Figs From Thistles: At the Age of Seven, He Still Believes

Little man is a whopping seven years old! To celebrate his birthday, we flew to London for a long weekend in order to see the production of Peter Pan at Kensington Gardens, a monumental occasion when one considers that a production has never been permitted in the gardens and Barrie met the family upon whom characters in the book were based in the gardens. Prior to going, we set out to read Barrie's book, and now the kids refer to Disney's production as 'The Fake Peter Pan' and were astonished that Tinkerbell speaks naughty words in the book.

I was glad to see that though he's getting older, Log still believes in fairies. We had a wonderful weekend celebrating our compassionate, thoughtful and loving Log.

Kiddos at Tower of London. Can you believe the blue skys? No rain during our four day stay which is a first for my London visits! The Crown Jewels fascinated Littlest, who I was surprised to learn could call various precious stones by their proper names.

J took part in demonstrating how a period trebuchet type weapon operated.

Bop and Log on Thames waterfront with Tower Bridge in background

Doesn't this sidewalk art (visible from the Jubilee Bridge) make you want to sing 'Chim Chiminy' and look for Bert?

Daddy and Littlest on London Eye with Buckingham visible to the right of Littlest

A kitschy and necessary shot taken in King's Cross station ;)

Little Man atop the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens

During the performance, which was housed in a tent, Littlest rang her fairy bell with all her might to keep Tink's light from going out! Peter Pan was magical!