A Beach Break

On Saturday we seized the day and went to our favourite beach.

The Boy made a speedboat.

Monkey Girl spent the whole day looking for creatures.  Her favourite pastime!

Mummy had a go in the speedboat...

...unfortunately it was much too fast for Mummy.

Shrimping

Showing Uncle T his haul of shrimps.  

Good job!

This one needs books and nets and she's set for life :)

Ballet Girl and Uncle T 

Uncles are for saving nieces from sharks in shallow water.

Bestest Papa.

I love my man.

Fish and chips watching the tide come in.  Perfect.

Holiday Club Mayhem and Sit Down Time

The kiddies spent five mornings last week at Holiday Club.  It felt WEIRD leaving them there - I almost skipped to my car!  Love y'all kiddies - but, wow:  Mummy time was fun!

They made some sweet craft as well as going bowling, singing songs, playing games and making friends.

Here're some of their creations from Holiday Club and also some library activities.

Archaeology, Tractors and Bits of Old Wood

Sometimes the bottom of our garden is magical!

Making a lettuce, courgette and yellow tomato salad for Papa's dinner.

No stabilisers: it's official.

Mummy packed up last year's work, ready for storage.

Sweet workshop.

Meeting the kiddies' newest cousin!  How blessed we are to have so many!

Cousins...

...and friends.

Ballet Girl finished the whole Harry Potter series in two months.

Picking rosemary for a chicken dinner.

My sailors.  

Uncle T is a carpenter and we get some awesome bits of wood to play with.

An archaeological event at our local English Heritage site. 

Technology at its best: uncovering the secrets under the grass

Metal detecting.