We have been back from England for a week and a half now and we are still recovering. Luckily my family over there is completely worth it, because...that was no vacation. I'm not complaining, just stating the facts. Traveling with an 8 month old, as we continually discovered over the 2 weeks away, is far from easy (or maybe it's just travelling with our 8 month old). But watching Westley play with his Papa and Auntie made up for the jetlag, lack of sleep, and general torture that goes along with a fussy teething tired baby that is developing both a temper and separation anxiety...No matter what though, the trip was memorable, and what's more important than making memories?
Here's a collection of pics and a few stories to go along with them...
We flewAir Canada, and lucked out with the bulkhead seats so we had some extra legroom and they gave us a bassinet that hooked up into the wall in front of us. Westley slept in it for about an hour and half, which turned out to be useful because while he slept there was a lot of action going on. A woman behind us was pulled into the aisle at our feet by her son because she passed out and wasn't breathing. It was dicey for a bit, and so scary to witness, but it turned out her son was a Doctor. After the flight attendants fumbled around trying to remember what to do in event of an emergency, he was given a medical kit and a nurse passenger helped him treat his mother (...I did my part too, I held the IV bag, a very important job that is usually given to a metal pole). Jordan was forced to sit in first class for a few hours, which was unfortunate. In the end, although the pilot had considered landing the plane, she turned out to be alright and they never did figure out what had caused her to lose consciousness - but it definitely helped the time to pass on the long flight.
I know I promised to never talk about Westley's sleep again, but this is a special occasion. Before we left Westley had suddenly figured out how to not only nap, but sleep through the night. It was a beautiful thing. This is a picture of the now rarely seen Sleeping Westley. Note not one, but two, stuffed bunnies. If we had had ten bunnies with us we would have thrown them all in there with him in the hope that it might somehow woo him into slumber.
We ended up with an Audi A4 when the rental company ran out of whatever it was we had paid for...and once we figured out how to turn it on, we weren't complaining. It was slightly terrifying as Jordan got used to driving on the wrong side of the road and we continually veered to the left...but once we got out of Heathrow and on the M4 things got a little less scary. I have to say Jordan impressed me with his international driving skills. Driving in England is scary even with English people.
We went to the county of Dorset for Easter weekend, just the three of us (more about that in part deux). While there we spent the day in the adorable seaside town of Lyme Regis and came across this Banksy street art of an origami paper crane holding a fish. We were excited, and have about 20 pictures of it from different angles...(side note: while there we also came across the building that Jane Austen stayed in while writing Persuasion).
Well that's all for tonight. Despite all my complaining, we did have a great time. Stay tuned for more exciting tidbits in part two...where we delve into the details of our trip to beauty-full Dorset. I will try to post a little more promptly next time!
Cheerio, XO
Looks like a great trip (teething baby & all)! Looks like Wes had a great time meeting the rest of the fam!
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