365 days of running - 1160 Miles, 153 hours, 150,000 Calories

I completed day 365 of running today, completing my 2013 new year resolution.  I ran 1160 miles in total, took me just under 1 week in elapsed time, so what did I do with the other 51 weeks!!

2013 Running Stats

England Trip - Visit the Queen in London(but she was not home)

On our final two days in England, we spent it exploring London. The kids probably couldn't be bothered with the sights but were very excited to go on the public transportation - bus, boat(double decker) and trains(the tube).

Evelyn had booked us a really nice hotel very close to all the sights which was mighty convenient and by some cunning way, she even got her hotel room refunded(what clever in laws i've got!!).

We spent nearly a whole day exploring the London Tower(first time for me too!) and the rest of the time visiting all the other touristy sights like Buckingham Palace, the Parliament House, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square etc. We even managed to go to Chinatown for a Malaysian meal and on our last night there, Alan and I got away for a quick date night and had yummy tapas!

It was a fun way to end our trip and the kids had a really greatest time with grandma and grandad and got to know their cousins. I think the purpose of the trip has been achieved! The bonus is my mother in law still talks to me, so i say that's a successful trip! :)

A giant thank you to Evelyn and Patrick for giving us such a nice holiday and putting up with the crazy grand kids, the grumpy son and the most demanding daughter in law!!!!

First day we got to London, getting acquainted with our surroundings

Took a quick boat trip

My kids as London icons

Visit to London Tower

Nice view of Tower Bridge 

Cody getting his head chopped

Tyler trying an old helmet

on the walls of the London Tower

Cody with a guard

The London Eye

More pics of London Tower

Checking out armours

And weapons

Tyler was particularly interested in how the fingers moved

Trying on the guard hat

And a crown

Not sure what this is.. he did all these on his own accord!!!

Another picture of the Tower Bridge

Tyler looking grim in the guard house

Buckingham Palace

A morning walk to the Parliament House

Magnificent

Tyler and Grandma on the busy streets of London

At Westminster Abbey

A real telephone box..

Of course, i had to have one too

With the horse guards

At Whitehall

Walking across the courtyard

We are facing the road that leads to the Palace

Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square

It was finally sunny enough to be on the upper deck!

Classy

They love hats!!

5k under 20

With just one day to go to complete my goal of running every day for a year, I am logging another goal that I completed back in August, run 5k in under 20 minutes.

When I was younger I could do this with ease, now I am older, trying to keep this pace for the 3rd mile is getting harder.

5k under 20

England Trip - Day trip to Bristol

Alan and his brother had planned a day out and the kids were excited to see their cousins again. They decided to go to @Bristol which is a science museum thing for kids. I thought it was pretty interesting for both the kids and adults.

Once again the kids had fun playing and exploring with each other. After the museum, we stopped by Barry's house for a quick cup of tea before heading home for dinner. It was a nice day out.

Here are some pictures of the kids goofing about that day!

When will these cousins see each other again?!