london!

we finally went to london for the first time last week. we had to visit the u.s. embassy to apply for amelia's passport (which we received in the post today). after a 2 hour stay at the embassy, we headed over to oxford street. it was very cold and very crowded and we were overwhelmed! we had just a few hours before heading back to our friend's house so we braved the tube so that we could at least see big ben. the girls did great and i'll never forget coming up out of the tube station and there it was: big. ben. we walked around for a bit and saw the thames before getting back on the tube and going home. we just kept praising the LORD for giving us such a smooth visit.

snowdon

we went with the nicholsons on a drive to see snowdon nat'l park.  we turned back and had a picnic in betws-y-coed and had a look in the shops.  they had a friend visiting from the states and went on to see several other sites which we were not up for.

vacation pictures

if i did this correctly, you can view some of our vacation pictures here.  

williamsburg

we had a great weekend in williamsburg, va. we had a very comfortable place to stay and really enjoyed the church family. we visited the jamestown settlement on monday and had lunch and some ice cream around town. our camera battery died so we didn't get too many pictures=) we drove home last night and are spending the day unpacking and doing laundry.

lobstah!

the whole experience was a little upsetting for maggie. she loves animals so putting one on the table was just too much.

exploring

cadillac mountain

the view was beautiful. the air was a little cold.

our place

we're finishing up a week in this cute little house. our place is around back. we have a living room/bedroom with a kitchen and nice-sized bathroom. we have throroughly enjoyed it!

bean's

we've enjoyed visiting the real ll bean store and many bean outlets! maggie couldn't quite talk her dad in to the leather couch, though. doesn't it look comfy?

allentown friends

more friends that we'll never forget (trad, sydney and tori)!

history lesson

while in allentown we visited the whitfield house-a museum about the moravians mostly and a little about whitfield. it was a beautiful day and maggie enjoyed the lesson in church history (and fun time with daddy!)

niagra falls

in august we visited niagra falls. this was a first for all of us. it was beautiful! maggie loved it.

fightin' irish

on an extremely hot day last summer, we visited notre dame. again, maggie slept through most of it. this was when we really started using the carrier and she loved it!

maggie and j. edwards

maggie has seen a lot in her little life. one of her first church history visits was to the place where j. edwards preached "sinners in the hands of an angry God." she actually stayed asleep in the car. the church is gone but this stone marks the site.

chocolate world

maggie really enjoyed chocolate world at hershey park. like mother, like daughter, i'm afraid.