A glorious Bank Holiday weekend of fine weather has come and gone. We came back home from the coast early on Saturday morning. Jake had a sleep on the back sit and Amy snoozed too. Fatigue was setting in by the time I reached Clacketts so I turned off for a rest and a nice stimulating cup of Cappuccino from Costas. Dear but very tasty. Amy caught up on sleep while I looked after little Jake. I think he was glad to be in familiar surrounds. He had his cot, toys and of course the heap.
We basically relaxed on Saturday. I took Jake out for a long walk around Hilly Fields and a play on the Swings and Slides. Jake was the only child going around picking up twigs and placing them in the bin :-). In the evening I cooked Amy a special meal. We had peppered steak, baby potatoes, carrots, and brocolli. This was washed down with Cava and finished off with B&J raspberry ice cream with chocolate brownies. Very naughty but very nice.
On Sunday we took a trip to Bluewater to change Jake’s shoes. We had been given the wrongs shoes in Chichester. Luckily there was a Russel and Bromleys but they didn’t have the same ones as the Chichester branch. We got a refund a bought a nice pair from Clarks. These light up on the heel when Jake walks. Very cute indeed! After Bluey we drove back via Oxleas Wood and sat on the grass while Jake charged around. The chav families were out in force but were harmless enough.
We had planned to go biking on Monday but we got our timings all mixed up because Adam and Jo were coming for a BBQ at 1pm and what with Jake having his nap… However, while Jake was sleeping I took myself out on my newly repaired, cleaned and lubed bicycle. I cycled to Greenwich, walked under the Thames via the foot tunnel(no lifts operating) and then went on to Mudchute farm which is the largest urban farm in Europe. I then had a quick scoot up the Thames and around Canary Wharf before heading back home. When I returned home Adam and Jo had just arrived and the BBQ coals were heating up. It was a lovely day. Lot’s of lovely food and copious amounts of Pimm’s(served up by yours truly). Later in the evening GDK arrived so we all headed to Hilly Fields for a kick around with Jake’s ‘inner tube’. Jake loved charging about. It was lovely to see him take his Grandads hand for the first time. What a poppet!