The Truth About the Turners: Lah-Lah-London

We are now in London! So far we've relaxed a bit, walked a lot, and seen a few great sights. We even got lucky and have spotted a couple foxes in our backyard. We were not expecting that, but were thrilled! Lincoln wants to share his pretzels and his farmer with the fox, and he wants to chase the fox. Everything he sees, whether human or animal, is subject to become his best friend.

Here are some of the fun things we've done so far:

This is a swing in our front yard.

There are red phone booths everywhere, but only a few of them actually have phones in them. We pass this one each day on our way to the train station. It is a free library! Chad has already read 1.5 books from this library. Emily read half of a book and returned it because it got a little raunchy.

Our little girl sits up so well!

We went to see the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace on Friday, which was a terrible idea. It was so crowded! We could see the top of the guards' heads and hear the music as the marching band came by. But, it was still pretty cool.

Obligatory Lincoln with Lincoln pic.

Near Buckingham Palace is Westminster Abbey. We did not go inside though since we are not made of money and we seriously have to weigh whether it's worth paying for something that our toddler will only allow us to spend a limited amount of time experiencing.

We then walked to the Parliament Building. It is huge and gorgeous! Emily got to see Big Ben and Chad was excited to see his hero, Winston Churchill, across the street. Do not be surprised if our next baby is named Winston.

insert churchill quote. the more vulgar the better

We then crossed the bridge, saw the London Eye, and let Lincoln play at a park. He enjoyed rocking on the chickens, giving them crackers, and running around.

Then Chad became a guard and Lincoln thought he looked funny.

On Saturday we decided to go to the Science Museum and it was a lot of fun. Chad enjoyed the Churchill exhibit, Emily loved the Watson and Crick DNA model, and Lincoln loved seeing a huge train wheel, astronauts, and lots of cars.