Cornwall or bust...

After the mis-adventures of the train, when we finally got to England we were very hungry and ready to get out of the car.  People don't really go out to breakfast in Europe but I knew England may have a few more options.  We put "breakfast diners" into our GPS and to my delight a few places popped up.  The place we ended up going to was in a mall and it was GREAT!  It was a "british style" (eggs, sausages, tomatoes & mushrooms)  breakfast but it was very yummy and hit the spot.  We walked around the mall for a few minutes before getting into the car and the kiddos found these chairs to play on.  

It was really cold and rainy on our way down to Cornwall.  It was about a 6 hour drive from the Chunnel.  It was funny because at one point we saw a sign for "Stonehenge" and Marc and I said "wouldn't it be cool if it was just beside the road and we could see it" ...well, we went around a corner and voila!  The picture was hard to get in a moving vehicle.  The weather was SO horrible that we decided if it was better when we came back up to London we would go then (and it was!).

When we FINALLY made it to Cornwall it was about 4:00pm.  We were going to Cornwall to meet up with my dear friend Heidi and her family.  She lives in New Zealand with her husband and kids but her husband's extended family comes from England so they were there visiting them and showing off their precious kiddos to his family.  It was such a bummer to get there a day late because we missed out on spending more time with them!  Heidi and I have been close since our YL (young life) days when we both lived in Germany and have many great memories together..we had a lot to talk about...she is also originally from the Seattle area.  Anyway, we met up with her and her crew after we unpacked at this great restaurant.

It was a great and the kiddos did awesome.  Her son, Caleb is 2 weeks older then Isaac. Her baby Amber is 6 months and in the highchair at the end.  Ava, ever the big girl was sitting next to Isaac and Isabella still fearful of strangers is attached to my lap.  P.S. we had been traveling since 3 that morning.

Isaac and Caleb did great although we did sit for a long time and they started walking around the restaurant.  All was well until they placed a toy dinosaur on the bar....let's just say the bartender wasn't kid-friendly. :)

The next morning eating cheesy eggs.

This was the only full day that we got to hang out with Heidi (they were ending back out to London that night) and so we decided to pack as much as we could into the day...it was a great day!!  We took a train to a place called St Ives. (although it looks dark out, we were in a tunnel)

Notice the rain cover on the stroller...we ended up needing it big time!

Isaac and his new little friend chasing birds.  Heidi's husband's brother and family were there too, so we hung out with them as well.  This is their daughter with isaac who is about 6 months older than him.

It was a beautiful town and we were having fun exploring...that's Heidi's sis in law standing with me.

The kids loving the sand.  Where is Isabella?? She doesn't like sand! :)

It was so cold but so much fun!

Heidi's sis in law found this awesome cafe on-line.  It was SO good.  We had to split up into 2 tables. :)

Cornwall is famous for their Cornish High Tea so we HAD to have it!  It is Cornish tea with sconces and clotted cream.  Ava was checking out the tea and she decided...

it was good!  

Here we are all crammed back into the train station....after a day of train rides, beach time, window shopping, an awesome lunch and getting beaten apart by the wind and rain we headed back to the area we were staying and had to say goodbye to our dear friends...we promised them we would come see them in New Zealand sometime soon!! :)