Our Trip to England - Nov 2006
So, I know that it has taken me a really long time to get to this post. But I can't let the demands of motherhood let keep me from recording the wonderful moments with our beautiful boy....so to our trip. In early November, Dan and I took the plunge and went with Harry to England. We were really worried that the trip wouldn't go well...that Harry would get sick and act out. In other words, the general worries of any parent traveling with a new baby. Well....a lot of our fears were overblown. One, he didn't act out. On the way there we barely knew we had a baby with us. He basically slept the whole way. On the way back, a woman who was sitting near us congratulated us on having such a wonderful baby. So we returned home beaming about our beautiful boy. Harry did, however, get sick whilst we were away - he picked up the chest cold that I had had for a while. He sounded terrible. But according to the British doctor that we were able to see, for free, care of the National Health Service and the British taxpayer, he was a healthy looking boy and he seemed to pull through without harm and in generally good humor.
We had such a wonderful time on our trip. We started in London. Dan had a conference he was presenting for and so we arrived a couple of days early and used it to walk around and get a sense of London. We had a wonderful time and Harry charmed people at every opportunity. Two days after arriving my uncle Tim and aunt Julia drove up from Devon to pick Harry and me up. My aunt Julia took us to all of the sites around the home in Budleigh Salterton. We had a wonderful time eating (fish and chips, pies, fudge, cream tea) and talking and generally fussing over Harry. They made us feel so welcome in their home and it was great to spend time with family. Dan came down to join us a few days later. We took Harry to a castle and walked along the beachfront in Budleigh. All in all a fantastic time. The journey home was a long one - taking us nearly 24 hours to complete. But we made it home in one piece and with a babe who we loved even more for being such a charmer the entire time we were away.
We had such a wonderful time on our trip. We started in London. Dan had a conference he was presenting for and so we arrived a couple of days early and used it to walk around and get a sense of London. We had a wonderful time and Harry charmed people at every opportunity. Two days after arriving my uncle Tim and aunt Julia drove up from Devon to pick Harry and me up. My aunt Julia took us to all of the sites around the home in Budleigh Salterton. We had a wonderful time eating (fish and chips, pies, fudge, cream tea) and talking and generally fussing over Harry. They made us feel so welcome in their home and it was great to spend time with family. Dan came down to join us a few days later. We took Harry to a castle and walked along the beachfront in Budleigh. All in all a fantastic time. The journey home was a long one - taking us nearly 24 hours to complete. But we made it home in one piece and with a babe who we loved even more for being such a charmer the entire time we were away.
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