Rugby Festival

Two days ago Bryce had a field trip at the Peterborough Rugby Football Club in Fengate. They were holding a rugby festival and many other schools were also there participating. Luckily this was tag rugby and not tackle rugby. In the morning the children had a coaching session and after lunch is when they had the matches. Steve, Kylie and I went to watch. Bryce was very excited to learn how to play and he even made a score as you will see in the picture when he has the ball. That of course sent him to cloud nine! The kids did a great job huddling together to form their strategies and his teacher was involved too. A teacher informed us that the U.S. is the reigning Olympic gold medal winning champion in rugby...this was in 1924 and was the last year of rugby in the olympics. When Bryce came home he told us how this is one of his best days ever.

Tyler had a class assembly today and this is one of the songs he learned after seeing the play "The tiger who came to tea." They were so cute singing in their English accents. The video came out a little blurry, but you can still see it ok.

Our visit to Warwick Castle

Last weekend we went to Warwick Castle. It was about an hour and a half away and it was well worth the drive. This castle started to be built in 1068 on the orders of William the Conqueror and was completed in 1395. We were able to climb up to the top of the tower and the view up there was amazing. With the leaves changing color it was a site to see. The kids had a lot of fun playing in leaves, seeing the inside of the castle, and playing at the playground. We will definitely go back!

We were at the river inside Warwick Castle. It was beautiful!

Kylie had fun playing in the leaves.

The tower you see in the picture was Guy’s Tower. It was built in the 14th century. It is twelve-sided, stands 39 metres high and has five stories.
The first four stories consist of a central stone-vaulted chamber with two small side rooms – one a gardrobe (toilet), the other probably a bedchamber.
The fifth storey is a hexagonal guardroom. During the Civil War the windows here were enlarged so that they could take small hand-held cannons.
The walkways that run along the curtain walls meant that crossbowmen and archers could move swiftly to quell danger at any point on the perimeter.
Once in position they could pick off the enemy from the battlements. These consist of solid sections of wall, called merlons, and gaps, known as embrasures.
The tops of the towers are encircled by parapets that added a further layer to the castle's defences.

We are working our way up to the top of the tower. We had to climb over 500 steps to get there.The view is amazing!
Here is a church we saw from the top of the tower.
Bryce and Tyler are having lots of fun playing at the playground.

Crazy Hair Day

Last Friday at school it was crazy hair day. The kids got to mess up their hair however they liked. Our kids had a blast getting ready for this (mom, dad and kylie did too). Don't they look like thing 1 and thing 2 from Cat in the Hat? Kylie couldn't believe what she was seeing. She they looked very funny and then she would say "I don't like it." Luckily the blue in their hair was easy to wash out that night!

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This is the best suprised look that I have ever seen. He was so shocked that the tooth fairy actually took his tooth...he couldn't believe it!

FYI

We just bought our plane tickets to come home for Christmas!!!! We depart December 11th and Return January 6th. Now all you grandparents can start jumping for joy.....and don't start planning our days for us just yet(kidding). We are looking forward to seeing everyone and telling you all you want to know (if we even know yet) about the wonderful country of England. We do have some expectations though:
1. Good home cooked meals
2. Not much chicken or fish please
3. Midwest Steak and Hamburgers would be great
4. Eat Out!!!!!!!!
5. Sleeping in
6. Steve and I get a date night (a couple would be nice)
7. Last but not least quality time with family and friends

Let the countdown begin!

Bryce finally got his guitar that he has been wanting. He takes guitar lessons every Tuesday. Maybe he will know a song by Christmas time.
A couple people asked me what the police cars look like, well here you go. Nice and bright! Pretty much can't miss them.
YAY, the search is over! We finally have both cars. We drove an hour away to get this car. Are you surprised...Steve bought another white car. After the long hard thought process he went through to decide what type of car he wants, he decides to buy a Volvo S40. It is a very nice car.

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