I have to be honest, since we moved to our new house with its lovely garden and the novelty of having one has not yet passed, I have not taken the boys to the park as much as I once did. It is quite a bit further to walk to the playground than it was … [Read more…]
Number 46 of the 50 Things To Do Before You’re 11 3/4 is to Try Rock Climbing Last week we returned to Appledore to have another go at rock pooling.Burton was in a climbing mood and kept climbing up the rock faces much to my horror – they weren’t *that* high or dangerous but they … [Read more…]
Number 4 of the 50 Things To Do Before You’re 11 3/4 is to Build A Den Last Sunday was a glorious day: bright sunshine, blue sky and and Open Farm Sunday!!! Our local National Trust Property, Arlington Court, was holding a few farm based activites so we met my Mum, Step Dad and my … [Read more…]
Number 37 and number 39 of the 50 Things To Do Before You’re 11 3/4 is toCheck out the crazy creatures in a rockpool Catch A Crab Today we headed to the fishing village of Appledore to go rock pooling seeing as though it was another gorgeous sunny and hot day. The boys, their cousin Laurel and … [Read more…]
This week the weather has been a bit of a mixed bag really. Hot sunshine one day and then cold and windy the next – it makes deciding what to wear hard especially as I had started to pack away my winter jumpers!!! Still, it has not deterred us from going out almost every day … [Read more…]