Happy New Year!
What could be better to start off a New Year than a holiday visit from Grammy and Pa?!?!?
Lane's parent's arrived on December 28th, forced themselves to quickly kick the time change issues and then were off! Seeing all they wanted to see in London, making sure we were fed, navigating around town on the tube, changing diapers (obviously this was Grammy), spoiling us with Christmas surprises, and hiking up and down hills all around our flat. They came with a list of things they wanted to see and accomplish while here and, in true Flood fashion, nothing stopped them from getting that list completed!
Grammy and Pa at Stonehenge
They had missed this on a previous trip to London so they were determined to get there this time! Stonehenge is about two hours from us by train, and basically just a beautiful country area with some giant rocks, so the girls and I decided it wouldn't be best to join them. We like to have our visitors take part in some of the things England has to offer that may not be so kid friendly so we can see pictures and hear all about them through others.
Spoiling us with Christmas gifts on New Years Eve-
They even lugged over some in their luggage from our extended Flood family! We are so grateful for those that remembered us this holiday season all of the way from home!
It looked like Santa came again!
New Buckeye Shirt and Necklace from our Flood family!
Stella's new favorite toy - a barking, lovey puppy dog that she sleeps with nightly. We always wake up startled when we hear the dog barking in her room at 3am when she rolls over on it.
Avery's new baby Julia
(and this baby cries.... alot. So realistic I often wonder if it is Julia or Stella needing attention......yea.)
It looked like Santa came again!
New Buckeye Shirt and Necklace from our Flood family!
Stella's new favorite toy - a barking, lovey puppy dog that she sleeps with nightly. We always wake up startled when we hear the dog barking in her room at 3am when she rolls over on it.
Avery's new baby Julia
(and this baby cries.... alot. So realistic I often wonder if it is Julia or Stella needing attention......yea.)
Lane and Lo got spoiled too (and better prepared for rainy weather!)
( Next time you see Pa, ask him about the "finding Lauren's boots" adventure they went on to find me the perfect rain boots here in London. I believe there were some choice words at the end of it! I'll think about my adoring inlaws every time I slop through the mud and have dry, very fashionable feet! )
The view from the top of Parliament Hill
Grammy Checking out the surroundings
Avery prefers to go by Scooter
And Slides faster than she walks
One of our favorite places to walk to is a 1/2 mile, straight uphill walk to Hampstead for daily needs and great bakery treats ( Pa can get his McDonalds coffee here too!)
Wembley Stadium
( Next time you see Pa, ask him about the "finding Lauren's boots" adventure they went on to find me the perfect rain boots here in London. I believe there were some choice words at the end of it! I'll think about my adoring inlaws every time I slop through the mud and have dry, very fashionable feet! )
London Fireworks
We'd love to say that we spent New Years eve downtown in the people packed city to see the amazing fireworks show that London puts on... but we decided it was probably past Grammy and Pa's bedtime and they may not behave nicely if we took them out so we stayed in. I think we had the best view with the TV coverage and champagne in our jammies!
The TV viewing with the music to accompany was wonderful!
Don't believe me? Go to this link to check it out yourself!
London Theatre ( Jersey-style!)
Lane and his parents spent New Years Day at Prince Edward Theatre - tapping their feet and enjoying the sounds of Jersey Boys. I never thought my husband would like the show as much as he did. He's been walking around singing " Sherry" and " Oh What a Night" ever since.
Walking, Seeing, Climbing, More Walking
We like to make sure our visitors get a feel for what our life is like here, so we drag them around on foot all over our area to show them everything we do.
Lane (with girls in the stroller buggy), Grammy and Pa climbing up Parliament Hill
The view from the top of Parliament Hill
Grammy Checking out the surroundings
Avery prefers to go by Scooter
And Slides faster than she walks
One of our favorite places to walk to is a 1/2 mile, straight uphill walk to Hampstead for daily needs and great bakery treats ( Pa can get his McDonalds coffee here too!)
Wembley Stadium
Grammy and Pa took an afternoon to check out Wembley Stadium. They took the tour and brought back some great pictures and interesting facts to intrigue us into going on our own someday soon! They've already made plans to come back next fall to see some American Football played on the European Football field (Lane's 49ers visit next October!)
Champs
The best part of Grammy and Pa being here was seeing the girls with them for the entire week. Our two little ones never let either of them out of their sight and forced them to watch their favorite television shows and do puzzles repeatedly all week. Thank you Grammy and Pa for visiting and for loving on us all always.
~ L, L, A & S
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