The Fortified Bridge at Monmouth

The fortified bridge in Monmouth is the only remaining one in England!

At the Castle in Monmouth

This museum would have been neat to see during opening hours. There was a military museum and the remains of the old castle.

Grosmont Castle

Grosmont Castle was next up. Lots of hide & seek here! It was surrounded by a dry moat.

Yet More Fun at Skenfrith

What a beautiful river behind Skenfrith. Wading turned into swimming. Fun!

Road Trip to Wales

On our first road trip! We told the boys a couple of days in advance that we'd be going to Wales. John asked several times "will we see Whales there?" On the morning of the trip Mark was uncharacteristically excited, and when we asked him why he exclaimed "I want to go to Dolphin, I want to go to Dolphin!" Fortunately for both of the boys, we did see a mounted whale and a dolphin later on in the trip.

We squeezed into a rental car and headed for southern Wales. Daddy was a little nervous to be driving a 5-speed on the left side of the road, but God kept us safe for the duration of the trip.




















The first castle we visited was Skenfrith.

Little Miss is such a Cutie!

Deer in Windsor Great Park

We enjoyed seeing herds of deer en route to the statue.

At the Top!

Let's Walk the Long Walk!

At the end of June we decided to walk the long walk. It's about 3 miles from Windsor Castle to the statue of King George III. We chose a beautiful evening, and enjoyed our walk immensly!

The Changing of the Guards

The boys were DELIGHTED to watch the changing of the guards. We will certainly visit several times throughout the summer just to see this!

Visiting Windsor Castle

We took a Saturday and visited Windsor castle.

More Fun in the Long Walk

Blythe is getting so big! She's almost 9 months here! She loves exploring anything she can find in the grass. John loves anything to do with a ball, and Mark loves playing or exploring.