Florida Vacation

Last month we took our annual beach vacation (I can't believe it has been a month already!) to Rosemary Beach, Florida. This is the third year we have gone to Rosemary...we love it there and always have a great time. This year we rented a house with some of our friends that have a baby boy a week younger than Bailey and 2.5 year old daughter. The kids had a great time playing with each other, eating sand and climbing stairs!

Rosemary isn't too far from Houston so we loaded up the car and set out for the 9.5 hour drive. One would think that an almost 10 hour drive with a 10 month old would be horrible, right? Surprisingly enough, it was not bad at all! Bailey was the best road tripper ever! She was perfectly content in staying in her car seat and watching Baby Einstein. She has never watched a video before the car ride and she was totally mesmerized by it and sat there for hours watching it over and over. We only stopped once each way to eat, get gas, take a bathroom break, and to stretch our legs...and Bailey was fine with it. Each way we planned to leave at nap time so that she would be sleeping for some of the drive. All in all, a very pleasant drive!

We had a great time going to the beach, swimming at the pool, going on bike rides, eating ice cream, playing games and just hanging out. Bailey had a great time on her first beach trip and is looking forward to next year!

I See London

I spent last week in London for work and I got to see quite a bit of the city's famous landmarks while I was there. It's a great city and I will definitely go back. I wish Daren would have been there to experience it too.

While there I took a ride on the London Eye (the huge farris wheel) and saw amazing views of the city. I also did a tour at Parliament and saw the House of Lords and the House of Commons..very neat. Toured Buckingham Palace and saw several of the State rooms where the Queen entertains guests. The tours are only done during the summer and I happen to be there right before it ended. It was really neat to be inside there. I also got to experience the changing of the Guard. That was crazy..there were people everywhere! I have some good photos and video of that. I visited Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral. Both were so beautiful. I can't imagine how they built them so long ago. St. Paul's Cathedral is where Princess Diana and Prince Charles got married. I also saw the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge.

Here are a few pictures and video from the trip.


Tower Bridge

Tower of London

Westminster Abbey

Dome of St. Paul's Cathedral

Changing of the Guard

Buckingham Palace

Big Ben

Parliament

London Eye

National Gallery Museum