A Day Out in Windsor

After a day and a half of settling in, we finally felt as though we were back on our feet and back in the groove in Windsor. However, our celebration turned out to be a little premature. Friday night, after skipping afternoon naps, John and Mark went to bed and fell right asleep at 7:00 PM. We thought this to be evidence of their adjusting to the time zone until 9:30 PM when John came to our room and announced he was up and what time was it? I told him it was 9:30 and his response was "AM?" His body thought it had just completed its normal 2:00 - 4:30 PM ET nap! There was no way the boys were going to fall asleep anytime soon, so Daddy decided to do a "sleep-over" with the boys in the living room, and read them stories until 12:15 AM when the boys were finally ready to fall asleep.

Today went much better, and we were able to tire the boys out with a picnic trip to the Long Walk (just south of Windsor Castle):

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After a long nap, we went out again and played at the park until dinner. Now, we are sitting around the fireplace and Jen has started reading "The History of Scotland."

Spring 2010 England Adventure - Departure and Arrival

March 10th, 2010
A Daddy, a Mommy, 2 boys, 1 girl, 9 suitcases, 2 strollers, 4 backpacks, 1 car seat, a bag of pillows and a camera bag departed from Litiz, PA, bound for Windsor UK for a 3 month adventure :)

The trip through the airport was nice and smooth, and everyone was in a great mood and ready to enjoy the start of this family adventure.

Although the red eye flight did not contain as much sleep as we had hoped, God gracious granted us an extra measure of patience with each other for our first day in Windsor. We started to settle in at 15 Temple Road, and (after a very long afternoon nap) went out for a walk to see the Long Walk, the park, and had dinner at "The King and Castle" pub to celebrate our safe arrival.