On Wednesday we drove out to Hampton Court Palace. This palace was one of the homes of Henry VIII. I love Tudor history so this was a must see for me. It was built in the early 1500's. It is massive. We spent the entire day exploring. We were lucky to be there during the celebration of 500 yrs since Henry VIII became King. So they were having reenactments of his last marriage to Katherine Parr. It was so fun to see the actors and it really brought the history to life for the kids. They came home pretending they were ladies and gentlemen of the Court. Tanner had fun pretending he was Sir Thomas Seymour. It was really cute to watch. Tatiyana read all the plaques in the different rooms explaining the history and what the room was used for. It was a bit rainy but not too cold as long as we were bundled up. The rooms were beautiful, the gardens amazing. This was one of my favorite days.
Outside Hampton Court
Henry VIII
Troy pretending to be King
Tudor Kitchens
Gardens 
One of the Royal ApartmentsDay Six-France
On Thursday we decided to take a ferry from Dover over to France. We didn't go all the way into Paris, but went to a cute little town called Lille. It was so pretty. We kept the kids busy on the drive by counting all the churches we saw. Each town has its own church. We counted somewhere in the 30's on our way from Calais to Lille. This was our coldest and rainiest day yet, but we still had a great time. It is amazing to see the difference between France and England in the buildings. We found a darling Christmas Market. I was so excited to buy an ornament. When we went to Germany before we were married I loved the Christmas markets. The smells again reminded Troy of home. We found yummy crepes and managed to get by even though we know absolutely zero French. We then decided to drive into Belgium. The kids slept through the whole drive, but Troy and I enjoyed seeing the sites. We stopped at a beautiful cathedral in Tornai, Belgium that looked a lot like Notre Dame. We then drove back to Calais to find some dinner and catch the ferry back across the Channel. The kids now have two stamps in their passports.
On Thursday we decided to take a ferry from Dover over to France. We didn't go all the way into Paris, but went to a cute little town called Lille. It was so pretty. We kept the kids busy on the drive by counting all the churches we saw. Each town has its own church. We counted somewhere in the 30's on our way from Calais to Lille. This was our coldest and rainiest day yet, but we still had a great time. It is amazing to see the difference between France and England in the buildings. We found a darling Christmas Market. I was so excited to buy an ornament. When we went to Germany before we were married I loved the Christmas markets. The smells again reminded Troy of home. We found yummy crepes and managed to get by even though we know absolutely zero French. We then decided to drive into Belgium. The kids slept through the whole drive, but Troy and I enjoyed seeing the sites. We stopped at a beautiful cathedral in Tornai, Belgium that looked a lot like Notre Dame. We then drove back to Calais to find some dinner and catch the ferry back across the Channel. The kids now have two stamps in their passports.
Cathedral in Belgium
Town Center in Lille, France
Christmas Market
On the Ferry leaving England(right before I got super sea sick)
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sea sick thats terrible!
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