More pics from our time in Durham last November

Here are a selection of pictures taken before we headed back to USA. Actually, thinking back I think these were all taken before Jack's Christening... good job we squeezed so much in first because Jack and I were poorly after that w/e, to the point that we delayed our return flight to give Jack a chance to get over the bronchiolitis he developed.

Anyway, here they are...



Jack meets Eve and William Megginson, Claire's two gorgeous kids.


Auntie Claire and Eve go eye-to-eye with Jack


Uncle Bob and Torran

Torran and Jack get to hang out together... ok, so they were more interested in the toys they each had brought than in getting to know each other...!


Cousin Willie plays with Jack and the Squish


We HAD to visit the Angel of the North while we were home... Jack has a small version painted on his bedroom wall but it was quite awesome to see it in the flesh! And bloomin' ffffffreeeeezing cold so we only stayed a very short while...


Hmm... Jack didn't really get to see it at all! ZzzZzzzzzzzzzzz


Grandma, Mummy and Auntie Katy in the obligatory Angel pose. Brrrrrr!! That wind was like ice.




Hanging out at M&Ds



Grandad and Wee Jim playing at motorcycles


Jack's very first Christmas dinner! It is a tradition in our family that whenever we don't get to celebrate Chrsitmas together we will do it whenever we're together in the run up to the Holidays... believe it or not a November Christmas dinner is not the record for how early we have done it!



Jack gets to pull his very first Christmas cracker with the help of Grandad and his Great-Gran...


... he didn't like it very much...

Nana won!

... Jack soon cheered up once he got his party hat on :)


Jack has a special moment with his Great-Gran