Our last few days in London were so civilized. : ) The girls went to afternoon tea and shopped around at Harrod's and all four of us attended a stage performance of Les Mis. While I still had "I Dreamed a Dream" buzzing around in my head we boarded our Thai Airways flight from London to Bangkok. Culture shock! 5937 miles, but it feels like a million! The temperature went from rainy and 30F to muggy and 90F. Our digs are on the 40th floor of an apartment building...

Tonight is our last night in London and its been a gas, gas, gas. We leave tomorrow for a month in Thailand starting off in Bangkok. Europe has treated us well these last five months and now the treasures of Asia - Thailand, China and Japan await. Buckle up! The G4's

Daddy: 5 Things I'm looking forward to do in Asia: Riding the bullet train in Japan and China, seeing the Terracotta Warriors in Xian, walking the Great Wall of China, playing golf in Koh Samui, and visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. Mommy: 5 thing I'm looking forward to do in Asia: Friends visiting us, getting Thai massage, playing with the elephants in Chiang Mai, walking the Great Wall of China, and the riding bullet train. Celeste: 5 things I'm looking...

It's been quite awhile since we've updated. I'll try to Mind the Gap better in the future. We are still loving London. For a real treat, the sun even came out once! We've been doing a lot of wandering and riding the rails. On New Year's Day we started at St. Paul's. It was $50 for our family to walk in the door. And I am only a little embarrased to say that we skipped it and went to a pub! I am sure it is beautiful and Celeste was eager to try the whispering roo...

Happy New Year to all! It is a very rainy and windy evening in London. We have decided to celebrate the entry into 2013 relaxing together inside. We will catch the fireworks on the telly. I hope your evening is special and safe. As I look back on 2012 I am very pleased with how life turned out. What a special year for our family. One in which we really chased our dreams. I'm hoping that 2013 turns out to be just as full of wonder. We kick off our year with a vis...