No flash please

Rain rain go away and come again another day. Overcast weekend for Brigittes visit but no matter, we visited Buckland Abbey. Home of Sir Francis Drake and where I got told off for leaving the flash on! A complete mistake :)

Caitlins 2nd birthday

I can't believe that Caitlin is 2 already! the day started with me driving there on my own in a geared car, a frightening thought. Sal and the girls were staying in a caravan. The girls were so excited when we first arrived. Jenny and Dave, mum, Grandad, Norma, Aunty and Cous cous all arrived and off we went for a picnic. I took the girls swimming on my own and learned that for a parent, it's freezing cold to go swimming as you basically bob up and down. In the evening, off we went to bugsy's bar for the entertainment and wearing pointy hats in public that don't really fit :)

Digging holes

A suprise trip from Sal and the girls lead us on the train to Dawlish. It's quite therapeutic digging holes in sand, except that Caitlin seems to prefer to throw it on me or fill in the hole instead of digging it out. As you can imagine, liv got soaked in her trips back and forth to the sea to fill in the hole where the water always disappears before she returns. All the while Al and Ali were in the tent looking like it was middle of winter :)

Please warm up

Why is the sea so cold? Was it that cold when we were kids? I used to go in there with just a swimsuit but now my feet freeze as soon as my toes touch the water! Another trip to Exmouth but this time with Mads and Al.

Easter egg hunt

I've never done an easter egg hunt, nor did I really know how to set one up so I embarassingly had to google it at the age of 30 and hid the eggs for Ali, aged 28 :)

Budleigh Salterton

I love spring, the dafodils waving in the breaze and warmer days. I must admit, my view of Budleigh Salterton was slightly different to what transpired. Pebbly beach and proper beach huts that have an 8 year waiting list!

Ali's birthday

Ali had full choice on what she wanted to do on her birthday, so she chose a day of doing nothing so that's exactly what we did. The day started with lots of random pressies (thanks mum for passing that onto me) and then a bike ride to Double Locks. And the present Ali liked the most...a colouring in book!