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A Sunny Day Out In Nottingham

I took Calleigh down to Victoria Centre in Nottingham today, along with Auntie Lana, to enter her into the Baby and Toddler of the year competition run by the Nottingham Post.

After a few tears due to the strange lady with a huge camera in her face we finally got some brilliant smiles and hopefully some winning photos of Calleigh. We have to go down next week to take a look at them but I think voting begins in this Sunday's Nottingham Post.

So if you happen to pick up a copy be sure to vote for Calleigh.

After a bit of shopping we stopped for lunch in Starbucks where Auntie Lana ate the shop dry before heading back to Market Square where there is currently a big artificial beach and some rides. As it was a lovely sunny day we decided to park our bums on the sand and let Calleigh have a play.

She loved the feel of the sand between her little fingers and managed to cover herself, me and Lana in sand before we decided we had eaten enough of it.

We moved on to one of the rides which me and Lana were able to go on with her. We went round and round and round and Calleigh had so much fun that she fell asleep almost instantly after we got off.

Back at home we decided to stay out in the sun for a bit longer, after all you never know when It's going to be this nice again.



Home Sweet Home

We have been back home for over a week now and just about settled back in. The flight home was a breeze, Calleigh even got her own seat and slept most of the way.

The normally dreadful English weather has been good to us and we have seen some beautiful days since we have been back.

It was great catching up with family and showing them the tons of photos of Calleigh on her travels.

We also celebrated Daddy's birthday last week. We made him some cookies and ninjabread men and then Calleigh and Daddy spent the afternoon playing his favourite game on the Xbox- Red Dead Redemption.

I love being back in the comfort of my own home, surrounded by family, but I am definitely missing being over there. You just can't beat it. On that note I will announce that all being well with pending visas and job offers we will be moving out there to live in January next year.

A whole new life awaits us out there and it is a once in a lifetime opportunity that we cannot and will not let pass by.



Last Weekend: Butterflies and Budweiser

Woke up Sunday morning and it was a bit dull looking outside. First time we have seen bad weather since we've been out here. So in light of the dull weather we decided to do the Budweiser Brewery Tour.

We spent the morning walking around the working brewery and Calleigh was more than anxious to meet Mr Busch.

At the end of the tour Mummy and Daddy enjoyed some more free beer and were delighted to see the sun had decided to come out after all.

Next stop was the Butterfly House in Faust Park. I had been here before on my birthday but due to the crippling heat on that day, neglected to take any photos. This time however we got some lovely shots of Calleigh enjoying the tropical garden of butterflies.

Daddy was even lucky enough to have one sit on his leg.

However the day does not end there. Mummy decided it would be a good idea to end the day with a gentle walk amongst the trees. So we headed on down to Rockwoods and began the trail. It was good at first, we did all the things the booklet told us to do, found an old stone wall and looked for old fossils. It was only then i read out cross the stepping stones and climb up the steps.

As you can see we decided we could do it, so we took Calleigh out of the pushchair and dragged it up the steep steps. It was only a little later on down the trail that I realised we should of just turned back there. But no, we carried on.

We fought against rocky paths, overgrown trees, narrow paths with death drops, rickety old bridges, more steps, steep hills and buzzing mosquito's before we finally got to the top and was rewarded with a beautiful view. Although at one point I feared that Paul was going to shove me off it for making him endure this.

After this and a few more rocky bits we were happy to see the return of some good old tarmac as we made our way back down to earth.

Finally back at the bottom sweaty, knackered and relieved Daddy said "We should do that again some time".

We have had a brilliant couple of weeks out here in St Louis but today is our last day.

We fly back to England tomorrow and as much as I'm going to miss it here I can't wait to get back home.

See you soon England xx

Last Weekend: Grant's Farm

It was our last weekend here in St Louis so we tried to cram as much as we could into it.

On Saturday we went to Grant's Farm, a Farm owned by Anheuser Busch.

We boarded the tram which took us around the farm grounds and deer park. We saw lots of Deer and Cows from all over the world and even saw some Buffalo up close (Daddy likes Buffalo, they remind him of Red Dead Redmption). 

After we got off the tram there were a lot more interesting animals to look at. Calleigh's favourite was the camel she got up close and personal with.

Then Mummy and Daddy went to claim their free beers and we sat down in a nice German looking courtyard and enjoyed the sun and the bud, whilst Calleigh enjoyed some banana Yogurt.

After we got back to the hotel we were all pretty hot so decided on a little cool off in the pool. Calleigh seemed a lot better this time, maybe because Daddy decided to come in too (shes definitely a Daddy's girl).

Right now It's time for Calleigh and I to hit the mall and find Daddy some birthday presents. What we did on Sunday will be coming soon..

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