Mumsie & Popsicle

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Life Sans Enfants

To celebrate the last child departing the nest,

(bye Bryson)

we went on our first honeymoon that did not involve Granny and Grandpa's Camper. We were able to visit three countries and see three cultures in just under three weeks.

We definitely redefined the meaning of "Antique" along the way.

Here are the highlights.

1st Stop - LONDON

We stayed right downtown at The Savoy, within walking distance of

Trafalgar square, considered the central meeting place and heart of the City.

We walked down to the Palace of Westminster and saw...

Big Ben and the House of Parliament.

Very cool.

We strolled along the River Thames and took in the sights.

We saw Westminster Abby....

So beautiful.

We laughed when this double decker bus drove by. Here's to you Elder Prince :)

London was certainly beautiful in the spring time -

This is St. James Park next to Buckingham Palace.

That night we walked up to Drury Lane to see the muffin man. He wasn't there, so we went to the National New London Theatre to see the production of:

It was impressive and inspirational to see this play in Europe where the world wars happened.

(Interesting side note - War horse was translated into German and is now also playing in Berlin - marking the first time Germany is discussing on stage their role in the wars).

No trip to London is complete without a visit to a local Pub.

We chose "The Shakespeare" and had traditional roast beef with Yorkshire's.

Delicious!

After some shopping on Oxford street,
it was on to...

PARIS

Stay tuned.

Monday, February 10, 2014

Christmas for Valentines Day

Now that the craziness of the holidays and getting Bryson out on his mission have gone by,

we finally find the time to update you all.

We started December by welcoming Stacey and Wilson.

They stayed with us for a few days before heading to Lethbridge.

Alicia came out to visit too.

We all trimmed the tree and played games

Alicia painted a picture of a bridge near Tamsin's home town in England.

Then Brandon and Tamsin brought Euan for the holidays.

Tamsin had never experienced having to get past Santa's traps if you woke up too early Christmas morning.

She was inaugurated into Prince tradition by experiencing Survivor Christmas.

If they wanted their presents, they had to try and find a way into the secured compound of the main floor of the house. That meant they had to: put on their buffs,

make a tribe flag,

Then outwit, outplay and outlast Santa for their presents.

They had to work their tether through a maze of strings to retrieve the stockings full of puzzle pieces,

then solve the puzzle for the next clue,

which sent them to undo all the knots in the climbing rope to release a ring of keys for the safe,

Find the right key to open the safe for the next clue,

use their quickdraw skills to shoot the birdies off the fence,

Inside one of the birdies was the next clue

that sent them through the neighbourhood looking for the key to get in the house to their presents.

Turns out they had to go swimming for the key

Just when they thought they made it into the house to their presents - a twist.

No survivor is complete without a food challenge!

They each had to choose a covered mystery bowl, eat the contents and show an empty mouth.

mmm - liver pate

Bryson got snails!

Finally - the presents.

Success. You will notice that it is still completely black outside. Fortunately, no neighbours called the police that crazy people were running around the cul de sac with lights flashing and being crazy at 2:00am. Whew.

Euan got into the spirit very quickly as well.

The Prince family dinner was at our house this year too. We welcomed Craig and Addison, Granny and Grandpa, Tyler, Vicky and Tanner a few days after Christmas.