Pre-school summer trip to Bowood

Ben and I had a great day at Bowood yesterday for the pre-school summer trip. Ben had lots of fun enjoying the soft play, farm and huge adventure playground and we also had perfect weather...

John Coles Park

Ben and I ventured to our favourite Chippenham park this morning and enjoyed the sunshine and a well deserved mini milk ice cream (Ben kept a keen eye on the ice cream hut and was over like a shot when it opened up). Now for a rest then a good play in the paddling pool this afternoon with Ben's friend Henry - fun times!

Cool dude..

Bowood Country Fair

We had a great day at Bowood Country Fair on Sunday. There was plenty of things to watch, participate in, rides to go on, ice creams to eat.. it was all very quintessentially English! Apart from a few mini meltdowns by Ben (he loves going on rides = difficult doing something else) it was an enjoyable day (though Justin & I strongly resemble beetroots at the moment!). Pics below include Ben in a fire engine and a JCB digger and the pic with the other kids was during the falconry display where an Owl called Peanut swooped in between them all.

Chippenham Folk Festival

We had a great morning at the folk festival with Nanna & Grandad - even the sun was shining - on a bank holiday weekend! Ben was captivated by the the dancing and we all enjoyed a stroll around the various stalls and finished it all off with a nice lunch at The Angel. A few pics from the morning...

Cornwall 2013

We had a great week in Cornwall staying at Higher Menadew Farm. Despite the weather not always being on our side, we still managed to pack in a lot of trips as well as enjoying the farm facilities including swimming pool and games room. Ben enjoyed going out with the farmer every morning and helping to feed the animals and loved the trampoline and outdoor play area. Our trips out included Crealy Adventure Park (Ben loved going on the rollercoaster), Falmouth, Fowey, Padstow, Lanhydrock and we did go to the beach even though it was freezing! It was great to see Ben enjoying so much fresh air and outdoor activities even though on a couple of occasions we got soaked in rain! Plus despite being nervous about getting in the pool, by the end of the week he was holding a float and kicking his legs and really enjoying it. We took about 200 photos but that would take me forever to put on the blog so here are a few to enjoy.....