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| Half-term reading for C |
Time off is always welcome - and time off from school is particularly appreciated around here, even though school itself is generally enjoyed. This past week the children were off school for half term, and G took a week off work as well, so we all had a week off at home together which felt very special.
We crammed our week with Good Things:
- a family trip to Kew Gardens with cousins, uncle and aunt. With the aid of a toppled snowman, C was taller than both Uncle and Dad for the first time.
- a family trip to Cambridge to see the newest member of the family, and another uncle and aunt. O took approximately 200 photos of her smallest cousin.
- a birthday for G
- a trip to the other side of London to celebrate a milestone birthday for G's father
- a long walk through the forest with old friends
- a day chilling out with more old friends, some computer games, and knitting for the Mums
- a day at the Olympic Park to watch the Track Cycling World Cup at the velodrome
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| G, C and Uncle M |
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| Baby A's perfect little hand |
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| O reading and C listening to his iPod on the tube |
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| Slow but steady progress on my shawl |
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| Cheering on Team GB at the velodrome |
I spent a happy half hour in the garden this morning, chatting to the hens as I cleaned out their eglu and inspecting the progress of the buds and bulbs. While we've been having time off with family and friends over half-term, the plants in the garden have been hard at work. Spring is so nearly here.
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| Snowdrops |
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| Clematis bud |
Sounds like the perfect sort of half term to me.
ReplyDeletewhat a great week, with lovely photos to remind you of it. those tiny fingers! love the updated cast list too (although maybe you did that weeks ago and I didn't notice - oops) and the photo of C reading, which reminds me, would you considering making a list of recommended reading for 11-12 year old boys, E has Just started loving books other than horrid henry - hurray, he is currently loving the hobbit, not sure what to suggest next?
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have all had a great week together :-) xx
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful week. We had a good time too, it was so nice just to be together. The house was so so quiet this morning. But now they're home & it's noise and chaos again! :o) That's better!
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