Yesterday was Molly’s birthday. We told her that supper could be anything she wanted. Any restaurant, any dish. Whatever. She wanted us to all make pizza together at home. First, I picked her up from school holding a GIANT “7” balloon and we went to Build-a-Bear. She chose to get a dragon from How to Train Your Dragon 3. See below for a picture of Sparkle the Light Fury.

We ate pizza, cake, and ice cream, opened presents and video chatted with family. It was a good evening. We finished it off by surprising the girls with our Saturday plans. The other thing Molly asked for was to see a castle. So today we took a train in to Windsor, one of the main residences of the Queen.

The train ride took about an hour, most of it waiting in stations for connecting trains. Windsor Central station lets out right at the base of the castle, so it’s the first thing you see. It’s kind of surreal to be eating at a McDonald’s and looking out at this:

Touring the castle was very cool, but unfortunately, you’re not allowed to take photos inside. We toured the apartments of Charles II, St. George’s chapel (Kyla got to see the tomb of Henry VIII), and walked the castle grounds. A big focus of the tour is the Royal Wedding (Harry and Meghan) that took place there a few months ago. I took a lot of outdoor pictures and have included them below. In other news, I’ve got a couple of job interviews lined up this week, so here’s hoping one of them pans out.