Well, let me tell you. My wife went…
There we are outside Buckingham Palace, right after seeing the Queen… and the rest of the Royal Family… celebrating the Queens birthday. I think my wife’s uncanny resemblance to the Queen accounts for the fact that we were allowed to get so close to her… (Dear English relatives that we saw on our trip, I meant no disrespect by this Photoshopped picture, but my wife does not like to be on the blog, and she won’t let me post pictures of the kids anymore either, so I try to cover her up in interesting ways when a picture just needs to be shown)…
My mom went… even though she is 91…
There we are walking but the Seine river in Paris. When the Grandkids turn 16, my mom takes them to Europe… wherever they want to go, within a reasonable time frame and budget… so, of course she was there. She likes to instill a love of art and culture and travel in kids… like she did with me and my brothers.
And Mollie, who is now 16, was there also… (Technically, my wife was the official parental guest. I just went along to be in charge of all the luggage and provide security for night walks around the cities we visited)…
There are Mollie and I on the London Eye, just as we began our rotation into the sky. I know I am not supposed to show the kids, but I figured a shot from the back would be okay. I was lucky enough to go on the same ride with my other daughter, Jessica, ten years earlier. You would know that if you had read my blog from the beginning the way it was designed to be read… HA!!! And stop looking at my sexy legs, you cheeky monkey!!!
Pouring My Art Out 
Wow, your mama looks amazing! 91? She is in fantastic shape. My father in law is 91 and is not moving very well. Good for her that she took her grandchildren on trips, what great memories to make with the kids.
She is amazingly spry
ART!!!!!! Goodness! You are amusing! Would have been great to have shopped that first pix well.
Hope you had fun?
Please do, for the sakes of we who wish could travel round often but don’t.
I am on it
Thanks.
yup
So cool that your Mum is still spry enough to travel that far. Molly must have been pleased. Great photo of your Mum.
My mom wears me out… and thanks
You’re the cheeky monkey messing with the Queen!
yes I am
Looks like a wonderful trip!
oh, just you wait
No – you did enough of that to us already. Now it’s time for you to unleash that avalanche, so get busy! Don’t make promises you can’t keep!
I never do
Okay then…I’ll watch for your updates as I dig out of the work hole I’m in right now. Need some levity
yay
wait…so you’re in London, a day before I go to London…small world
well I’m not anymore
Hopefully you had a good time – London’s a good town
It was freekin’ awesome
Hey, get your grubby hands off my queen!
Bet that’s not the first time you’ve heard that… oh schmack!
first time I ever heard it from a Canadian…
Oooooooooo……..
oh yeah
My nan gave me £10 when I turned £16, just saying 😀
This is amazing though, I’m spoiled having Europe and so many options within easy reach. Moving to Vancouver is still on the cards after all this time, but if I ever do go, I know I would miss being able to immerse in another country so readily.
you can come to our country more often…
I’m all outta visas, I need a break in my trips so I can send my passport off for another
If they let you have another… ha
Shorts & a jacket?
we had some weird weather
If you had the Uggs you could be the teenager 😉
oh man…
No… I’mma gal… I know fer shur… cuz welll there’s no man parts n stuff
I believe you
Good idea
I have them now and then
If you are married to the Queen, that makes you the Duke of Edinburgh. If that’s the case, why do you say the most embarrassing things all the time?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-philip-quotes-relive-90-133848
wow… and I thought I really was good at saying silly stuff… but he is on a whole other level.
I don’t know how the Queen puts up with him.
I don’t know how my queen puts up with me… ha
I turned 16 once. I didn’t get trip to England from your mother…
Have said that I did take my own trip to England in my early 20’s but still that wasn’t from your mother…
I guess it doesn’t work on Canadians… HA
Well pft..
sorry
Will she take me now to make up for then?
you can ask her
Okay
let me know… I will come too
Okay!
yay