This song title always runs through my head when I get to fly home to Wales and finally after 6 years, we got to go home for a long overdue visit. Mind you, this song always chokes me up and I can't stop tears from welling in my eyes :/ It's a song that we would sing whenever visitors/ loved ones leave Wales with the hopes that one day they will come back to Wales again.
I digress.
I finally went home for a visit - sound the trumpets :) We went as a family, Jason came for the first week with me and the girls, Seren and Carys, and boy, was it a busy first week.
We tried to cram as much as we could even though it rained! Typical lol and divide our time with my older children who live there, my father, sisters and visiting the sites. So with that, I hope you like my little picture montage ;)
HERE WE ARE READY TO TAKE OFF - MIND YOU, JASON DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO FALL STRAIGHT TO SLEEP
WE GET TO MY HOMETOWN OF LLANELLI AND GO VISIT MY DAD
SEREN WENT STRAIGHT TO HER GRANDPA FOR A HUG THEN CARYS FOLLOWED SUIT.
I COULDN'T GO HOME AND NOT VISIT MY MOTHERS GRAVE :(
WE WENT TO CYFARTHA CASTLE IN MERTHYR TYDFIL BUT FOUND OUT IT IS CLOSED ON MONDAYS! LIKE SAY WHAT BUT WE DID GO BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK WITH MY ELDEST DAUGHTER JODI AND HER CUTE FAMILY.
ASHTON, SEREN, AND CARYS IN THE LORD BUTE'S BEDCHAMBER
CARYS DIDN'T WANT TO SIT IN THE BATHTUB LOL
WHEN YOU TELL YOUR CHILDREN NOT TO DISREGARD THE SIGN YET, THEY STILL STEP OVER THE ROPE!
DAN -Y- OGAF CAVES
THIS PLACE IS AMAZING.
TO SEE ALL THE STALICTIES AND STALAGMITES IS PRETTY COOL
CHECK OUT THE ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE STREAKY BACON!
THE CATHEDRAL CAVES
MY FAVORITE CASTLE
CARREG CENNEN CASTLE
I JUST LOVE THE VIEWS
IS THAT A CHILD IN THE CASTLE OVENS! SAY WHAT! :)
THE GIRLS DIDN'T WANT TO VENTURE DOWN TO SEE THE WATERING WELL. MIND YOU IT WAS PRETTY WET, SLIPPERY AND VERY DARK.
THE VIEW OF CARREG CENNEN ON THE WAY BACK DOWN
WE DIDN'T GET MUCH TIME TO VISIT PARC HOWARD AS IT WAS CLOSING.
THIS IS A PLACE I'D COME ALL THE TIME AS A CHILD TO PLAY WITH MY FAMILY.
THE GRAND STAIRCASE WAS SOMETHING THAT I SLID DOWN QUITE A BIT.
SEREN DOESN'T LOOK TO PLEASED TO BE GOING DEEP UNDERGROUND LOL
THE DAY WAS YET AGAIN A RAINY ONE :( SO IT WAS A PRETTY MUCH QUICK DASH AROUND RAGLAN CASTLE
HANNAH AND SEREN
SEREN AND ALICE
AND BELOW, ALED MY GRANDSON
HANNAH AND ALICE ARE SISTERS AND MY GRANDDAUGHTERS
LEFT TO RIGHT - JODI, ASHTON, CARYS, SEREN, AND HANNAH
OUR SECOND VISIT TO CYFARTHA CASTLE
LET US OUT! LOL
AND WHO WOULD LIKE THIS BEDROOM SET FOR THEIR NEW BEDROOM!
ERM...NOT US LOL
CUTE ALICE COULDN'T RESIST USING THIS AS A SLIDE :)
SEREN YOU'VE GOT A FEW MORE INCHES TO GROW BEFORE YOU REACH THE TOP!
WE GOT TO SLEEPOVER AT MY BEST FRIEND, EVE'S HOME WITH HER DARLING CHILDREN, JAMES AND MILLIE
MUSEUM OF WELSH LIFE
WHERE'S SUPERMAN?
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT 'SIOP LOSIN' MEANS
IT MEANS
'SWEET SHOP' OR 'CANDY SHOP' IF YOUR AMERICAN
ME AND MY GIRLS
RIGHT TO LEFT
ASHTON, JODI, ME AND LAURIE
I SPY CARYS :) I SPY SEREN :)
PEEK-A-BOO ASHTON!
I SEEM TO HAVE LOST MY HEAD
OH, THERE IT IS LOL
LEFT TO RIGHT
ASHTON, KAYE MY YOUNGER SISTER, ME, ALSION MY ELDEST SISTER
AND OF COURSE SEREN AND CARYS X
MY DAD, WITH ASHTON, SEREN, AND CARYS
THEN ME WITH MY DAD XXX
MY NEXT ELDER SISTER JUDITH AND ME
JUDITH, ME AND ASHTON
ITS GOOD TO LAUGH SOMETIMES :)
LEFT RO RIGHT
HANNAH MY GRANDDAUGHTER, CARYS, AND SEREN
MY GIRLS SLEEPING OVER AT JODI'S
AND HERE ARE ME AND THE GIRLS READY TO FLY BACK TO UTAH.
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