The guards during the ceremony

The guards carrying the flags

The actual changing of the guards

The children in front of Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace after the Changing of the Guards

The statue of Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square

Adam by the "Adam" street sign on the way to the theater

On Sunday afternoon we headed to see the matinee showing of The Lion King. The children were amazed! They all loved it, especially Adam. Adalee spent most of the show dancing in her seat and Adam didn't move a muscle during the entire show. We had fantastic seats! Several times during the show the characters ran down the aisle beside us. Adalee loved the elephants that were beside us. It was an amazing show and Adam is currently saving his money so he can go again!


The Lion King

The kiddos ready for the show!

The stage before the performance

The kids loved these exit stalls at the tube station next to the theater

London - Day 1

Well the time has finally come! The much anticipated trip to London. We were all so excited to spend a week in such a great city. Overall the trip went very well. We are exhasuted from 7 days of going full speed, but it was definitely worth it. We hope you enjoy our adventure!


The kiddos in front of the boulangerie for one last pain au chocolat before we leave for London.

We were able to take the Eurostar to London. It is a direct high speed train that goes from Lille to London. It is only 1 1/2 hours away. It goes under the English Channel for about 25 minutes. It is kind of odd being under the water for that long. It is cool to see the ocean and then to all of a sudden go under it! What a treat for the kiddos.


The kiddos on the Eurostar from Lille to London!

After arriving in London we took the DLR to the Docklands and checked into our hotel. It was a little farther out, but worked just fine. It was a great hotel with a super suite and delicious free breakfast! We always have a difficult time booking hotels in Europe because there are too many in our family. We usually book an apartment, but because of Wimbledon there was nothing available (that we wanted to pay for) in center city. So we decided to stay here and even though it was a little farther out, the view was spectacular and it was just a couple of steps from the DLR.


The view from our hotel room

The boys were excited about seeing all the "Cranky the Cranes" at the Docklands beside our hotel

Adalee practicing her curtsy

After checking into our hotel we decided to hop onto the DLR (their light railway system) and head to Greenwich. We wandered around the city and stumbled upon a great little hands on and interactive museum. We learned a little about Greenwich and the kids had a great job at all of the stations. After the museum we headed to a pub to eat dinner and then back to the hotel so we could get some sleep for our big day tomorrow!


Alden working on a puzzle

My own special picture in the portrait gallery

Abrahm and Alden checking out some of the maps.

Adalee with the armor head covering. It was so heavy!

Adalee and Alden checking out the knight's armor

Adam building a castle with his blocks

Adam and Alden building their own model of one of Wren's buildings

Alden and Adam as Greenwich Pensioners
The yellow coat meant that the Pensioner had been "naughty". Ironically enough, Adalee refused to wear it after she heard what it meant!

Adalee as a Greenwich Pensioner

French Performances

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Adam and Alden's Performances at Therese D'Avila in May and June 2010!