I feel it’s only fitting to start this post by making the tooth fairy’s international reach known. That’s right Becca lost here front tooth outside St Paul’s Cathedral while we were site seeing. That night she put it under her pillow and the tooth fairy replaced it with one pound sterling – a great deal when you consider the exchange rate! So second graders everywhere (and especially at Explorer) rest assured wherever you may roam if you lose a tooth the tooth fairy will be there!!!
Aside from the excitement of lost teeth we have a great time this past weekend in London. We continue to be blessed with spectacular weather and were actually wishing for shorts on Sunday as temps soared into the high teens (that’s the mid to high seventies for those using the Fahrenheit scale). With the great weather we were able to go nonstop from morning until evening and walked 18 miles between Saturday and Sunday as we criss-crossed central London. We had great fun at all the major sites Big Ben, Parliament, Tower of London, London Eye, St Paul’s , Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and the changing of the guard. We walked through all the famous squares and rode the double decker buses (the hot and stuffy buses) through town. At one point we were on our way to Trafalger Square and we headed the wrong direction through Piccadilly Circus and ended up in the heart o
f the shopping district; just as we turned around Matt noticed we were in front of a toy store. Well this wasn’t just any toy store but Hamleys toy store which is reported to be the largest in the world so of course we ducked in. The place was frenetic with kids, toys and demonstrations everywhere on the five floors of the store. We managed to escape but not before purchasing the kids some new skates that strap to their shoes and light up as you go – they are kind of a take off of heeleys . Actually the skates proved handy as we spent a great deal 
of time in the beautiful parks going through St James, Green and picnicking in Hyde Park. We did our best to travel as locals and navigated the city by foot and on the tube. We strolled up and down the Thames and crossed the Millennium Bridge.
London is a spectacular place and we all really enjoyed it, everywhere you look there is something to see, something old, rare or with historical importance. All in all though it may hav
e been Becca who was the most interested. She has just learned about the UK in school and seemed fascinated to see it come to life. She was intrigued with Big Ben, which proved bigger than she ever imagined, loved Buckingham palace, lectured us on speaker’s corner at Hyde Park and she couldn’t wait to see the Beefeaters or the Crown Jewels.
As you can imagine we were exhausted at the end of each night, we would all sit quietly on the tube ride home but the kids would get energetic for the last bit home as we walked and they skated back to the hotel with there wheels flashing in the dark and everyone’s attention focused on the colorful toys. That’s all for now, taking this weekend off to catch up on some errands and get further settled in the new house.
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f the shopping district; just as we turned around Matt noticed we were in front of a toy store. Well this wasn’t just any toy store but Hamleys toy store which is reported to be the largest in the world so of course we ducked in. The place was frenetic with kids, toys and demonstrations everywhere on the five floors of the store. We managed to escape but not before purchasing the kids some new skates that strap to their shoes and light up as you go – they are kind of a take off of heeleys . Actually the skates proved handy as we spent a great deal 
of time in the beautiful parks going through St James, Green and picnicking in 
e been Becca who was the most interested. She has just learned about the 
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