Please Mind the Gap

I told myself I would blog tonight, so here I am.  I really wanted to share my heart a bit about our time in London, but I am completely spent right now.  The kids demanded so much today, as is often the case, and as I come to the point where they are actually quiet in their room, all I want to do is crash.  Thus, this post will be simply pictures from our time in London.  Hopefully I'll get around to sharing my heart about the time later.  In case I don't (which is quite probable), I'll write two things quickly here.

1. It was so amazing to visit family.  And to welcome a new person into our family!  We all fell in love with Desmond immediately, and we loved seeing Angie and Andrew as parents.  They are a wonderful family, and we love having them "near."

2. It was so amazing to be in an English-speaking country.  We were not prepared for how relaxing it would feel to not have to think much about what we were saying or hearing.  Absolutely amazing.  We're glad we haven't been in an English-speaking country for the last three years; it would have been very, very hard to return to Vienna in the midst of culture shock.

And now the pictures.

Gregory and Desmond meet.

My turn, with my little cuddlebug right with me, of course.

She loved "Baby Des" and still talks about him with a sparkle in her eye.

Look at Nathanael's admiration!

We went on multiple walks every day, so of course Desmond wore adorable jackets!


Nathanael's favorite London walking partner

Mom, look what we walked past in a window display!  Look familiar?!

The amazing multi-tasking mom!

Eva warmed up quickly to her Auntie and Uncle.

Our spoils...they only lasted one day.

Food was definitely a theme.  It was all so familiar, other than the baked beans for breakfast, which we actually thought were delicious.

Our attempt at a picture with the cousins

oh well

We miss you, Bryans!  Can't wait to see you again soon!
Yea for living on the same continent again!!!