Good Boys Get Dessert

Daddy found something amazing at Sainsbury's this week:

Mum was pretty skeptical. But with a little convincing, she gave it because it was part of a deal (12 jars of my food for just £6, including the dessert). So we bought two of them. :)

Daddy says I'm only allowed to have it when I've been a good boy. I didn't get any yesterday since I threw a huge fit (I screamed for about an hour. I was pretty proud of myself, until I realized that Mum was really sad and Daddy was frustrated). Today, though, I was a really good boy! We ran lots of errands and I was really good, and I didn't even yell at Mum when I was tired!

So I got some chocolate dessert tonight! Oh, did you know that in England they usually call dessert pudding? It's true. No matter what it is--it doesn't even have to be pudding!

Let's just say I really, REALLY liked it. :)

Stroller and Tummy Pack

Based on the last week, I am going to spend a lot of time in my stroller while we live in Cambridge. Every day Mum and Dad stick me in there with a blanket and a toy and we head out in to the city. We go shopping, look at the colleges, watch people, and enjoy the weather. I like riding in my stroller a lot--so that's fine with me. I have a really great view, plus if I get tired, I can just lean back and fall asleep. It's awesome!

So far, the weather has been really nice; but when it rains, Mum and Dad put a plastic cover over my stroller so I don't get wet! All the other kids have one on their stroller, so I don't feel so weird. (Mum says to say we will put pictures up of that later on). 

When I'm not in my stroller, Mum or Dad hold me or I get to ride in the tummy pack! I like that because I usually find something to play with: Mum wears some really cool necklaces or I get to chew on the strings on her hoodie!

One time on the way home from grocery shopping I feel asleep while Daddy was holding me. He's so nice and warm, it's hard to stay awake when I'm tired!

Mum says I will be spending a lot of time in my stroller and my tummy pack, so I'm sure this is just the first of many blog posts about my stroller. Just wait till it rains and I'll show you my awesome cover!

The Cold Museum

Mum and Dad took me to a museum today: The Polar Museum, part of the Scott Polar Research Institute. The Museum is the closest one to our house--I thought that's why Mum wanted to go there first, but then when we got there, I realized why.

Mum told me about one of her heroes, Sir Earnest Shackleton, who tried to cross the Antarctic a long time ago. At the Polar Museum, they have some of his clothes, some boxes of food, some of his letters, and other things from his trip. Mum showed me his coat and told me about how brave he was, how they had to eat their doggies (oh no! I don't think I could ever eat Edie!), and how they were rescued after a very long time in the snow.

My favorite part of the museum was looking at the penguins. Mum said they used to be alive but now they are behind the glass case so I can see what they really look like.

I also really liked pulling the drawers open to see the letters and things inside.

Mum and Dad put a really big hat and goggles on my head. They said that's what people wear when they go to the Antarctic or the Arctic because it's so cold. Mum said that in the olden times, the men would wrap themselves up in coats made out of animal fur.

Outside, Dad showed me the harpoon gun. It's so cool! I wish I could harpoon a whale--one like Moby Dick!

Punting for the First Time

We went punting the first day we were here in Cambridge. Mum says it's Daddy's favorite thing to do, so of course we had to go.

I was pretty hungry as soon as we got on the punt, so Mum gave me a bottle--that always makes life better! While I was eating, I got to look around at all the buildings and watch the ducks swim by. We even got to see a swan!

Daddy stood up on the end of the punt and used a long pole to push off the bottom of the river. That's how we moved so quickly! There were a lot of other people on the river that were so fun to watch. People come from all over the world to see Daddy's school and to go punting. I thought it was a lot of fun--I can see why!

We went along the river Cam in an area that's called 'The Backs'. They call it that because it's the backsides of the colleges.

The most famous building in Cambridge can be seen from the River Cam: Kings' College Chapel. All I wanted to do was watch the people, but Mum insisted on telling me about the different colleges. I guess that's ok, because then when people come to visit I can tell them all about it. Because of course we will take them punting!

Daddy bought an year long pass at Scrudemores, so we can go punting every day if we want to! I'm excited to go punting when it's snowing outside!