London: Departure Day (Saturday, April 20)
Departure day. Our car arrived at 9am and took us to Heathrow. L&G had their American Girl dolls' passports and boarding passes (thanks to a travel set they got last year) and two United employees actually took the little passports, "scanned" them, and stamped them. The girls were thrilled.
But the boarding passes are miniscule, and of course Lucia dropped hers on the escalator, and Dad nearly killed himself and several other people as he tried to retrieve it. He was successful, and Lucia declared that she had the best grandparents ever.
We made a final stop at a Boots for some plane snacks, and the flight was uneventful. When we got back to NJ, Maplewood was in full spring mode. All the trees had flowered while we were away, and everything was newly green.
We were feeling the jet lag by the time we got home around 4pm, but we persevered. Mom and I had to stuff the girls' Easter eggs after they went to bed, and then we all went to bed around 9pm.
A few final random notes about our trip:
We walked miles every day. Mom had her FitBit, and our highest day was 20,000 steps. Our lowest day was 13,000 steps. That's a whole lot of walking. L&G never once complained.
Before we left for our trip, I told the girls we'd visit a few bookstores and could buy some books as souvenirs. Lucia said, "But won't the books be in...the accent?" (We'd had a lot of conversations about how they speak English in London, but with an accent, and she was clearly still trying to piece it all together.)
We bought the kids a serious amount of candy throughout our trip. Greta's favorite kind was Fruitellas. Lucia loved some tropical Skittles she said she'd never seen at home. They both also loved Wine Gums.
But the boarding passes are miniscule, and of course Lucia dropped hers on the escalator, and Dad nearly killed himself and several other people as he tried to retrieve it. He was successful, and Lucia declared that she had the best grandparents ever.
We made a final stop at a Boots for some plane snacks, and the flight was uneventful. When we got back to NJ, Maplewood was in full spring mode. All the trees had flowered while we were away, and everything was newly green.
We were feeling the jet lag by the time we got home around 4pm, but we persevered. Mom and I had to stuff the girls' Easter eggs after they went to bed, and then we all went to bed around 9pm.
A few final random notes about our trip:
We walked miles every day. Mom had her FitBit, and our highest day was 20,000 steps. Our lowest day was 13,000 steps. That's a whole lot of walking. L&G never once complained.
Before we left for our trip, I told the girls we'd visit a few bookstores and could buy some books as souvenirs. Lucia said, "But won't the books be in...the accent?" (We'd had a lot of conversations about how they speak English in London, but with an accent, and she was clearly still trying to piece it all together.)
We bought the kids a serious amount of candy throughout our trip. Greta's favorite kind was Fruitellas. Lucia loved some tropical Skittles she said she'd never seen at home. They both also loved Wine Gums.
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