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Having a Jolly Good Time in England











Internet is REALLY expensive at the hotel so we decided to only get it for 24 hours. I'll post tonight and then maybe again tomorrow if I have time. We've been having such a good time here it's hard to break away to tell you all about it.

The trip started off a bit bumpy. Ethan fell off our bed as we were packing up on Saturday. We were all sitting there when it happened, too. Luckily he wasn't hurt too badly but we weren't sure for awhile, as he was unusually fussy. But we made it to the airport without too much trouble.

Once we got on the plane we were delayed about an hour and a half due to a problem with one of the fuel pumps. They got it sorted out and we were on our way. The boys did just fine on the plane and slept the whole way (just about). Jason and I not so much, but we survived. We even got a compliment on how well behaved the boys were, which meant a lot to us as parents.

We then ventured into London and to our hotel. We made it from our plane through customs and immigration in about 30 minutes. Luckily someone pulled us aside at customs and put us in an empty line (I'm thinking because of the boys). However, it took us over two hours to get to our hotel.

We jumped on the Tube and at our second connection the line was under construction for the day so we had to take a bus to the station to get on the shuttle to the hotel. Here we were carting two kids, two suitcases, two carry-on's and a stroller around! Needless to say, we were exhausted by the time we got here. I think we took every form of transportation in those first 24 hours except for boat!












We all slept well the first night and seem to have adjusted to the time change. We've been up and going into the city each day and loving our time here. We feel like old pro's already using the transportation to and from the hotel. We've found lovely pubs to eat at and fun things for the boys to see. We've been over Tower Bridge, seeing the Tower of London (going back to tour it), been to Buckingham Palace and to Picadilly Circus to do some shopping (but definitely want to go back). Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny so we might hit the zoo.




Enjoy the photos and if I get a chance I'll post more tomorrow. If not, I'll try to get online again once we get up to the country to our next spot.

Love to you all!




















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Grandma Christy said…
Wow, I can't get over how tall Jack looks with long pants on again! It sounds like you had quite an experience just getting to England but I'm glad it turned out okay. I am so excited for you guys and can't wait to hear all of the stories when I see you again. Love to all.
September 10, 2008 at 7:07 AM
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