Monday, November 23, 2009

Trip to Wroxham today.....

So as usual I have posted these pics backwards....sorry....so here we are at the end of the day hanging out at grandma & grandpa's....
This was the toys they got with their allowances the other day.....Matthew loves this trumpet thing. I had one when I was younger....but never realized how much my parents probably regreted giving it to us....hmmmmm....
Abigail....trying to have some peace by herself in this smaller home.... :) Poor girl....she doesn't look worried...
Awwww....whose beautiful children are these? So cute and they did well even though it was raining...no complaints....awww......standing by the statue of a butcher.
The Broads....it is a water way town.....they have load and loads of boats around.....and in the summer this water way is completely packed!!!
Some different signs in England....this one says that it is 15 mph, and you are more than likely going to encounter lines of cars- (queues- means a line).
Our kids sitting in a blow up chair in a toy shop.
cute Elizabeth....
Here is our crew- sticking out like a sore thumb.....well....everywhere, but we are having loads of fun anyway!!!
This....we have been waiting to have for the last 4 years!!! Real fish n chips :) YUMMY!
Mum & Dad....awww...cute
speaking of cute...
and more cute......
Aww......Jonathan, Sarah, Elizabeth, & Joshua's first real fish n chips ever........
So you can't tell in this pic but we took up 1/2 of this tiny restaurant.......and the waitress....couldn't believe our family- size!!! he he he he
YUM!!!
More pics of this traditional town...
The Broads.....

Grandpa and Jonathan......
Driving to get to Wroxham.....look at the signs....that is a roundabout. 2 in a row actually...and of course a bus....there are busses and trains everywhere....
OK......another horrible pic of mum....sorry.....it was Jason's doing I promise.
Dad driving this big bus - yep they drive on the wrong side of the road and the driver is on the opposite side too....and they shift with the left hand- don't think I could get used to that part.
Look....a tom tom just like ours.....
Matthew & mommy.....
Jonathan.....
Thrilled aren't they????
English sign......look at the hedges beside the road. Very common here, scares me because you can't see as well around corners and bends....they sometimes have huge mirrors to help with that.
OOOPPPSSS the pics below were posted yesterday......oh sorry.......


Oh well.....it is the little things that I will remember from this trip....
Fish n chips in that tiny restaurant- very yummy.....seeing Jonathan and grandpa walking along looking at the birds.....seeing grandpa dancing with Sarah (with her princess crown on), Seeing grandpa laughing with Abigail as they have a silly conversation, traveling on tiny roads with this huge vehicle, having mum pretend to be a stewardess saying- your exits are here, here, and here....and before we take off we must clear the wings of ice, and check the flaps- as dad rowed down his windshield, huddling under a passageway between shops because it is raining, seeing all the ducks and swans, and pigeons.....and watching our kids as they experience daddy's culture- his homeland....and not wanting to miss any of it for the world!!!

Please pray for my cousin Heidi & her husband Mark & daughter McKenna. They were to be adopting locally....and the birth mom changed her mind after the baby boy was born. They are experiencing terrible grief. Thank you!!!

Praying you all are doing well :)


5 comments:

  1. Our favorites were punting on the Thames, the London Red Bus, Bourton on the Water, Drayton Manor amusement park, Woburn drive through animal park, Bristol Zoo, Colchester Zoo and going to the theater for plays. Not that anyone asked but your pictures make me miss it.

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  2. I love those pictures!!! So glad you are having a good trip.

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  3. I am so glad that you are able to blog while you are there. I love all the pictures. Incase I haven't told you lately, your children are adorable! :)

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  4. Oh I will take some fish and chips! Looks like you are having fun! :)

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  5. Oh, what a blessing. Fun times and fun memories. And YEAH for the court date--do you travel for that?

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