Grayson - who seems to be slowly overcoming this jetlag thing

on the inside looking out
Originally uploaded by b boy.

Well, who wouldn't want to get over the time difference when there are windows like THESE to look out? I can see all the way down to the street below with CARS and TRUCKS and stuff (such as that Parliament house thing)
Had a much better day yesterday. Smart sensible uncle eventually came over and we went to Westminster abbey. This was pretty interesting. Lots of flags and other shiny colourful stuff. Mummy and Daddy had to stop me climbing over these things as apparently some of them were historical monuments of significance - such as Queen Elizabeth's resting place.
Whatever that means...
After this we went to St James Park, walking past a really big building with lots of gates and people around it - and shiny things outside (mummy's note - Buckingham Palace). The park was GREAT. There were ducks and pigeons and these cute little grey things that daddy called squirrels. (ALMOST as cute as teddy - but not quite). FINALLY the parental units got the hint and we had some squishey with lunch. Although I wasn't too keen about the fish cake they got me - preferring mummy's beer battered fish and chips (well, actually - I just wanted the chips). I tried to sample some of smart sensible uncle's chips too but he kept his plate a little too far out of reach.

Not to mention he kept taking my napkin.

Which I ended up taking back...

The day concluded with our going to the London Eye. I had lots of fun - staying close to the window most of the time, then running around and around, only to stop to say hello to the two cute older women who kept checking me out. (mummy note - they were about five)
After all this running around I felt really tired and only got to say a quick hello to Jenny who met us up for tea. I woke up after everyone had finished eating which made me very sad, so after a quick WAAAAAH my needs for squishey and a warm bed were met. And I promptly went to sleep.

Grayson suffers from a bit of jetlag

15-04-2008
Originally uploaded by Paul-in-London.

Oh for goodness sake. I am seriously the BEST toddler ever (well according to everyone seated around us on a very long plane flight to London - no screaming from me, lots of sleeps and I ate all my food) and ALL I want is SLEEEEEEEEP and instead the parental units drag me out to somewhere for lunch with my smart sensible uncle (who did me the courtesy of taking this bleeping photo of me at my not so best)
GRRRRR
What is going on? It should be the middle of the night and instead the sky is blue and everyone is awake.
London is very very strange.

It got even stranger when I woke up at my usual hour this morning and instead of being greeted with a gentle light streaming through the windows it was PITCH BLACK and mummy said to go back to sleep as it was only 130am.

Egad. I never get up at 130am.
I promptly apologised and went back to sleep.

Then got up at 5am

Heh heh heh.

Groovy grover grayson

Getting down and funky with it
Originally uploaded by b boy.

RAH!

Ok, now I have your attention. ...
Grrrrayson - once again communicating to the masses via an electronic medium. And might I add it has been ALL CHAOS in the Cook household. Daddy had to go back to hospital after I or mummy (I blame the mother unit of course) gave him a nasty head cold which made him very sad and sorry (ok, he seemed to be coughing a LOT at night - WHERE IS MY BEAUTY SLEEP)

hee

But I digress...
I have been practising my Groovy moves of course

And doing trial packing

Well, we are going away in EIGHT DAYS

Whoopeeeee...... NO MORE CHILDCARE

And I get to see this Uncle Paul which mummy and daddy keep talking about (Not to mention Honorary Uncle Mick and Aunty Ailsa with this person called Sophie - editors note - Sophie is only 6 or so months old)

But did I mention the plane flight?????

And I can torture the parents for 23 hours straight


MWAH

One does need to have benefits when one is the Grayson

Sleepy bunny

Sleepy bunny
Originally uploaded by b boy.

What else is there to do after devouring easter eggs but to have a snooze? Grayson seems to have enjoyed discovering what easter is about....well at least the egg side of it!
Melinda hid chocolate eggs around the house for G to find but I think she will end up eating most of them. Any excuse to eat chocolate I think.
I put together Grayson's new bed yesterday. An F1 racing car bed. I mean that thing is seriously cool.......or at least I think so. I never had one when I was a kid :(
We are all enjoying the easter weekend together and hope to get out to the park if the rain stays away today. Happy easter everyone!!!

At the races

Checking form
Originally uploaded by b boy.

Yesterday we had a work do at the races. The idea was to refresh your CPR skills and then get drunk and lose lots of money on the horses. Well I did the first part but left before the drinking and the losing of the money. Grayson quite liked watching the horses and also helped out with the resuscitation of the dummies (see Flickr). Unfortunately Melinda couldn't be there as she was too busy saving lives at the hospital :)

Relaxing by the harbour

Relaxing by the harbour
Originally uploaded by b boy.

We are back in Brisbane now (very hot today...36 degrees) but beautiful, sunny weather. On our last full day in Sydney we took G for a swim on Bondi beach and then had lunch by the Opera House. Of course one must have a photo in front of it and also in front of the bridge (see Flickr). At the airport in the Qantas lounge, Grayson had a ball watching the planes come and go. He had a really good view from where we were. On the flight back he was the perfect boy and fell asleep before we took off and woke up after we landed. You got to love that. Unfortunately I don't think he will sleep the entire way to Europe.......well at least not without a little medical help :)

Sydney 2008

View from the room
Originally uploaded by b boy.

Well here we are in Sydney again, this time with the muffin man though. Mel and I are down for a conference so Grayson has to amuse himself......well actually the grandparents are down to help out...phew!

The apartment is alright and the view, as you can see from the photo, is not too shabby. Grayson quite likes watching the monorail go by and checking out all the boats on the harbour.

Tonight we went out to a french restaurant (getting Grayson acclimatised early) and he rather seemed to enjoy my snails. So we shouldn't have any trouble on our europe trip then :)

Tomorrow there is more conference for the grownups but on Wednesday, weather permitting, we hope to take G out to Bondi or maybe out to Manly.
Hmmmmm....where did I pack his bucket and spade???