Before I get started on this post I just want to say thank you so much for all the prayers, kind words of encouragement, and comments.  If you follow me on Instagram then you know a little bit about what has been going on the last few weeks.  Basically, after we found out the baby didn’t have a heartbeat I had a D&C scheduled.  I returned to work the next week and I thought everything was okay….but I just wouldn’t stop bleeding.  Finally I got so pale that Terence was telling me I needed to check myself into the ER because I looked so bad.

I checked in on Sunday afternoon and was admitted to the hospital.  I had an infection from the previous surgery.  So we did another D&C and started several rounds of antibiotics and pain medications.  I was in SO much pain!  I’m doing a lot better now and I’m just focusing on getting healthy and back to normal life.

Normal life…which is hard right now.  I feel empty and sad.  So sad over something I really never thought about or thought was even possible.  But I’m trying to keep my head high and I know that God is trying to show me something and whatever it is I know it’s His will for me.  We also have a new french bull dog named Hemie who is the sweetest ever!  And NO…our kitchen isn’t finished yet…this has been the LONGEST kitchen remodel in the history of kitchen remodels.  I can’t wait to share the end results of that either.

We had a wonderful trip to Europe in June and I’m excited to post about it!  I’m going to have to break it up into a few posts because I have about a MILLION pictures…but that’s what you do on vacation right?  We had the best time I want to post everything for memory sake before I forget everything 🙂

So, I’ll just start at the beginning…

We have the best cousins that live in England, we are so blessed that when we go to visit we get to see and stay with them.  I just LOVE it over there and would go all the time if I could.  Trying to fit everything into a week’s time with small children is a hard task…so we’ll just have to go back again soon 🙂

Here is Connor with one of the Queens Guards.

Getting ready to board the plane!!!  It was the hottest plane ride I’ve ever had in my entire life.  They do NOT have air vents in the seating areas…

Connor and Terence on the plane.  They got to sit together.  I had to sit between two very interesting strangers….gulp.

When we arrived we went to one of our favorite places in England called Brighton.  It’s the most charming coastal town.  We visited the pier last time we were there and just loved it!  This time it was sunny and hot…a completely different point of view.

Fish & Chips!

Cousins 

Changing of the Queen’s guard.

The National Gallery in London

Connor was really excited to see some famous paintings he learned about in school, including the Sunflower painting by Van Gogh.

Lots of artists outside the National Gallery,

The Train to London 🙂

My favorite thing ever… Starbucks chocolate gold coins.  Why they don’t have them in the US is beyond me!

or these sandwiches…lol!

Our cab…Eminem style….

Everything is so much GREENER!  The Churchill War Room.

This is where they were setting up for the Queen’s birthday celebration & Trooping the Colour Parade. 

More National Gallery photos:

Here are a bunch of photos of the British Museum.  Connor really wanted to see mummies and we DID see MUMMIES!

The Thinking Man 🙂

I would definitely recommend taking your kiddos here if they are learning about history.  It’s pretty cool…not just for kids either!  We had a great time and saw some amazing historical pieces.  Next up is the double decker red bus tour, falconr