Thanks, uncle Djamo!

A couple of weeks ago, uncle Djamo and aunt Yasmin came to visit with some exciting news. Uncle Djamo scored himself a job, as a math teacher at an American school in Kuwait! It was hot, the park’s paddle pool was still open and uncle Djamo brought his camera.

We had a very excited day in the park, with Djamo the paparazzo taking photos and Djamo the teacher excitedly telling us all about Kuwait. I ended up with beautiful summer photos of Babel in the pool and park. Djamo ended up officially accepting the job offer and signing his contract here in Derby with us.

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Oma in Derby

When we lived in Buxton, Oma used to visit every month. But, this month was only Oma’s second visit since we moved to Derby. Her first was for Babel’s birthday, so it had been almost 4 months. Oma really missed Babel and was very happy to finally see him again in real life.

Caravan Park

Having had good experiences at numerous family vacation parks all over Europe, I thought it would be nice to try the same here in the UK with Babel and the Japanesies. We ended up renting a caravan at Parkdean Trecco Bay in Wales. The location of the park was nice, right near a large beautiful public beach. Unfortunately, the park itself was a disappointment.

Cardiff Castle

On our way to the Welsh beach caravan we rented for the weekend, we stopped at Cardiff Castle. It was the first time for all of us in Wales, and we marveled at all the weird and unpronounceable spellings that don’t resemble English at all.

Aquarium

On our second day with the car, we took everyone to the National Sealife Centre in Birmingham. It is in the middle of the city, so it wasn’t a very large aquarium. Yet, certainly good enough for a little boy’s first ever visit to an aquarium.

Babel Weekly – 32

32 weeks today and it’s Sinterklaas! Sinterklaas is a Dutch holiday and as a little girl I was very fond of it, so I’ve been eager to start the tradition with you. I know you’re still too young to understand but that doesn’t mean we can’t start celebrating yet!

Babel Weekly – 17

Look at you, you’re such a tall bear, uh boy. No, I’ve not been stretching that bear suit you wore home from the hospital. But it is the same suit, I simply bought the same suit in the largest size. I just loved it so much and was a bit sad you grew out of it so quickly.