Egg Day

The morning began earlier than usual - it's Egg Day!

 Soon, the hunt began in earnest. Also, in the house, since outside was chilly and rainy.

 Got one!

 Everyone pitched in.

 Checking in the kitchen...

 Yep, they are all in.

 Someone went off to a private place to sample the chocolate goodies.

 Sharing the chocolate eggs with Daddy. It was hard, at first.

 After all that strenuous hunting, it was play time.

 And clay time.

Around Here

We went to Weston, where there was a small carousel.

 ... and the beach.

 Next day, we all visited Nanny's place in Brean, for a pre-egg-hunt egg hunt. Much chocolate was there. Sadly for us, Nanny is visiting in Nepal.

 After we came home, there was watering to take care of.

Oxford

We got to spend a day in Oxford, as our anniversary celebration.

First stop: The pub where C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkein hung out and discussed their writings and such.

 We had lunch with "Jack" and J. R. R. (Who would've thought "Jack" is a nickname for Clyde...)

 After riding around the city on a double-decker tour bus, we stopped in to see the Ashmolean Museum. They have lots of stuff from ancient Rome, Greece, Asia and other places. They were having a Cezanne exhibit, which we skipped.

 However, we did have Afternoon Tea at the museum's rooftop cafe.

 On our way back home, we switched trains at Ditcot Parkway - next door to a nuclear power station.

 Train riding in the UK is First Class.

We had a wonderful day!

Settling In

Naturally, it didn't take Mimi and Ada long to rekindle their friendship. Especially since Mimi brought a giant book of window stickers...

After a day of recuperation, some of us went on a short bicycle ride. Pa was exhausted by the time we got back.

Later, we visited the waterfront part in Clevedon.

Along with having an ice-cream treat, Ada tried out the car ride.

Next day, Ada took Mimi and Pa to the Garden Center for a cream-filled muffin.

Flying Out

Before we left, we got to share lunch (Chik-Fil-A - yum!) with Naomi at her school. We really enjoyed seeing her in her educational environment.

 Then Jenny drove us to the airport. See how little luggage we have this time!

We had a very good flight. Three hops, so the longest leg was much shorter than other trips, which we found to be more comfortable.

Our second hop landed us in Dublin, where we found the most wonderful establishment ever:

 During our final leg, aboard a 34 seat twin turboprop, I became enamored with the nifty 6-bladed propeller right outside our window.

 With all those spinning blades and multiple suns and 12 hours of travel, we felt like we might be on a different planet!