We have just come back from an Easter weekend in Center Parcs and very good it was too. The journey there was very slow going. There was an accident on the A11 which resulted in a long tail back. To compound this on the way into Brandon again the traffic was backed up all the …
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Box Hill and Polesden Lacy
We did a National Trust double whammy at the weekend.We arrived later than usual due to the clocks going forward(damn those clocks!). Of course when we arrived Adam, Jo, Sally and Roy were already there. Oops! Jake loved Box Hill. He went charging up there as sure-footed as a mountain goat. Halfway up he ran …
Early teething
It seems Mia has got off to an early start with her teething. Tell-tale signs were a white spot on her lower gum, red cheek, copious dribbling and of course erratic sleeping.
Jake’s party
The weather didn’t look promising for the party. Grey leaden skies were the order of the day with light drizzly rain. The bouncy castle man arrived at around midday. He asked us if we were sure that we wanted it seeing as the weather was bad.We were wavering until Jake came to the door and …
Jake is 4
Yesterday was Jake’s 4th birthday. I had spent the night with a poorly Mia in the loft room. At around 7am I heard Jake singing “Happy Birthday to me!!” as he came upstairs to see me and his sister.
Poorly Mia
Last night started well. We went to bed at the reasonable hour of 9pm. Mia however was waking every two hours with a congested nose.
Impulse purchase – Burley Bee Trailer
In couple of weeks we are going to Center Parcs. We went a couple of years back with Jake and it was great fun. We hired bikes and a trailer to get around because cars are not allowed. I was thinking that since we have bikes we should take them. Our neighbour Tricia has a …
7 weeks 4 days
Today Mia is 7 weeks and 4 days old. She is a delight. On the whole night times are a breeze.
Xtracycle
I have been intrigued by Xtracycle since hearing about it on Bikeradar. The basic system is called the ‘free radical’ that turns a bog standard bicycle into a mega load-lugging machine or Sports Utility Bicycle as the folks at Xtracycle like to call it.The basic kit consists of a frame, deck, panniers, cables and assorted …
Star Wars Costume
We have been having great fun finding stuff for Jake’s 4th Birthday Star Wars party. While looking for costumes we saw this one for Mia and just had to buy it :-).