England

Like I said, our flight went really well and as my girls never cease to amaze me, Emilia slept on me!  She was sitting on my knee and then she kind of wriggled back into a lying down position, turned her head away from me, got stuck into sucking her well loved thumb and joined slumber land.  It was Eva, our sweet gentle soul that kept the whole plane awake! haha.  She wasn't really crying just being very loud.  Another gentle reminder for us to expect the unexpected or perhaps to stop expecting anything at all.  

So  I got to see Toni, Barry and my beautiful little niece Zoe who unfortunately got a fever before she left the states and was struggling with a very nasty cough.  She was a little trooper though and spent lots of time hugging and kissing her cousins and being a cheeky little monkey.  The twins also got to meet most of my extended family and we even had a trip up to Manchester where they got to see their Great Grandad and Nanna for the first time.  It was all really lovey, exhausting but lovely and now I get to bask in all the memories from the past few days that are over, as always, much too quickly.  

Pictures speak a thousand words so here a few that sum up the past week:

Toni and Zoe

At the pub for the first time :) 

At a hotel for the first time meeting Great Grandad, Nanna and Cousin Liam:

Playtime: