The past 8 months... in photos

Why has it been so long since I posted?! I don't know. But once I got out of the habit, it was easy to stay out of the habit.  Since I can't remember many of the details, here are some of the photo highlights of what we have been up to! (Again, these are the highlights... and the things I have pictures of. In between, we stayed home lots too... and spent many days playing cars - "You, Mom, play cars", trains, and even Candy Land. Those days were just as special... only I don't have pictures of them.  I need to remember to take some more every-day type pictures.)

William and I visited our friends in Dallas... and ate at Adam Glenn's restaurant Sauced

Philip went to London on business, and I got to go with him! (Thanks to the grandparents who watched WP!)
This is King's Road - a great shopping area!

A Beefeater and my tour guide at the Tower of London.  The Tower was fascinating!

At a proper English Pub

Scones and clotted cream. 

More shopping at Picadilly Circus. Love the back 'taxis'.

Picadilly Circus.  At crosswalks, the streets have "Look Left" or "Look Right" written on them so that tourists like me knew which way to look for cars before crossing!  It doesn't seem like it would be THAT confusing - the whole driving on the other side of the street... but it was. For me, anyways. The "Look Right" saved me from walking into traffic a few times. 

10 Downing Street. Not much to see here, folks. Except I did keep thinking of Hugh Grant as Prime Minister in Love Actually... I mean, all the world affairs shaped here... I mean, Hugh Grant.  

House of Parliament / Big Ben. In a sort-of related note: Philip and I both came to love HP Sauce on this trip!  It's sort of a cross between ketchup and Worcestershire sauce - so good!

Westminster Abbey (side view) - just days before Kate & William got married there. It was fun to be around all of the pre-wedding buzz in London (but really, the buzz was bigger here in America!)

St James' park... the most beautiful part of the trip.  If you walk from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace, you will pass through St. James' park. If ever in London, do not miss this!!

The weather was perfectly sunny and cool when we were there, and it seemed the whole city had come out to enjoy the sunshine!

St James' park with the Eye of London in the background

William hunting Easter eggs at my parents' house, with help from Aunt Kaki

At Cars 2! (This poster/display was a bigger hit than the movie!)

At the San Diego Zoo

In La Jolla

Visiting Uncle Cams in Corpus

Visiting Dallas friend again!  Me, WP, Zoe, Mel, CeCe & Max

William turned 2 on July 17! Here he is blowing out is candle with Dad.

He was all smiles at his Little Gym birthday party!

We saw lots of pumpkins in October...

...and dressed up as Boots from Dora for Halloween!