An England Summer

Long over due but here are some snap shots of our amazing trip to Great Britain!

 LAX- The kid's first plane trip...well G's first flight was to Washington when she was 1! They were so excited! Auntie Mo joined us the next day.

 Our little flat in Kensington for a couple days.

A little light lunch and Tea with our friends and JM's co-worker John and Renèe.

This is the home of one of JM's patrons for the ministry. It was breath taking. He and his family hosted a lunch for us at their estate.  The Gospel Patron's event was also hosted here. The most beautiful venue. England sure has gorgeous weather in the summer time!

 Our amazing Vegan, Indian lunch in the barn.

English Countryside

 Here we are in the Cotswolds. Water mills, thatched roofs, public foot paths

 A little afternoon treat

 We stayed in Blockly in a sweet little cottage. This is the back yard.

 Parks every where!

 The Cotswolds Chipping-Camden

 At Daylesford Organics. Had a lovely lunch and fun shopping in the food specialty store.

 

Sistas

 Blenheim Palace-Maze in Oxfordshire

 Palace in the background

 Famous tree on the Blenheim Palace property. It was used in the Harry Potter movies.

Bridge we were on at Blenheim Palace

 Saying our goodbyes and off to London

 On our way to Buckingham Palace

 

Watching the Beefeaters

Look kids,  Big Ben...

 ...Parliament

 

Westminster Abbey. We went on an audio tour with the kids. Fantastic

 The London Eye and Ansel Finn

 On the Bridge over the River Thames

 In the National Gallery at Trafalgar's Square.

 Hello.....

On our way home...Cheerio and Pip Pip London

I'm Behind I know I know!!

England!

We all went to England in June and I haven't had a moment to blog....It's coming soon!

Cheerio from Buckingham Palace!

Faces

It's  been a mighty long time since I've uploaded any thing. This year has been a whirlwind and it's an understatement to say we've been busy!! Here are some latest pictures of us. Lots of different events, lots of different activities. Lots of cutie faces. Enjoy!

Faces of January!
In January we went to the Torrey Pines Golf Tournament and watch Auntie Mo work. The kids had fun going in the CBS trucks and watching all the chaos. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed being outside watching the golfers.

 This nice man Brent, whose son works with Mo, took us around and was so great with the kids.

JM's brother Aaron and sis in law Robin came with us too. Loved seeing our little niece Selah too.

 

Tiger, Tiger, Tiger

After the tournament we watched the gliders and enjoyed the ocean view.

 

 Faces of February

In February JM built a beautiful out door deck and then built a table and bench for us. We are enjoying it so much! One of our first meals on it.

Playing on the bed with Papa.

 Tired out!

Valentine's Day in LA with my honey.

In March.....we picked up someone special from the airport!

 Little Grandma is back in California!! She was in Kentucky for 18 months living with Uncle Oscar and Auntie Laurie. We are so so so happy to have her near us again. She's doing great!

 

Beach visit with Auntie Mo. We ate at our fav La Sirena Grill and walked around the Montage in South Laguna. So gorgeous!

Sistas

 

In April, JM's folks came for 5 days. We took them to the LACMA. The kids love being there and painting in the Children's center.

 Opa getting a shot.

Super cool! It actually runs.

 We went to the Packing district for dinner one night and also had yummo Popsicles

 

Berry sorbet and coconut topping with a drizzle of dark chocolate.

 

 Someone had a little fall in April and  broke their collarbone! He's a champ and is healing and feeling a lot better.

Starting to get warm in April. The kids squeezed oranges and made orange juice Popsicles.

 Moody.

He loves his Big Sissy

Oooh, did you notice Gabriella got her braces off too?!

This boy. He thinks he's a Dodger.

He kills me with that face

 Picture courtesy of Jude.

Me and my baby

 

My little helper in the Kitchen....ALWAYS. 

Making Salad