New Years in London!!!

Joe decided to plan a stop in London on our way back to Kuwait to celebrate New Years Eve and Day London style!  This was his Christmas present to Lindsay and he also told her that we would probably run in to Prince William and Kate Middleton while we were there.  Here are some pictures from our trip to London, now officially one of Lindsay's favorite places:

Joe standing beside our hotel, which also happens to be next to St. Paul's Cathedral!

Somewhere under a bridge in South Bank!

Tower Bridge Selfie

Big Ben selfie!

Lindsay posing in front of the royal women's bathroom at Kensington Palace

New Year's Worship at Westminster Abbey was amazing!

High above the city while riding on the London Eye

Lindsay freezing in the middle of Tower Bridge

Big Ben!

We were only in London for a couple of days, but thanks to some awesome tips from our good friend Tim we were able to see nearly all of the major attractions.  This was also due to the greatness of the London Underground system, which is truly a marvel.  The highlight of the trip (which was full of highlights) was the fact that we actually did see Prince William!  As we were walking on to the grounds of Kensington Palace, we were stopped at the driveway by a guard so two cars could pass.  The first was a beautiful Jaguar coupe and the second was a Range Rover with none other than Prince William himself.  We were able 10-15 feet from the car as it cruised by and he looked at us and the other couple that was standing next to us and waved.  Lindsay still can't believe it.  Joe wasn't that impressed, since he told Lindsay all along to expect a glimpse of a royal while we were in London.

We also saw platform 9 3/4, of Harry Potter fame, as well as the amazing New Year's Eve fireworks over the river.  We ate delicious fish and chips and enjoyed exploring the city.  Lindsay can't wait to go back to visit some friends that we have from Gaelic that are moving back to London this summer.  We will definitely be visiting them sometime down the road! 

Christmas break back home in 'Merica

Highlights from our Christmas break visit to Texas, Michigan, and Indiana:

Pappacitos with dear friends the Chavez and Breslin duos!

Joe was able to have lunch with about 20 of his favorite students and a couple of colleagues from HC!

Grandpa Edwin jamming out on Christmas Day!

Iam and Addison Carr, so adorable!

Iam = awesome!

Adorable Hadley with Uncle Joe

Three beautiful kids!

Go Colts!

The Carr kids

It was a whirlwind trip that had us spending five days in Texas and six in Indiana/Michigan.  We were able to enjoy delicious Tex-Mex with friends and family multiple times while in Texas and we had an awesome Christmas day in Michigan.  We were excited when we found opened our Christmas present from Lindsay's parents and saw that it was two tickets to the Colts game that weekend where we would be joined by Lindsay's brothers.  The Colts won big and the game was fun and, despite the frigid temperatures, we even tailgated before the game!  Our visit home was quick but we enjoyed it and are excited to return to both Texas and Indiana this summer.