Greetings from the UK!

We are having a wonderful time on our first real big family vacation! Kian was great on the flight into London and slept most of the time on my lap against the window. The flight was packed solid. The first couple of days we took it easy and tried to get over jet lag. Unfortunately Kian picked up something on the flight and by Tuesday night was violently ill. By Friday Renee had it, Saturday (the day of the wedding and the whole reason for the trip to Wales)I had it, followed by Jordan, Mark, Kirstin and Darcy,that we know of. I'm sure it is still making its way around and hopefully Jess and Andre aren't spending their honeymoon sick on a boat somewhere in Turkey!

The wedding, at least the part I was there for, was very nice and well planned. I made it through the ceremony and signing before I had to leave. Apparently the dinner and rest of the evening were very nice, but I really wouldn't know first hand.

Kian, Mark and I left Cardiff on the 15th to head north towards Liverpool where we were to drop off Renee and Darcy who were on their way to Ireland. We saw some really nice small towns that we would love to visit again. We made the choice to stay on some working farms in the countryside that also provided B&B. They were really nice and a welcome change from the chaos of some of the cities we were in. I can't say that we have ever been more lost in our lives than we have been in the last two weeks that we have been driving in the UK! I think we are also a bit dizzy from all the roundabouts!

So far our trip has taken us from London to Windsor Castle, Bath, Cardiff, Brecon Beacons, Chester, Liverpool, Carlisle, Ayr, Prestwick, Troon, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hexham, York, Cambridge and back to London. We are still here for a few more days so I'm sure that we are going to see a few more places, but most likely just for the day. I will post TONS of photos once we are home. I have already taken about 1200! I think we are going to have to upgrade the computer before I upload them!

Hope you are all doing well!

Saanich Fair

Last weekend was the Saanich Fair. Kian loved it! There were all kinds of animals, horses shows, tractors, rides (although he isn't tall enough for those yet), a petting zoo, BALLOONS, pirate school, in other words, a real country fair. We went early so that we could avoid the rush of people in the afternoon. Maybe a bit too early since the coffee wasn't ready yet when we got there!

Next stop is England, Wales and Scotland. Kian's first big trip!

Balloons at the fair. We let this one go....


Not far from the truth, my little piggy!


Petting the pigs, actually sticking my figures up their noses....


The donkey on the sweater was more interesting than the real thing.


On the tractor with dad.