Yesterday we got up and rode the train into London to celebrate hubby's birthday. We lucked out on the weather - it was sunny, did not rain at all and the temperature was probably in the 60's. This is a rare day in England, so I think it was in honor of hubby's b-day. Gerbie enjoyed riding the "choo-choo train" again and talked about it all day long. We had decided to find the new Chipotle that has been open in London for a mere 5 days, so that was our first goal. We had the taxi take us to Trafalger Square first, we walked around and enjoyed the sunshine and then went to Chipotle. After that we made our way to the Natural History Museum. Bean loved the museum - what's not to like for a 5 year old? All kinds of knobs to turn, buttons to push, peep holes to look into. She loved the butterfly exhibit, where you can walk through and see hundreds of butterflies flying around you. The girls were trying to get them to land on their arms. At the museum, they have explorer backpacks - these are free for the big kids and have an adventure hat, clues to find certain things in the museum, magnifying glass and binoculars. Our little explorer looked so cute and loved using her binoculars. Gerbie just kept asking for the dinosaurs and was not real thrilled with much else, but seemed to enjoy just strolling through the museum in her pushchair, thumb in mouth. We finally found the dinosaurs, including the very real looking t-rex complete with movement and noises. That was the highlight of Gerbie's day and even this morning, she is walking around pretending to be a dinosaur. When I said - "I think there is a dinosaur in here", she said - "no mommy, it's just Gerbie!" We all had a fun day celebrating daddy's birthday. The only thing we would have done differently is come home a little sooner. We had booked the 6:40 p.m. train and by evening on a Saturday in London, the nightlife is starting, which means there are things on the streets that are not so family friendly. The kids were tired but they still did good on the train ride home and hubby and I enjoyed talking to a nice English couple, who were giving us a list of new places we should go visit. All in all, we had a great day.
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