Monday October 22, 2012

Dear Jackson,

Wow, it's been a long time since we have written. It's not without good reason.  We have spent the last 10 days in England and didn't have a lot of access to a computer.  Our trip was amazing, my favorite trip we have done so far. We got to see some amazing things, you were extremely happy and easy going the whole time and probably my favorite part. They spoke English there so we could understand everything!

Here are a few of the things we did.  First we went to daddy's boss' family's house for a few days. They had invited us to stay with them and also attend their little girls Christening.  We had a good time there and you were in Heaven, they lived on a farm with tons of tractors and combines or Mombines as you say.

Then Monday we were on our way to London.  We took the train in and you thought that was pretty neat. You are really into trains and cars, boats, well anything that moves :) We took a ride in the London Eye to see the whole city.  We were staying right across the street from it and were also just a short walk Big Ben and the Parliament.

The next day we took our bus tour around the city and went to West Minster Abbey and walked around Kensington Gardens Park.  There was a really fun playground for you to play on, it was the Princess Diana Memorial Park.  You really love playing on the playground and hardly needed our help at all.

Our last day in London we went to see the Tower Bridge as well as the Tower of London.  It was really fun to see and you played outside there for a long time.  The next morning we were headed back out to the farm.  We had a minor incident where your finger got stuck in the elevator. It was horrible. As the door opened up it seemed to suck your finger in with it and we couldn't get it out.  Daddy was holding you and I pushed the door to the side (with the help of another man) and we got it out.   You skin was scrapped off and your finger was all swollen. We were so scared that it could have been much worse.  You screamed and cried for a long time but then finally fell asleep and it never seemed to bother you again.

After we made it back to the farm we were off again to Wales. We had a minor setback again with a flat tire.  Daddy got it fixed and we were on our way just a couple hours late.  None of us were too impressed with Wales.  You woke up in the middle of the night really upset and it was the first time ever that we had you sleep in bed with us.  You seemed scared and were so sweet and snuggly in bed with me.

Our last day in England we drove from Wales to Dover.  Coast to Coast.  Along the way we stopped at Windsor Castle, the home of the Queen of England.  It was a beautiful city and place to see. We kept on our journey and made it to Dover and you got to play alongside the ocean.  You love the water :)

We had a great time on our trip and you enjoyed taking the ferry home! 

Last night and today you have been really sick though.  You woke up around 1 am and had thrown up in your bed.  You poor thing, I stayed up with you until about 4:30.  You said ni-night, I'm sure you were just exhausted and wanted to sleep.  So did I!  Today you seem to feel better however you have thrown up a couple of times!  It breaks our hearts to see this.  I am hoping you get lots of rest tonight and are back to normal tomorrow.

Well I think we're all caught up, your daddy and I had such an amazing time with you in England. You were so happy and fun to be around. You're such a sweet boy and we love you so much!

Night,











Mom