Last week we took our little sons on a day trip to London for the first time.
Our bests live in London and even though we go down to visit them, in the suburbs, we’ve not ventured into the West End with the twins since they were born.
One of our favourite friends — Cosmo’s American guidefather Scott — was over from San Francisco on business, so we decided to take the train into the city and spend the day with him, whilst we had a chance.
A day out in London is exciting enough but my two tiny boys also experienced the thrill of travelling by train plus a ride on a double-decker bus!
It’s a rare thing indeed for the Twinkles’ daddy to take the day off midweek so it was a real treat to spend the day together.
Lovely to see the boys’ faces as they watched the trains whizz past and very sweet to hear their little sing song voices shouting ‘Choo Choo Thomas! Choo Choo’!
The city was a really new experience for them.
We live in a fairly rural setting — a village surrounded by fields — where you’re more likely to see tractors than buses, and hear the sound of birds and sheep, than traffic and sirens.
That said, they didn’t seem at all phased — just took it all in with much interest.
In celebration of all things ‘London’, Bertie and Cosmo wore some sweet little shirts from Monsoon Children.
Comfy to wear and beautifully finished with iconic images of the capital — the Eye, claret coated Royal Guards, Big Ben, The Gherkin and ruby red buses — they were the perfect choice for two little boys visiting our capital city.
It was so nice to hang out with Scotty for a few hours. My boy and I have known him for almost 20 years and — even though they look nothing alike— Scott and Dickie call each other ‘my twin’.
Weird that we had ‘twins’ in the family even before Bertie and Cosmo were born! ;)
We ate lunch in a lovely Italian in Piccadilly, had a little mooch round Hamleys, chased pigeons in a leafy square, then whiled away the remaining hours in a pub. A perfect afternoon with one of our dearest friends.
A day out in London with my three boys.
Many, many thanks to Monsoon for gifting the boys their lovely shirts. Both styles are currently available online and instore, along with a raft of other gorgeous kids’ clobber.
Awwwww, this post and those photos make me so happy. It looks like you had a wonderful day. Cosmo and Bertie are so gorgeous and I adore their Monsoon t-shirts. Perfect for a visit to London Town. Adorable. Hugs Mrs H xxxx #HappyDays
Haha! Me too!!!! And to think I was so nervous about it! I loved seeing them on the train — bless :) xx
Love, love, LOVE the those Monsoon tops – they are gorgeous.
I haven’t braved London with Jasmine since she was still teeny-tiny. I’m not sure I could handle it now to be honest. I think she’d cause a riot on the train!! ;)
Really enjoyed reading this, Caro and your photos are as lovely as ever. :)
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Thanks lovely. They’re sweet aren’t they? I’ve always loved Monsoon for myself and I love their little girl’s clothes too — I had no idea they’d started to do boys wear!! :) I thought our London adventure would be more hectic than it was — I really enjoyed it! :) xx
Oh I love this, they are so adorable and their tops are fab! We love London! Thanks for sharing in #HappyDaysLinky x
Aah thanks lovely :) It was the perfect thing for two little boys to wear on their first outing to the big city!! x
Ah huni, what a great day. They are so cute! I love their little outfits! xx
Aaah thanks lovely — it was SUCH a fab day!! I was a bit nervous before we went but there was no need — they loved it!! :)
Looks like you had a wonderful day out and those t shirts are just so sweet. Your boys are adorable, I love the photo of them transfixed by the fountain! Thanks for linking up with #sundaystars xxx
Aaah thanks lovely girl — we had SUCH a lovely day!! Makes me less anxious to take them to the city now! They really didn’t seem phased at all! :)
Aw this looks like a great day out and those tshirts are awesome #sundaystars xx
It was SO nice :) I was a bit worried that they’d feel a bit overwhelmed but they absolutely love it :)
I love that they have London t-shirts on, they are so fab!! It sounds like you had a lovely day out. Love taking mine to London it’s so exciting for them! #sundaystars
Thanks lovely — perfect attire for their first trip into our capital!! :) They absolutely loved it — it made me see it with fresh eyes :) xx
Gorgeous photos, Caro! Your twins are adorable! I love their shirts too. Glad you had such a fab time – as you know, I’m a London-a-holic! #sundaystars
Thanks Megan :) It’s funny, all the years I worked there, I couldn’t wait to get out of the West End!! Now it’s a real treat to go and visit! :) xx
Gorgeous tops Caro love them, beautiful photos the twins are so cute. Sounds like the perfect day out xx
Thanks so much lovely. It was such a nice day — nice to see the city through the eyes of my babies :) xx
Ah it looks like a lovely day out Caro and they are getting so big! We don’t go into London enough considering we are reasonably near, we need to go and have more family days out there. x
Thanks so much Katie :) It made me realise that we should do it more often! It’s only an hour on the train and, as they get older, I can see that there will be lots of museum trips and days out in the city coming up xx