Our June was quite a busy and fun one! We didn’t go anywhere but we had lots of people come to us. It started first with a visit from the Tannaci family. They were on their way back to the US for the summer and stopped in London for 2 nights, luckily over a weekend. On Saturday we went over to the Hampstead neighborhood, walked along the high street and gathered some food and treats for picnicking. We then wandered into the Heath where we found a playground and camped out there for a bit while the kids all played. They had a blast! We then wandered around in the Heath (it’s huge!), walking around little ponds and watching the ducks before heading back home. And then they were off and away early Sunday morning.
Just a few hours after the Tannaci’s left, the Lamson’s then arrived! They were with us for 10 days. And that first day was Polo in the Park at Hurlingham. We’ve lived here for 2 years and haven’t gone to this yearly event either of those years so this year we wanted to be sure not to miss it. And it was so fun!! The Lamson’s rallied after a quick power nap and we spent the afternoon there. It was family day so they had tons of stuff for the kids like a big blow up slide and a bounce house. There was tons of food as well and then of course it all finished with a polo match. I’d never been to a polo match before so that was fun. And the kids got a kick out of seeing the horses. It was rather hot and not a ton of shade so by 3pm we were done and headed home.
The Lamson’s did their thing during the week while Nate and I were at work. The following weekend we took turns going out. Kristine and I went out Friday night for a girl’s night in SoHo and Nate and Aaron got out on Saturday night. Saturday was fairly mellow with lunch near the river and some play time for the kids at Wandsworth Park. Sunday was Father’s Day so we all relaxed, especially the boys, and ate a yummy dinner, compliments of Kristine.
They left Tuesday and we had 3 nights before Ehren, Julie and Everett arrived on Friday. While Nate had last seen them for Matt and Sabita’s wedding, it has actually been a few years since I had seen them. So it was fun to have them here for a visit. Again, the weather in London has been really warm and sunny so Saturday afternoon we picnicked at Parson’s Green and then dinner at Tendido Cuatro, a favorite of ours. Nate left early Sunday to head to Boston for work so the rest of us all ventured over to Bishop’s Park to let the kids play in the water and sand there.
And before we knew it, they were off Monday morning and John, the last of our month of June visitors arrived late that night. He has the opportunity to play in a series of concerts in Aix en Provence through Vanderbilt so made a stop in London before starting that. Minus a minor delay with baggage that never made his connecting flight, he toured around London seeing the major sights. I managed to get tickets for us to Hamilton for that Thursday night, which was a highlight for sure and so amazing!!! John’s a huge fan and knows that play inside and out while I didn’t know much beyond the hype going into it. But I absolutely loved it!! And even better going with such a big fan. His last night in London we took him to our neighborhood pub spot, The White Horse. Can’t leave London without a good pub meal. And then early Saturday morning he was up and off to France. We figured out that it had been about 7 years since we last saw each other so was great catching up.
And there was our June. It was a whirlwind for sure and so much fun seeing so many of our friends and family.
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