Freedom

Well, it's official--I have three full hours of alone time every Monday and Wednesday! Dorian started his very first day of preschool at Badgemore today and not only did he love it, he flipped out when I came to take him home. Here he is huffing his big backpack up the hill with GG:

The highlight of Audrey's day was being able to buy a hot school "dinner" (otherwise known as "lunch" in America). Apparently "tea time" used to actually be a time when everyone stopped to have tea and is now more generally used to refer to dinner as we know it in the States...confusing.

Anyway, we got to spend another wonderful day exploring London. Here are some highlights:

Westminster Abbey was closed for Sunday services, but we were able to admire the beautiful display of Poppy Fields for Rememberance Day.

On our way back to Henley, we stopped at the Paddington Station pasty stand and had a warm, flaky pocket of piping hot chicken and chorizo. Whoa--it was amazing. It's also probably the reason why I'm breaking out and barely able to fit in my jeans today!

We also got to do a little shopping for the kids' Christmas gifts--this one might be a serious front-runner:

After a month and a week of not seeing our furniture, we'll be reunited tomorrow! Hallelujah!