Leaving Oxfordshire :-(

We have had such a fantastic time here in Oxfordshire. We have done and seen so much since we have been here, but the best part of the trip was spending time with our dear friends Rolfe & Michele. Michele everyday cooked for us breakfast & diner, which was amazing... Ahhhhh good food and good company! Simply the best people in the world (so Rolfe keeps telling me)We'll miss you SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much :-( we may just not leave and then you'll have to put up with us forever !!?

Oh and to all you yanks who know them they send HUGE HELLO and HUGS xxxx

Ella LOVES the dogs!
Awwwww my fellow Brit
Getting ready to go to Woodstock
The kids fighting to get to travel with Rolfe & Michele, they will miss you so much
Before we had to go though we made the kids pump the water for when we get back!

Rolfe's gate to his house... we had to stop there on the way to Woodstock.


The historic town of Woodstock...

The STOCKS!!!!!!!!!! every home that has at least one or more children should get this contraption installed!


Rolfe kindly became the tourist for us and took some lovely photos of Woodstock which houses the most amazing Blenheim Palace the birth place of Winston Churchill



Churchill's grave...

If any of you get the chance to come to the UK or for any of you that live here and have not yet paid a visit to this lovely town you really must, there is so much to see here.

Whilst being here in Woodstock we somehow always end up in this lovely little tea & cake shop called "Harriet's"

The building was amazing the windows and door frames were made from the Spanish Armada, they were fantastic!




The owner Harriet? was very patient with the kids


She took a real shinning to Micah & he to her ;-) ...


Most homes that are this old will have one of these outside which is a foot scraper, some are so old and worn, just another thing that adds charm to this country.
Over time a lot of the windows begin to bow out this is a great picture that Rolfe took which shows just how fragile but sturdy these buildings are.


Of course what would the trip be without a trip to the pub!




So what would the last night be without a party, I know you have been missing Micah's moves too!




Ahhh good times. Our children do have issues though, Ella for a while thought she was a dog so Michele kindly fed her along with the other dogs, silly Ella!