Making it to Nationals and Fundraising from Sun-up to Sun-down

This amazing girl won the District Regatta and the Area Regatta in slide-seat rowing and made it through to Nationals. She came 4th in the whole country and I am so proud!

The following weekend all three of my girls completed an entire day on the water, from sunrise until sunset, raising money for their Cadet Unit. Papa and the Boy were there for pretty much the whole day too and everyone was exhausted by bedtime.

The End of Summer

Hanging out with Mummy's childhood friends' children.

A walk in the wetlands looking for signs of autumn.

Looking for sand martins. If they're all gone - they've left for Africa.

We spotted one going in its nest in the specially designed sand martin wall. The rest have already migrated.

Looking for the last remaining nectar sources for peacock butterflies.

Tree top hide.

Learning which animals love blackberries.

Checking the humane traps for voles and mice.

Summer evenings

Birthday afternoon with friends

Pointe shoe fitting for the new term

Guard of Honour for the First Team for the first match of the rugby season.

Monkey Girl spent an afternoon baking.

Uno

Guitar practice

First rugby training session of the season for The Boy.

Summer!

Our garden has given us raspberries and strawberries all summer.

My bookworm

Football with like-minded kiddoes

Ballet Girl has almost completed her first year of her American High School Diploma.

Our completed workbooks for the year.

Blessed

My mini chef

Fun in the sun

Learning about our friends' trip to Sri Lanka

A week of dance school for my three girls

The British Museum

Building with Papa

Animal experience

A treat with Mummy

My beautiful dancers performed in Mary Poppins. I love them.

Library craft

Shops and post offices

A Brazilian Drumming Workshop

A day with friends

A kite-making morning at the Forest Centre

Summer school fun

Baking

and summer craft

Learning about Capability Brown and British gardeners with English Heritage

Our Capability Brown garden.I'm not entirely sure it's in his style though.

Monkey Girl has landed a job at the stables. I've never seen her grin so much.

Papier Mache gluey goo

A successful potato harvest from the garden.

Accidental sunflowers which grew after the kiddies spent a week taming a robin with seeds.

Beetroot

Chasing fog

Being a Nature Detective with Mummy

My big girl

Driving a power boat

Winning at the Area Combined Regatta. Ballet Girl is off to Nationals!

Representing the District, my Monkey Girl in the kayak marathon.

This amazing girl went to Royal Marines Camp for a week.

Where she won 'Best in Troop'. So blinking proud!

And this amazing girl went to Falmouth for a week of boating on the sea.