Canadians visit England

Lovely to see Dara and the boys, however briefly. And just as we'd got used to looking up to Pip there's now another one streaking upwards!

Home again

Am finally back home after nearly eight weeks away (with just a few days back home in the middle to catch up with my washing!)Brittany was lovely and the weather wasn't too bad - well, better than in England, anyway.
Easy 'Guess the Picture' - it really made an Impression on me!
Love to everyone xxxxx

JIM AND KATES MEMORIAL STONE.

THE MEMORIAL STONE WAS LAID LAST WEEK IN ST. BOLTOPHS CHURCH GROUNDS.. SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD POST IT FOR ALL TO SEE CAN YOU BELIEVE ITS COMING UP THREE YEARS THIS JANUARY SINCE KATE PASSED AWAY ! !

HOPE THINGS ARE GOOD WITH ALL OF YOU..... SEE YOU SOON

LOVE PETE AND PAUL. X X X

Your turn - where in the world are we?

SORRY CHINA CAN TAKE PART AS WELL....

OUR LAST TRIP

COUPLE OF PIX FROM OUR LAST TRIP WHERE ? (CANADA ONLY)

LOVE TO ALL

LOVE PETE AND PAUL

Up The Saguenay Without A Paddle

It is wonderful to hear all the good news from China and can't wait to meet Felix in 6 months time!

Dara and I have just returned from a week on a tall ship on the Saguenay Fjord, a 100 mile long marine highway into northern Quebec through stunning mountain scenery. The ship - the "Caledonia" - is beautiful and we were two of only 17 guests on the ship with a crew of 20. We saw tons of whales from the ship, including pure white beluga whales and this finback, the second largest creature ever to roam the earth. Chris climbed the rigging whilst under sail, while Dara tolerantly reviewed his life insurance details 100 feet below...We were able to visit tiny fjord-side communities via the zodiacs, bike up 400 foot high sand dunes, sea-kayak through the fjord rip tides and horseback ride through the forests to a mountaintop overlooking the fjord. Then we broadcast a show on the week. Now if only every show was like this...

Love Chris and Dara xxx

Felix Henry

Hello Family!
The Olympics are approaching and the censors are crumbling under the pressure... decided to have another try at hacking into the Blog after reading Silly Uncle Peter's last post and we're in! All is well here in Babyland, Felix will be 3 weeks old on Thursday and continues to delight his parents, his big sister and his Nana...he's doing well, despite the heat (his Nana's wilting a little!), and is now weighing in at over 8 lb (3.68 kg)... feeding well, definitely a boob man, like his daddy... and has a fondness for sleep, preferably on his father's/grandmother's chest. He's a generally placid little creature, who likes sleeping like a frog, making snuffly noises and drinking milk...shows little interest in the world in general, but does make an exception for boobs and cuddles, and is quite partial to his big sister, who is taking her new responsibilities very seriously, and is excelling at putting nappies in the bin, stroking and getting toys, and only occasionally asks me to stop feeding him!
Wishing you all love, and can't wait to be all together at Christmas...will try and get on here more often!
Happy Birthday Maddy - is the boat going to be big enough for the two of them?!
xxxxx Kirsty, Kevin, Izzy, Felix and Bev xxxxxxx

BIG DAY IN INDY........

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADDY.... FOUR TODAY........ PHOTO FROM BALLERINA GALA PRACTICE DAY WHEN WE VISITED IN JUNE..... I THINK SHE'S GOT IT .. BY JOVE SHE'S GOT IT .... WHAT ARE WE LETTING OURSELVES IN FOR AT XMAS ? WITH TWO PRIMADONNA'S ! ! ! AND NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE PRESENT A MADDY AND IZZY DUET..... I CAN PICTURE IT NOW...... SCARY.....VERY SCARY..

HAVE A WONDERFUL PARTY MADDY....LOOK FORWARD TO THE PHOTO'S.

LOVE GOLF AND NANNY. X X X X X

PS . WHY NO NEW ARRIVAL PIX FROM CHINA THEN ?

IS FELIX SHENRY SHRY ?

Tight lines Pop Jim...

We'll raise a wee dram to you tonight...Love from all of us, Chip, Dara, Pip & Tim

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY POP JIM

I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN BUSY OVERSEEING DAD IN RUSSIA THIS WEEK, AND HELPING OUT ALL THAT YOU CAN THERE:-) I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE ALL MISS AND THINK ABOUT YOU.

WE WILL RAISE OUR GLASS'S TO YOU AND CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE - ALL 90 YEARS OF IT :-)

LOVE HUGS AND KISSES
HEIDI JAMIE TYLER AND MADDIE XXXX

Bye for now

Just off to China for five weeks so shall be out of touch for a time (China is still censoring). The pic is for Chip (or anyone else) to identify - from my recent weekend in Yorkshire. Love to all XXXX

I'm getting too old for this!

I feel a bit like Forrest Gump...I can't seem to stop running...Just completed the Ottawa Marathon - Canada's national marathon - in 3hrs 30 mins which unfortunately is my qualifying time to run the Boston Marathon next year...which means I will have to run that one too...Drat! This was a tough one, as I had to train through the snowiest winter Toronto has seen for a generation...Very different to the heat of the Barbados Marathon I ran 5 months ago! This pic is me and running buddies celebrating after the race.

Hope Pete is reeling them in, that Bev has a smooth fligh to China and Paul enjoys spring in Indy!

Love Chip

From China (via UK)

Last pic of Kirsty before she gets thin again - not long now! This was taken when they went to watch the Olympic flame running through Suzhou.

BOUGHTON UPDATE

JUST A COUPLE PIX FROM OUR FEW DAYS ON THE SUFFOLK COAST RECENTLY.. PAULINE NOW WITH THE SCHOLTEN CLAN IN INDIANA .. PETE ABOUT TO DEPART TO MURMANSK AND ONWARD TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE IN SEARCH OF SALMON..... BEV FRESHLY BACK FROM YORK ( FOR THE FIRST TIME CAN YOU BELIEVE ! ! ) NOW STARTS PACKING FOR CHINA TO HELP KIRSTY PUSH.....

HOPE EVERYONES WELL .. LOVE TO ALL PETE AND PAULINE

Tyler's new room!!

Here is the young mans newly decorated room!! you can take a Brit out of England but you can't take the 'English' out of a Brit!!!!!
Now all who visit can feel right at home!
Love to one and all

Heidi and gang xxx

ps if the flag is upside down or something odd - it is way too late to change it now!! :-)

Run Robinson Run!

Here are the results from the Toronto Yonge Street 10K race this morning:

Timothy Robinson 45 Mins - placed 9 out of 107 in this age category and 795 out of 10,000 runners

Chris Robinson 45 Mins - placed 33 out of 303 in his age category (he crossed the line with Timmy as he was coaching him in his first race)

Pip Robinson 40 mins - 17 out of 263 in his age category and 236 out of 10,000 runners

Both Pip and Tim got personal bests. What are they running from??

Love to all

C,D,P,T

PS Chip says its in the Robinson genes

Nutter at large in Lisbon !

Have you seen this man...if you have, please do not approach him as he may be dangerous. Do not engage in eye contact or any form of conversation.

If you do come across him...please contact us on: nutterontheloose.com or escapedfromtheleas.com

Bluebell time

Just to make all you ex-pats a teensy bit homesick!

bday boy and trouble!!!!

Just an update haven't posted for a while!! (sorry) Tyler turned 9 and has a new Beckham Galaxy kit to prove it !! and Maddie is 99% attitude as you will tell by the face! Hope all is well wherever you may be, and that all the bumps are progressing nicely!! We are looking forward to being finished up with school and have some down time!

Love to one and all Heidi and gang xx