York Minster and other things Yorkish

I live in England. Sometimes I just say this aloud to myself when I am driving on the left hand side of the road. It is amazing and astonishing and crazy.. If you would have told me 5 years ago that I would be living in Selby, North Yorkshire in the UK, I would not have believed you. I am continually amazed at the places we have been to in the last 3 years. The people we have met that have made such a tremendous impact in my life is unforgettable.

Photo courtesy of Becky's Iphone

Today, we went to York. I have been to York quite a few times to go shopping but never as a tourist. I will be going back ALOT! I seriously fell in love. The fact that I only live 20 minutes away is even better. Today we took 333 pictures.. Kennedy and her friend Bailey had the camera most of the time so quite a few are of them taking photos of each other.. but I was impressed that most of them turned out really good. So good that I am having a hard time deciding which to ones get to go on the blog.

At the York Wall.. Cole is behind Skyler, you can see his arms waving from jumping

Now we can see him... Now if only Becky was in the picture. 

We liked the purple man, he reminded us of the silver man in New Orleans. 

We turned the corner just in time to watch a Viking combat.. These two ladies were going at it. They did not let up until the Viking men pulled them apart. It was hilarious.

The kids loved the Market, Raigan found a book about Queen Elizabeth from the 1800's and just had to have it.. I love that she values a good book just like I do. 

We had to pull them away or they would have spent the entire day looking at everything the Market had to offer. 

Tyken and McKay - with King Richard III in the background - his bones were just discovered in Leicester and the kids have been learning about him. 

Moaning Lisa - He cries until you give him money. He talks non-stop.

The Shambles 

Tyken's treat at the American Store - One of the last Twinkies

The kids spent quite a bit of time looking at one of the antique stands at the Market. We eventually had to pull them away. Raigan ended up with an 18th Century book of the Queen of Britain. She is a girl after my own heart, she loves collecting old books. 

Our next stop was to York Minster. We are just starting into Medieval Times for history and we are very fortunate to be able to go to a place that was built during that time period. The intricate details were  impressive to say the least. 

I was running around with Skyler most of the time trying to keep him out of the "no" zones and I did not get the chance to read about all the different statues and their meanings. Next time. I know the kids learned a lot because they have been talking about it and quizzing each other for days. I love that I get to teach these awe-inspiring kids at home right now and that we have the opportunity to learn through experience and not just textbook. Simply Amazing.