Christmas at Kew Gardens – Art focused Light Trail

We are big fans of Wintertime Light Trails in our house! Kew Gardens always has tons of fantastic events on as well. We’ve been to their Halloween at Kew Gardens event and their Orchid Festival around Valentine’s Day, but wanted to see how their Wintertime Light Trail would be. This light trail is one of the more expensive ones, but also has Christmas in the name; Christmas at Kew Gardens. Everyone was pretty excited for opening weekend, so we headed into London, opting for a ticket that had included parking for the convince of things.

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Having Fun at London MCM Comic Con x EGX

[Ad- gifted experience] Every year, we go to London MCM Comic Con, and this year both Amelia and Kai had the day off of school, making it a fun event with the teens! MCM Comic Con has, in the last few years, added a gaming section called EGX, which features a bunch of games to go along with all of the different shops, stalls, and geeky things that Comic Con has to offer. This year, we went on both Friday with the teens and then Sunday just as Dann and I, to do some more shopping and explore some games.

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Di and Viv and Rose at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch

[Ad- gifted experience] Normally, Dann and I head over to the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch to check out their latest productions, but this time Amelia asked if she could come along! Amelia actually went to this theatre with her school, not so long ago, and has been really enjoying performances. As Di and Viv and Rose is a play about growing up together, about friendship, and had a slightly lower age rating at teenagers, Amelia was interested in coming along (and quite enjoyed it too.)

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Birthday Dinner at Nom Nom Restaurant

Our friend Quang had a birthday, so he invited Dann and I, along with loads of his other friends, to Nom Nom Restaurant. This is actually a place Dann and I, along with Quang and many other friends have been to many, many times, even when it previously was under another name. This is a traditional Vietnamese restaurant with a lot of authentic dishes. Vietnamese is my favorite type of food, so I am always excited to head over there.

Steam Rolls with Pork and Lime-Cured Beef

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Birthday Dinner at Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall

For Dann’s Birthday dinner this year, he wanted to go along to Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall! We’ve previously gone a few times with friends, and had taken Kai, Amelia and Robin a few years back. As Kai has been on a health journey, and often is forced to have a lot of rest days at his other house or doesn’t have accurate calories counted for him, we don’t really go to places that would be frustrating or require a break. However, he’s been making his own food lately, so we felt now was the time!

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