Twins in London

This past weekend Bron visited pregnant pea Shell in London while Justin and Graham were in Dublin to watch SA vs Ireland in the rugby.

London was chilly and grey but not as cold as Rotterdam has been recently, we even had a day of sunshine on Sunday! The weekend was mostly about relaxing and resting and just catching up together. Bron had a bit of a cold and Shell needs to rest more these days '~)

On Saturday afternoon though we had Shell's baby shower at a friends house. It was a lovely afternoon seeing some old friends and meeting new ones. The theme of baby Finnemore's room is farm and farm animals. Sarah, a chef friend of Shell's, made a barn cake out of gingerbread and delectable cupcakes decorated as farm animals! Was so creative! And yummy =) We had a great afternoon opening presents and catching up. Shell and Graham have been very spoiled and so blessed by their friends during the pregnancy.

Thanks for having me Shell and Graham! Was awesome to stay with you and catch up again! I miss you already! Wish I could stay for longer. Enjoy the last few baby-free weeks, life is about to change forever! Looking forward to meeting baby Finnemore next time =)

London weekend highlights:
- Getting a taxi to and from Heathrow airport! So much nicer than missioning on the trains with so much of luggage! What a treat *spoilt*
- Shell's baby shower
- Trying almost all of the seasonal Starbucks coffees! Favourites are definitely the Toffee Nut Latte and the Peppermint Hot Chocolate! Other flavors include Gingerbread Latte, Praline Mocha and Eggnog Latte.

- Our first visit to the National Portrait Gallery. Was much cooler than I thought it would be.
- Meeting up with Graham in the city for a Starbucks weekday break.
- Lunch at the Hare and Tortoise in the city with Shell, a discovery from their Contiki trip to London in 2004.
- Evensong at St Pauls Cathedral.
- Seeing the Christmas lights on Oxford Street!
- Some evening shopping on Oxford Street
- The Christmas lights and decorations at Schiphol and Heathrow Airports.
- Biltong and Romany Creams from the SA shop!
- Christmas fruit mince pies!!
- Feeling baby Finnemore kick and wriggle every day
- Shell's yummy home cooking
- Watching the sunset on the plane back to Amsterdam
- Getting through passport control and picking up my checked in bag the fastest I have ever done at Schiphol airport!
- Getting to try the new high speed Fyra train from Schiphol to Rotterdam Central Station in about 20 minutes
- The new passage at Rotterdam Central Station being open when I got back! Woohoo! Our station is so much nicer now =)
- Coming home to an awesome home cooked meal by my husband =)