Mum's 70th

For mum's 70th we descended on Center Parcs in Sherwood Forest, the home of Peter Pan..or was that Robin Hood. We booked 3 chalets, Nick, Michie andMarisa with us, Philip, Helen with Mum and Alistair, and another for Liz (Alistair's daughter), Shetl and Ella. We had lots of fun, atleast the kids did, as we followed them around. It was good to see everyone and we even managed a full family portrait, apart from Shetl who had a terrible migraine.

kids jousting

pony trek

make a bear and bowling

dinner in a restaurant where you couldn't hear yourself speak

Marching bands in Coppet

There was a marching band competition on in the local village, whilst mum and Alistair were here to stay, so we went to cheer them on. Could've been in West Yorkshire for a moment, apart form the scenery...

Dino-zoo

It was Sebby's turn to choose where we went and he chose Dino-zoo... It was quite a long drive, and Bella was sceptical about the entertainment value. However the drive wasn't so bad and the place was great for a day trip.

Abby's birthday party

We seem to be at a string of birthday parties this year. Hers some photos from Abby's. Sebastian always wants to go too, and it's hard to keep them a secret. He just wants a party bag, I think the anticipation is always greater than the reality cos after the initial playing with plastic toy and eating a couple of sweets they bring them home and normally forget about the rest of the contents.