On our last full day in London, we kind of just winged it. Of course there was still tons of stuff to see, but since we knew we couldn't fit everything in, we decided to just wait and see what we felt like doing that morning. We decided to go to Kew Gardens and Kew Palace (which was home of George III and his family), and that ended up being so much fun. The gardens are gorgeous (I think they're something like 300+ acres, so we definitely didn't see everything!), and the palace was so interesting. There was this tour guide there who was so knowledgeable and friendly; we sat and picked his brain for probably 45 minutes (luckily it seemed like he liked it!)
Afterward, we went to the National Portrait Gallery, which was also very interesting (although I'm STILL irritated that the portrait of Anne Boleyn I wanted to see was undergoing conservation; agh!) But other than that, it was a lot of fun. Then we went to a nearby Indian restaurant (which, unfortunately, was nowhere near as good as the one we went to after the science museum on Wednesday!) and headed back to our hotel for our last night in London. I was sad as we packed our suitcases, since we had had so much fun and still didn't even get to everything we wanted to see, but yet I was so excited to see Kate again!
Seeing Kate when we got back to the Snouffers' house on Saturday was amazing. I don't think I've ever been that excited to see someone! :) We had a great time that night at Katrina and Matthew's graduation party, and it was so fun to see the family (including our California group, Janet and Karen!) On Sunday we had breakfast at Walker Brothers' Pancake House, and then we headed back to the Snouffers' to watch Katrina and Matthew open cards and gifts. That night, we drove back to Madison, and it was so cute; every five minutes, Kate would say, "Mama?" (I was driving) like she was checking I was there. And I'd say, "Hi, sweetie!" and she would look so happy and content. That lasted probably all the way to Madison, ha! I had a great time in London, but I was even happier to be back home with my little girl
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