This morning we hung out and got things done around the flat.
We headed over to one of our favorite bread shops after lunch and picked up some donuts and went to the park for a little while. These boys need daily outside time or they, and I, go cray cray. Seriously.
While we were at the park Tate wandered around picking up cherry blossoms that were on the ground and threw them. It was a fun little game he was playing and I was having fun watching him. Well, this older British lady that was there with her grandchild was watching us pretty closely. After a few minutes she came up to me and told me that Tate was too young to be out of his stroller and he shouldn't be toddling around the park and most certainly should not be playing with cherry blossoms because he could eat one! Oh Brits, got to love them! I thanked her for being concerned but reassured her that this wasn't my first rodeo and pointed to the two rambunctious boys climbing the tree behind us (which probably didn't reassure her). She was quite taken a back that I didn't heed her advice and left. Too funny. I have started to notice that the Brits don't let their toddlers out of their strollers very much. If I did this I would have one grumpy, screaming babe on my hands. No thank you.
After playing for a while Tate started to pick up trash on the ground and try to eat it, so I decided we better head out before I get yelled at for me crazy child and parenting style again.
After we parked it up for a little while, we headed back home for a bit and then met our friend Amy and her two cute kids to go to the zoo. We live really close to the London zoo, it's right by Regents Park, actually it's kinda in it. We hadn't been yet, and I've been wanting to get a zoo pass, so we headed over. It is a good walk from our house, and the boys were getting on my last nerve complaining about the walk. You can tell it's been a long two weeks of no school. Let's just say I won't be shedding any tears come Monday morning.
We wandered around the zoo for about an hour admiring the new baby tigers that were so cute, and the gorillas which are kinda freaky. Thatcher was DYING to go to the aquarium part, so we went in there for a little while. I got our zoo pass and that will come in handy on afternoons where we don't have anything to do.
When we walked the 40 minute walk home the boys kept begging me to stop and grab a taxi, but we didn't, we persevered. The walking around is so good for all of us here. I actually really love it. It's been one of my favorite things about living here, all the walks and fresh air. Does you good.
When we all got home everyone was tired from the walks and the long day out. Todd had just gotten home from work so we ordered pizza and gathered around our coffee table, ate and watched Studio C. It was a good night.
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