Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th July
I don't often bundle days together on the blog but these last few days have been different. This weekend saw the annual anniversary weekend away for daddy and me. It began with grandma and pops meeting me, Bean, Pumpkin and Plum at Amberley Museum. This is the third time we have been in the last month and therefore reclaiming our membership fee already. Grandma and pops haven't been before but we knew they would love it! As always, having the extra pair (or two) of hands helped even with only practicalities like toilet trips and supervision whilst feeding Plum.
Highlights of today's trip included a bus and train ride both on vehicles we haven't ridden before. Watching the wood turner as he polished his latest creation (some mice) and pops finding some wild orchids and a ringlet butterfly.
The boys went home to our house with grandma and pops and I took Plum to meet daddy from work and travel to grandma and pop's house for the weekend.
Saturday consisted of us lazily milling around the house, a trip to the supermarket and baking. We made the most wonderful looking chocolate cake I have ever made as a thank you/ birthday cake for my parents. This sadly meant that we only got to look at it. I hope it taste as good as it looked. We also baked a white chocolate and almond cheesecake... delicious.
Plum enjoyed her brother free time and slept for an amazing 2 1/2 hours in the afternoon. This was then followed by a early evening nap and then up with mummy and daddy to share our 'dinner and a movie' night. Completely out of her own rhythm, she didn't go to bed until 10.30pm.
Sunday we ventured out into the world a little further and after lazily milling around the house in the morning we went to find somewhere to eat. We had lunch out and then a wet boggy stroll in the New Forest. Our journey home saw us picking up daddy's bike from work and Plum having lots of cuddles with grandma and pops. The boys were already in bed. Plum then decided that she rather liked our company and stayed happily awake until 10.15 tonight.
Bean and Pumpkin have spent the weekend enjoying Southwater Country Park and Warnham Nature Reserve (where Bean spotted a newt by himself.)
I am glad to be home and be with my family again but I am very glad we went away and did nothing! Pops sounded a bit disappointed that we had spent Saturday doing nothing but it was the bestest bestest for us. The running around, busy, busy, busy is great and completely what Bean and Pumpkin need but it is good to stop and for me and daddy just to have 5 minutes. It felt like a weeks holiday.
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