Thursday, 28 June 2007

English Playgrounds

I haven't written much about England on my blog. So I've decided the last 2 months we have left, I'm going to write all about being here. I want to send videos of us driving on the left side of the road, the strange foods we've encountered (as well as the good) and anything I can think of.

Since I'm a mom, I have noticed how amazing the playgrounds are. I've had to try out some of the equipment because it's so FUN! They have all the old school playground stuff: big slides, merry-go-rounds, teeter totters, excuse me....they call them seesaws....you get the drift. Much of what they have here, you would NEVER see in the states anymore which is sad because the girls love English parks!

English Playgrounds & Grandma's Visit


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Mom Broderick been staying with us for 2 weeks now helping me with Tori. I've been so glad she's come! It's been nice to have an extra set of hands around! Newborns take so much work. We have been able to do a couple of fun things while she's been here. We went to Pooh Corner (a small shop) and went to the 100 acre woods where the real Christopher Robin played and grew up. We also got to visit the Pooh Sticks Bridge and throw our own sticks in the water. We went to Eastborne one day and went to the tennis tournament and then played at the beach. Mom has also been able to go up to London a couple of days and see the sights.

Sunday, 17 June 2007

Proper Family Pictures

I thought I'd put some (as the English would say) "proper" pictures online. The hospital pictures didn't do us justice.


Proud big sisters!

Our darling Audrey.


This face means "Leave me alone mom! No more pictures!"


Daddy and Tori taking a nap. Does she look like her daddy? She snores like him. :)

Saturday, 16 June 2007

Victoria "Tori" Marilyn Broderick

Our little english baby, Victoria Marilyn Broderick was born Thursday, June 14, 2007. She weighed in at a new Broderick record....9.2 lbs!!! All those English goodies went right to Tori's cheeks! Her sisters are very pleased to have Tori around and love to hold her.

June 16, 2007 (Tori's Born)


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Tuesday, 12 June 2007

Getting Ready for Baby #3



Big belly! Ready to burst! Just waiting for the baby to come. No inducing here in England. No planning for this one. When she comes, she comes!



Baby #1 in the carseat. She's geting a bit big for it!



Baby #2. She forgot her binki for this shot.

Monday, 11 June 2007

Brodericks in England



Mom, Ryan, Katie and Michael in front of Big Ben and the London Eye.



Jolene & Wade in front of Westminister Abby.



We went to Bath and Stonehenge one day with Michael and Katie in the partywagon. Audrey and Mia got a little carsick. Audrey threw up and Mia reacted by dry heaving. It was lovely. In the end, we had a good day traveling together. Here is Ryan by a building in Bath. Isn't he muscular?



Good try guys.