to get to the castle.
More than once cars had to back up or pull over to get through!

Castle Ruins
Me and my Dada in Mommy's BEST purchase EVER! :)

It was Soooo windy...Beach (above) and just a few of the steps we climbed (above and below)In a cave on the beach.

After the castle, we drove out to Land's End. It is the most southern point in England. We walked around, enjoyed some different coastal views before heading back toward our hotel. I took advantage of the car trips in-between for some much needed napping.

"Grandmas and Grandpas are that way!"

(If you can't read the sign, it says New York - 3,147 miles)

Getting as close to Grandma as possible!

I got to play in the sand for my very first time on the famous Fistral Beach, known for its surfing. A contest was just ending as we arrived actually. Although I had my hesitations about the sand, I quickly dug around and tried to find rocks to put in my mouth! I LOVED watching the waves and surfers too. I tried some yummy Cornish ice cream, fudge, a freshmade smoothie, and enjoyed every minute of this holiday!

Look Mommy, my hands are dirty :)

In other news, Daddy was a super trooper all weekend. He spent all last week in the states, two days of it house hunting and then came home to drive us around Cornwall for 3 days... Man, we love him! He found me a fabulous bedroom in TX but says we have to wait to see if we get to buy it or not. Stay tuned...


While Daddy was away, Mommy and I enjoyed time with friends and hanging out at home. Oh, Mommy also started to babysit once a month for 2 hours in the morning while these ladies have a meeting. It is great because we get to have a playdate with all of their children and I get to chase around all these kids from age 1 to 8. Hopefully she does it every month till we leave!


Stuff about me: I have gotten better at walking, although crawling is WAY faster :) I have definitely figured out that Daisy likes it when I feed her and gain joy out of this. She faithfully waits under my chair during each meal for droppings. I suppose since I enjoy her food, it's only fair... (Sometimes she walks away from a meal with turkey stuck to her back:) I love talking and screaming (can get really high pitched), and can make a horsey sound. Mommy will try to get this on video for next week. Oh yeah, I know how to find noses... I can occasionally find mine, but that is not nearly as interesting as everyone else whether in a book or in person!

I leave you with videos this week of 1) Dancing with Elmo, 2)Why I'm not allowed in the kitchen, 3) Lovin' my first time in the sand (this is the best one by far!)

Love,
Madelyn et. al.

P.S. TOMORROW I AM 10 MONTHS OLD!

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