Justin does the Corsham 10k

Well done Justin for completing the Corsham 10k run in 49 mins! The start and finish was all near Corsham Court so we had a nice time walking down to the lake, feeding the ducks and scaring the sheep whilst we waited for the race to begin. Ben had a good time running around in the field with his friend James and mummy felt like she had also done the 10k by running after and hovering around Ben so he didn't fall in the lake! Here are a few pics of the day including Ben sampling one of the treats from the cake stall....

Fun at Lacock Playground

Enjoying some sunshine in the playground...

Dyrham Park

We all had a lovely afternoon utilising our national trust membership with a trip to Dyrham Park. We have not been there in several years and forgot how nice it is there. We didn't have time to go in the house so just soaked up some (rare) spring sunshine in the park and gardens. Ben was mesmerised by the beehive and a lady who worked at the park came over and was chatting to him about bees and honey etc and Ben mentioned honey was good for sore throats and she was very impressed with his knowledge. Looking forward to going back and exploring the house.

Let's go fly a kite...

We ventured up to Westbury White Horse on Monday to try out Ben's new Mickey kite. We didn't stay long as it was beyond freezing up there with bitter winds, but braced it for 15 mins or so. Ben was a bit apprehensive about Mickey being all the way up in the air but with a bit of reassurance he enjoyed his new kite (we all did!). Justin & Ben headed back to the car whilst I braved the cold to take some scenic pics too.

One a penny, two a penny...

Its freezing outside, Ben is getting over a cold, its nearly Easter.... lets make hot cross buns! One of Ben's favourite activities is getting involved in baking and making hot cross buns certainly takes a while (all day in fact what with 3 lots of rising to do). Here are some pics of the marathon baking session (Ben certainly has the knack of cracking eggs - he does it better than I can! Maybe a Paul Hollywood in the making...?) The end result? Ben only ate one if I took out all the raisins, peel etc and Justin thought they could do with some more raisins but apart from that I think they turned out well...

Easter fun

It was Ben's last day at preschool today before the Easter holidays and when I went to pick him up all the children were sat on the mat with these hats on that they had decorated...so cute!

When you gotta go...

I popped upstairs to do some tidying and left Ben downstairs listening to one of his CDs... and when I came down I found this little sleeping beauty...