Monday, 15 July 2013

Godmother Duties and Hay-Baling

This weekend I became Godmother to my beautiful new nephew.  God bless you and keep you always my Darling.


Ballet Girl made chocolate muffins

...and the tractors baled up the hay in 'our' field next door.

Watching hay baling, face-painted, with ice cream.  

Several hours later, post dinner-time and my Boy was still enthralled.

So we had to make our own...

Sunday, 14 July 2013

Sea Cadets, Sunshine, Nebulisers and Birthdays

My eldest two are joining the Sea Cadets.  We went along for their induction evening and watched a beautiful sunset over the lake as they went off for their first sail.



Panda Girl's acrylic of the tree in our next door field.

The Boy picked strawberries from our garden...

...and chopped them up for a pre-bedtime snack.

The latest craze in our house is making friendship bracelets...


...a selection of some of their masterpieces

The most obvious thing to do one sunny morning was to make a giant nest...

It was very comfy.

I love The Woodland Trust.  Such smashing ideas and where I discovered this awesome one: mud faces..




My Darling Boy was accidentally exposed to cigar smoke this week and had an asthma attack.  He had to have a couple of nebulisers and is having a gentle weekend, but gosh do I hate smoking and all that it entails. 


 Papa's Birthday - a hot day in the garden with family

Happy Birthday Papa.  We love you!!

Uncle AJ


Monkey Girl ended up having a rather crazy water fight with Uncle AJ.

Birthday Papa and his Panda Girl




Needless to say, I did NOT make the cake.





Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Let the Holidays Begin!


Making elf homes at the park.


Watching endless sunsets at the end of our garden.

Our favourite up and coming photographer, Uncle Thomas.
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Papa built his long awaited fire pit.

...and Mummy has been RELAXING!

...MORE RELAXING :)

A sprint through the sprinkler: trying to carpe diem, but secretly/or not so secretly detesting it.

Mastering the art of chess

Reading in the climbing tree pod


Meeting Nanny's new puppy.


 Gardening with Nanny.



Garden cinema




Strawberries growing in the garden





Messy play with soap and shaving foam




Monkey Girl made peppermint creams





Collecting grass seed for a few bare patches in the garden.