Jason, Kayle and I took off on a fun family trip back to England on the 5th August for 3 weeks.
We headed to the airport and got all ready for our journey... We were hoping for an upgrade and we got one but first stop... breakfast and Starbucks!
Next stop... checking out our plane!
Kayle had lots of fun doing her colouring!
We weren't completely sure where we were going to sit... we just knew we were giving permission to board early and were towards the front of the plane.
Next thing we know, we are sitting in World Club Class. We were so excited... our seats reclined into beds and Kayle and I were sat in our own little compartment! It was amazing and so exciting to experience!
Someone enjoyed themselves that's for sure! She took full advantage of the luxury!
Once we had eaten and were all settled, my precious Kayle got comfy and watched her movie.... still loving the luxury!
Our journey was an incredible memory created and given to us by a complete stranger! Another thing that this cancer has allowed us to experience!
We arrived in Sunny Hounslow the following morning and actually arrived feeling relatively good because we had managed to get about 5 hours sleep. First thing on the menu... my ultimate favorite.. Mummykins famous Mediterranean Roast Lamb Dinner!! I wish I could eat one of these every day!
We had a few fun things before our big family BBQ... Kerrie and Nick's wedding and a trip down to Swanage. I did separate posts for these!
We had all the family over the Sunday before we left for Spain. We had so many wonderful family and friends come over and say hi and hang out for BBQ.
Kayle had a wonderful time playing with all her all her cousins and new friends.
And so... the next morning arrived very quickly! We had to be up and at Gatwick Airport at about 5am... we were all very tired, as you can imagine!
But, we got our flight to Spain, picked up our hire car, drove to Granny and Grandad's apartment... and got all changed and ready for the sun!
Lunches on the balcony were a daily thing... and they were yummy!!
Kayle and Grandad enjoyed sitting on the balcony playing games together! This was also a regular occurrence. Kayle had so much fun playing and learnt lots of new games.
We had a really fun road trip planned for a few days into our Spain trip. We hired a bigger car, packed a bag and headed to Cordoba and Seville.
Cordoba first!
We had a, not too long, 4 hour journey to Cordoba... that meant 4 hours of learning new games and playing newly learnt ones.
I loved it in Cordoba... the architecture was out of this world, I don't think I could have taken more photos!
Kayle really enjoyed looking at everything too.
These beautiful open courtyards are everywhere. They are really fun places to eat and hang out.
We sat in this one and ate lunch.
And then, of course, found the Ice Cream Shop for dessert. So many choices!
These are the little tiny, windy streets that we spent all the time walking around exploring!
This stunning building is a beautiful Mosquita. It was originally a mosque, but when the British came over to Spain, they changed it to a church.
This archway i just as you enter the road to the Mosquita.
Fun in the sun in the side streets!
Funny story for you all... while we were walking around and exploring the side streets, we were looking in one shop and this random lady came up to us and asked us if we would like to see a Bull! She then takes me and my dad for a long walk right away from Mum, Jason and Kayle. Dad and I thought we were being sold as slaves! Well, turns out she is a chef in in a restaurant for a local retired, world famous Matador and wanted to show us the bull heads of the bulls he killed!
So, once Dad and I had checked them all out, we ran back, grabbed Jason, Mum and Kayle and took them to look too! Kayle was a little scared at first, but then seemed to enjoy looking at them! They were HUGE! Absolutely MASSIVE! I can only imagine how big the actual bull was when it was alive.
This bull head is the world famous one that is literally... the biggest bull killed EVER!
We had to hit the shops one day so we took off to the shopping center and went to Primark and let Kayle have some fun on the rides.
We stumbled upon thi cute little bar and restaurant one evening when our original restaurant was fully booked. It was absolutely delicious and the atmosphere was so fun!
We saw these Bulls everywhere as we were travelling... they mark the roads. They are traditional Spanish symbols.
We also hit Seville and had an amazing time exploring and taking in the sights. We went to the old churches and ate great food. The sun was so hot. We had such a wonderful time in both Cordoba and Seville!
Back to the cool beach we headed. It was a wonderful 6 days of exploring inland Spain, but the weather was too hot and we were all looking forward to the pool, the beach, the wind and the cooler temperatures... oh, and the beach bars!
Did I tell you I have the best husband ever?!
We enjoyed just walking down to the local beach bar, grabbing a drink, chilling in the sun and relaxing.
One evening, we went for a really yummy dinner with some friends of my parents and Mum and Jason split this Paella. They both LOVE seafood, so this is perfect for them!
Our sweet girl enjoyed the sunshine too.... she loved getting to swim every day and play with Granny and Grandad. She took swimming lessons before we left but really did well developing her swimming ability while we were away and Daddy even taught her how to use a snorkel and goggles!
I love chilling with my Daddy!
Coming towards the end of our trip... we took full advantage of spending time relaxing together and enjoying each other making memories.
Kayle really enjoyed watching the barman making drinks... she sat there for ages.
Then got to enjoy one of his creations!
As did we all!
These stunning flowers are everywhere in Mum and Dad's apartment complex... such a wonder to look at... God is sooo good... He creates PURE BEAUTY!
Our last day... took a nice walk down on the sea front... took in the sights one more time... took some more photos...
My sweet girl relaxing outside Granny and Grandads apartment.
A few silly shots of me and my girl....
We headed back to England at about 6pm. We had a night flight because we were flying back to the US the following morning. We got back to Granny and Grandad house, took a quick nap, took a quick shower, repacked a few bags and then said our goodbyes. We headed to Heathrow to come home to North Bend.
We had such a wonderful trip with my parents... we made some wonderful memories together!
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