Tea with Bemily

A few weekends ago Emily Bemily came over to play with Charlie's new play kitchen.  They were having so much fun making pretend tea, that we decided to make them a couple proper cuppas.

Luckily we had purchased a few mini tea cups just for this very purpose.

It was pretty much the cutest thing ever.

PS:  We had a great time playing in the garden before Emily Bemily came to tea!

An Evening in Three Acts

The Hallidays, once again, invited us over for dinner tonight.  They seem to be very good about taking care of us Hungerfords when we're single parenting . . . or not single parent parenting . . . Okay, truth be told, we just really lucked out when we met them.  

Anyway, they also invited another lovely couple over along with their lovely daughter who was born just about a year before Charlie.  

The evening broke down into three adorable segments . . . three acts, if you will.  The first act I shall call "Fun in the Garden":

The second act I shall call "Water Play" . . . except it was so adorable that I failed to get any pictures of it.  Sorry.

The third act I shall call "Dinner":

 PS:  Babies in laundry baskets:

Summer in London

While Bethie has been away in DC, summer arrived in London.  Summer in London is brief and exceedingly pleasant, and Charlotte and I have been trying to take advantage of it while it lasts.

We've spent a lot of time at our local parks, which are beautiful and popular.  After a long session in the sandpit, Charlotte cools off with an ice lolly.

Our good friends, the Hallidays, have had us over for several barbecues while Bethie has been away, so Charlotte has had some good time with her best friend, Emily (note the necklaces!).

It's been warm enough that Charlotte has been able to use her summer pyjamas.  They have an elephant on them, and that is clearly their best feature.

Extra days at nursery while Mum is away = additional admirers of her painted toenails.

Fashionable child.

We celebrated a nice day off together yesterday by having dinner at the Sparrowhawk, our favourite Crystal Palace pub.  Charlie has become a great restaurant companion.  She had the pot of catsup and a bowl of peas, I had the burger (which is fantastic!) and the chicken and mash she didn't eat.  She said "cheers" whenever she saw someone raise a glass.  We shared sticky toffee pudding.  Seemed a bit wintry for late July, but chilly weather is always right around the corner here. 

Charlie asks for her Mum several times each day, including first thing each morning.  She gets so excited when I ask her if she wants to see Mum, and she hugs and kisses the iPad when Bethie is on FaceTime with us.  Thankfully, she's home tomorrow!  We can't wait!