London Calling - part 3

See, I warned you...LOTS OF PHOTOS!

Face painting afternoon.

Aarrrgghh!!!
 

And a visit to the neighborhood fire station! 

No, there was no time to take off the face paint.

More yummy eats from the market with a great picnic spot on the Southwark Cathedral grounds.

Another afternoon tea session at home!

Why don't we do this everyday?! Oh right, calories.

Lots of calories.

Crown - check.

Pinkies out - check.

Love it.

More bike riding, this time in gigantic Hyde Park.

Max went without training wheels this afternoon and did awesome! He's not even 4 years old yet. 

Hugs all around.

Despite the "occasional" crying, fighting, whining, yelling, pushing & pouting, these guys got along SO well.  

Another ride just to the south of the Grenside manor. 

Tower Bridge and City Hall just behind Kenzo.

Another dress up day - this time for the London Marathon!

Mustaches on for the marathon!

Kenzo made a last minute change to the old standby: pirate!

Waiting for the runners.

There were lots of paralympic athletes competing, which was so inspirational to watch & cheer on!

Even Scarlet got in the mustache spirit!

With all the road closures for the race, the kids got to ride their bikes right down the middle of Southwark Bridge!

A nice pub lunch.

There were SO many pubs, very close to Nick & Jen's - we tried out most of them.

Pirates welcome at most pubs.

The Clink Museum - London's oldest and most notorious prisons - sits right at it's original site just steps away from Jen & Nick's.

Kenzo was obsessed with the scary entrance.

"Maybe when I'm older I can go there?"

 Another neighborhood gem is the Secret Garden. A quiet spot just next to the Tate Modern. 

Once again, we're not quiet.

Riding through the closed Borough Market.

Jen made a traditional roast dinner on Sunday - yum.

Nick kept us full and entertained with his never ending supply of pre-prepared soups and meals he would pull out of the freezer! Again, domestic goddess!

On our way home. 

Very sad to leave our friends and this wonderful city, but we had an amazing time.