Brighton Pier

Yesterday, we went and explored the Brighton Pier.  We had a great time!!  It was one of those Saturday mornings where we knew we wanted to do something but weren't sure what.  Allen sent me out on a run and when I got back, we had both thought of Brighton.  So, we headed off, it is only about an hour away which is really nice. 
 

At the end of the pier is a little area with all sorts of fun rides.  The boys had a blast.
Ben picked out the Barbie Car!

Then Nate and I rode the Carousel and he picked out the "bouck bouck"

 

Then Allen and Ben rode this big slide.  A little scary but Ben LOVED it!

 

Love this face of Nate, he is going to refuse to look at the camera!

The we got fish and chips on the pier.  Nate won't eat any form of potato so he had fish and an apple.

Ben loves fish and chips and had vinegar on it for the first time and LOVED it!! 

This pictures if for Papa O, the king of puns, "Ice Creams, Brighton Up Your Day"

We got ice cream and headed down to the water to eat them.  Then we had to put our feet in the water.  The water is super cold!!

Driving out of Brighton, we saw this sign.  Is Fruiterers a word?  Not sure...

Bath time with my sweet boys!!  They wanted to swim.

Thankful for a very special Saturday!

9th Anniversary

Allen and I celebrated 9 years of marriage this week!!  We had a great time celebrating this week and it was truely a gift from the Father.  Since Ben was born in 2009, we really haven't celebrated our anniversary because of newborns, pregnant, moving, etc.  So, it was nice to be able to think it through, have people to watch the boys and have a plan for the day. 

Thursday, I woke up and Allen had a card and gift waiting for me in the kitchen!  New silver earings.  Love them, they are perfect!!

Then once the boys went down for naps, a friend came and watched them and we headed into London.  We had plenty of time to get dinner and get to our show which started at 7:30.  So, we walked around China Town and SoHo.  Then we headed to Chipotle!  I know a really gourmet meal =) But it was YUMMY!! 


Then we walked around some more and stopped in a little American Diner and got shakes.  YUM!

Then we walked around some more and headed to the theatre.  We went and saw the Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie.  It is the longest playing show in the world.  It was really good and the theatre was beautiful.  It was a perfect choice, we had looked at other shows but nothing attracted both of us. 

After the theatre, we caught the train back to Redhill. It was such a special day!  Thankful for 9 exciting years of marriage!! 

 

A GORGEOUS weekend!!

We had a beautiful weekend!  We went to Godstone Farm with another family.  The boys had a great time!
This is Isaac, Ben's best friend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

British Wildlife Centre

Two weekends ago, we went to check out the British Wildlife Centre.  The day started out sunny but it didn't last long.  So, the pictures aren't great because it was kinda gray.  The boys loved it but Ben was bummed there was not a cow or a penguin.  Not sure why those two animals were on his mind but he wouldn't let it go.

Nate has found his pockets!  He loves to say "pockets" and walk around like this or with his hands in his trouser pockets, pretty cute!

Love it when they are sweet!

My men off to discover something...

Checking out the wildlife information

There was a beautiful fox!  The boys loved it.

 

Happy Mother's Day!

Do you ever look at other peoples blogs and think, "they get the greatest pictures with their kids?!"  Well,  I do.  This Sunday, we were all dressed up for church and I thought, lets snap a couple pics of the boys and I.  That would be a great mothers day gift.  So, here they are....Obviously they aren't the greatest but I love the personality they show.  Nate is so much fun but he is certainly not going to do something he doesn't want to do, and right now that means looking at the camera.  Ben is a goof and once I told him he would get a chocolate chip for smiling, he was all in!! 
 

 

 

I had a great day, surrounded by Allen, Ben and Nate.  Allen fixed both lunch and dinner!!  I took a three hour nap!   And best of all the sun was shining!!! 

Windsor Castle

Last Thursday, we went to Windsor Castle!  Our friends were in town and it was my birthday so it was a perfect day to go explore and check out Windsor.  We have had tons of rain but the rain stayed away for most of the time we were out and about.  We didn't go in the castle because we had the boys with us.  We tried that at Buckingham and it was pretty painful for all of us.  However, we learned that Windsor is only about 45 minutes away and it is a super cute town, so we will go back.  Maybe for a date day this summer...

The Great Walk and the ominous clouds

 

 

 

My sweet Ben, he is loving his back pack right now!

We found a great little park for the boys to play in before we headed home.