Double Dipping

No, I'm not referring to salsa or guac and whether or not one is allowed to re-dip a chip that's already been in contact with one's mouth. I'm talking about Mother's Day (or originally "Mothering Sunday). Who knew that the day to celebrate how awesome Moms are was different in the UK?! While we celebrate our moms on the second Sunday of May, the Brits celebrate it on the fourth Sunday of Lent, exactly 3 weeks before Easter Sunday. This year, that falls on the 30th of March.

Being that I'm an American living in England...does this mean I get to double dip on some mother love??

Speaking of holidays, we were invited to a friend's house on Tuesday and were promised pancakes after school. I thought it was a little strange to set such a specific snack, but I went along with it. On the way over to their village, the DJ's on the radio were raving about their lunch pancakes and wishing us well on our own pancake adventures. Am I missing something here? Apparently I didn't get the memo--it was National Pancake Day! Once I knew what we were celebrating, I was all in! The mom we visited whipped up some "pancakes" which I'd say we're more like crêpes lined with lemon and sugar or Nutella...yum!

Today was another day of celebration! World Book Day was happening (I still need to consult the Google to make sure that it's real!) and Audrey was asked to dress as her favorite character from any Roald Dahl book. If you know Audrey at all, then you'd know that she thinks she's half princess...which is why I was very surprised that she chose to be Mrs. Twit from The Twits! Here she is, warts and all:

Dorian's celebration was less specific, so he went to school dressed up as a dinosaur:

I have yet to confirm, but if it is indeed real, then Happy World Book Day to all (especially you Christian Grey fans out there!). Stegen celebrated by buying himself some pastries at our Thursday town market:

Anyway, the rains have subsided a bit, and the sun even came out for a bit on Saturday! My parents and aunt will be here on Friday of next week and then we're off to France the following Tuesday to celebrate my dad and Dorian's birthdays. I've been checking the weather reports for Paris and it looks like we're in luck--no rain expected and we may even get some temperatures in the high 50's!

I don't have a new 30 Seconds With Audrey, but I do have a sweet picture of her at her very first sleepover in Henley. 

We hope you're all having a nice week so far!