our day started about 6am (for jonathan and i anyways), we finished all the last minute packing and were ready for the car to pick us up at 9. a friend of mine made the boys these backpacks for them to carry their toys in (don't worry, i saved room in my bag because i knew it wouldn't last that long)
here are the boys saying 'bye' and blowing kisses to our London flat
since being in London we had only ridden in a car about 3 times, so the boys were pretty excited to be sitting in a car!
7 large suitcases and 3 carry-ons... not bad for 6 months right!? all of our suitcases were over weight (imagine that) but thanks to jonathan's connections at the airport we didn't pay a dime (or pence).
the boys were SO excited to be going on an airplane, seeing pa, grandma, and t, and going to our red house that they were complete angels.... yes i wrote that correctly, they were amazing travelers, exceeded all my wildest expectations. here they are playing with some toys before we boarded the plane for a 10 1/2 hour flight!
here we all are finally on the airplane, it was 1pm, which happens to be adam's naptime.... he fell asleep before we even took off and slept for a couple hours!
they were SO good on the plane, i was SO proud of them... they slept, ate snacks, colored, and watched movies the entire time (blake did enjoy going potty on the plane a little too much.... a few trips to the bathroom without even going tinkles! and i have to say that i got pretty good at changing diapers in that TINY room!) we didn't have any major meltdowns, no ear pressure problems, time went by fairly quickly.... like i said, beyond my expectations!
adam and i watching a movie while blake slept....
no pictures in between flights, no time, we barely made our connection... we were the last ones on the plane. by the time we landed in dallas it was almost midnight London time, everything went smoothly we just had a short layover....luckily no bags were lost, no kids were lost, the drug sniffing dog didn't find anything, and the customs people didn't ask us any questions.
as soon as we got settled on the plane blake pretty much passed out and looked like this the entire flight: (what a champ!)
on the other hand this crazy boy was awake until about an hour before we landed!
the 4 hour flight from dallas to seattle seemed like a puddle jump.... we could hardly wait to get off the plane, we practically ran to baggage claim so we could see everyone. i think we all cried a little when we saw each other again, it was so nice to be home! (i know my sister and mom took some pictures... i'll have to get them and add them later)
we grabbed all our bags, which happened to be the first ones out probably because they were the last ones on the plane... but none were lost (that was definitely a miracle)! pa brought his truck per request from blake... he had been talking for weeks about riding with pa in his truck, which actually worked out great because we wouldn't have been able to fit us and all the luggage in the van!
i can't even tell you how good it felt to walk in our front door... when blake saw our red house he had the BIGGEST smile on his face and was SO excited! my parents were amazing and set up all our beds, filled our fridge and cupboards, and had fresh baked cookies waiting!
we were truly blessed to have the opportunity to live in London, we had the most amazing time, and were a little sad to see our time come to an end.... we made lifelong friends and memories!
WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE HOME!!
10 comments:
Good boys come from good PARENTS! We are SO happy you made it safely home. We are also so happy that you had such a great time in London - those times, friends and experiences will enrich your life forever.
Welcome home! It's crazy it is over, but talk about some amazing memories. Your boys are so awesome. Glad the trip went so well.
Awesome Suzanne!!! What a great memory for your family!
What champs! I am so glad your kids were so good for you! I will not plan on the same, bu tsecretly hope ours goes as well. Tell Blake and Adam that we miss you all.
Your description sounds like a dream come true of the perfect children on a trip, and a trip without snafus - you all must be living right. Thanks for all of the sharing - we have certainly enjoyed reading your journal. Happy landing! Love, Grandma and Grandpa G.
I'm so glad the flights went well!!! It makes all the difference in the world. I hope y'all are adjusting well to the time change and such! We sure do miss y'all though!!!!!!!!!!
What good kids! I'm so glad that went well for you, and that you get to be home, even though we miss you out here.
Your parents ARE great. How thoughtful of them to do all of those things so you could just relax and enjoy home. It is good to have you back.
Welcome home!
Great to have you guys home, but I'm so glad that you all had that amazing experience of living in London. Your parents are so awesome for filling your cupboards, and doing all of that stuff for you, when you got home! :)
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