A Thankful Thanksgiving

Ahhhh...Thanksgiving in Virginia.  It was AWESOME!  There were still a few beautiful red leaves on the trees, the weather wasn't bad, the food was terrific and we GOT TO SEE JIMMY and CHARINA!

 We had many adventures that included...

 Visiting these amazing two houses right around the corner from where Jimmy's folks live.

 They rival Temple square in lumen.

 Going bowling, which is always fun.

 And Dad did remain vertical...well most of the time.

 And Summer kicked our trash.

 Harry Potter left us out of breath but not as much as laser tag!

 or ice skating.

 And the final excitement was playing in a coed volleyball tourney.

 Where the Gayton ward WON the whole enchilada, even though two of their players (Sum and Kris) had to leave the final match to catch a plane.

It was a thankful Thanksgiving.  We are thankful for ALL our family and wished all of you could have been there!  We were thinking about you!!!!  And THANK YOU Willis' for your GREAT hospitality!

Cheerio-Chap

This won't be a comprehensive blog of our most recent trip, I take the fewest pictures, but it will serve as notice that we're back safe and sound and we had a lovely time (every thing in London is "lovely", it's a favorite word). We were disappointed there were no "bushy hat" guards but his one was entertaining enough.

 Trafalgar square. Yup that's a ship in a bottle, and yes it was raining, it's LONDON.

But we did see the sun for a bit.

Big Ben, it IS BIG!

 A ride down the Thames River.

 This is at the Tower of London.  It's a fortress/castle place made in...1248!!!!!!

 There are signs always reminding you to "mind" various things-your head, your step, the gap...

 At the top of St Paul's Cathederal(they started this building in the 1600s)

 And it took over 500 stairs to get to the top.  But the view was worth it!

 We ran across this by Hyde Park.  It was a stainless steel art piece.  The English are indeed a quiet lot.  The subway has virtually no talking (unless it's very late and the people are very drunk).  So Summer and I were sticking out like true Americans as Summer was doing handstands for this picture.  It was great.

 We enjoyed riding on the double decker buses, but it's easy to get freaked out by the traffic going on the opposite side of the street!  I could never drive there and keep my pants dry.
 From the top of the Tower Bridge.  You can see the great blend of the old, old and the modern new in the skyline.  That dome just off center to the right is St Pauls that we climbed to the top of (Also home of the birdlady from Mary Poppins)

And since these pictures are in no particular order...we're ending with a lovely loo or WC.  There will be more to come when the rest of the pics get uploaded!

Disney FUN

Enjoy some Disney FUN!

 Tower of Terror

 From this picture can you tell who loves riding roller coasters...and who doesn't?

We had our own personal Snow White and Dopey for Halloween!

Why going to Calif is great...

need I say more?