Goodbye London

Wow - the last week flew by so quickly. Our pack out went so smoothly. By 4pm all of our things were packed in crates ready to be taken away. We went to a wonderful festival on Saturday in Regent's Park with some friends from the embassy. The kids were able to go on rides, eat yummy food and enjoy a beautiful day....until it poured. It was a perfect London afternoon. Sunday we explored the city, revisiting all of our favorite haunts and taping the kids a bunch. We were able to get family photos taken on Monday in Regent's Park, thanks to my friend Natalie. (Thank you, Natalie!!!) I can't wait to see them!! They just followed us around and captured the kids playing in some of their favorite areas. The kids had their final sessions with their therapist, Priya. It was very difficult to say goodbye to her. She has been incredible and I think Waverly is really going to miss her. Saying goodbye was tough. Fortunately, so many of our foreign service friends will be back in DC eventually, so we know that we will catch up with them down the road. London was such a wonderful experience for all of our family. I don't think that it has totally hit us that we aren't flying back there in a few weeks. London was a refuge for us...an escape from the sadness at times. We are sad to see our "world adventure" chapter end.