A day with little ones in London

London is a great city with so many possibilities. However, to make it something that the kids enjoy, we look for simple things. By the time we got to London everyone was exhausted (and I was officially sick thanks to the allergens I failed to fight) so it was a bit of a rough day. However, we still managed to squeeze in a lot and have an alright day.

We started out with a late breakfast and collecting some formula for Max becuase we ran out a day earlier then I planned. We finally met up with Bob around 11 for a short visit to the Musuem of Science and Industry where Ellie enjoyed playing in the two kid friendly exhibits - The Garden and Patterns.

Max spent the time in the stroller and still managed to smile anytime I looked at him and spoke to him. That boy sure has charmed his way into my sole with that behavior! I love him so much!

I decided based on everyone's behavior and my feelings, naps was on the agenda. I know that seems boring for a day in London, but without them, we wouldn't have made it to dinner to see Uncle Dolan who was in Copenhagen and then teaching until dinner time.

Despite the racket in the hotel, the kids slept great. You can see I did not becuase I was up taking photos of the cuties as they slept.

Grampa had thought a boat trip was a nice idea. He was right. This was a great way for the kids to get a relaxing view of parts of the tourist bits of London. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed it too.

Waiting on the pier for us to depart. Ellie liked the climbing.

Now we are onboard and Ellie is admiring the view and asking what will happen if she goes swimming in the Thames. Are there crocodiles? How will we get out? and many other questions...

Max isn't very impressed.

We sang London Bridge is falling down as we went under the London Bridge, but the Tower Bridge is a more impressive photo opp.

After the cruise, we got off at the Tower of London and rested. I took the opportunity for a photo opp. I'm the eternal optomist for a good family photo, but don't seem to be able to really ever get it.

Ellie and Max make each other smile quite easily.

Afterwards, we set off to meet up with Uncle Dolan for dinner in a traditional pub on the south side. It wasn't easy to find a place in the center of London suitable for sitting with the kids and having some food. We found something that was a good environment, although the food left a lot to be desired. That's alright though, becuase you don't go to a pub for dinner expecting high cuisine, we wanted to relax and just enjoy the last night away. It was good to see Grampa and Uncle Dolan again. Ellie wanted to see where Uncle DOlan lives, but that didn't happen on this trip. Maybe next time we can visit his flat.

Max had fun playing with Grampa.

Ellie was so happy to see Uncle Dolan.

It was a long evening and both of us had to take our aim at getting Max to sleep. I tried a walk in the Ergo, which didn't work becuase there was too much action on the streets with the people, the trucks, the lights, and just all the new noises. Daddy was able to rock him to sleep in the Daddy recline stroller again. Good job!

As you can see, Ellie too enjoyed our dinners in the pub. She usually did a lot of coloring and playing around with Grampa and Uncle Dolan when he was there. It was a good evening.