Jubilee camping.

This week was a double bank holiday for the Queen's diamond jubilee, we went to a street party which was slightly confusing as Albert is only used to birthday parties he pretty much asked everyone there if there name was Jubilee.
Because of the bank holidays though we went camping - all the way to Gower but it was fun. We had bunting.

This is it flapping in the gale force wind and rain while we sheltered inside trying to convince the boys it was safe in the tent and they could indeed go to sleep. We had gone with our friends so it was nice even though the weather was bad. There was a small break in the weather on the Sunday so we ventured to the beach by the campsite which was lovely even though sand dunes are hard work - especially when returning from the beach with a baby who can sleep through gale force rain storms. Man I ached.

                                             
There's that wind!
When it all got a little wet we headed for Swansea outskirts and the megabowl! Which was good fun and I was bad but Albert came 2nd out of 6 people mostly adults and we all played with bumpers on - future kingpin!

We also went to Plantasia!! There were bugs and plants and it was alright for the rainiest June ever!! Here Rowan, Freddie and Albert rock out to some rainforest musical instruments.

And when the sun came out Dan had bought his bongos. Also how exciting are those chairs!!

So we need two new airbeds but apart from that we are ready for the next trip - bring it on!!

Competitive dad!

Enough said!
Today was a Monday and most Monday we go to jiggy wrigglers in the morning although it becoming apparent the biscuits are almost as important if not more so then the singing. This afternoon we went to Albert's friends Ethan and Freya.
Up to a couple of months ago you couldn't get Albert on bouncy things, Ethan has a big trampoline in the garden - now you can't get him of.

Also we know what we will be spending my bonus on, superhero costumes!

Also we have started a crayon art project in our conservatory just in time for the weather to cool but we will see if it works. What's really strange is the black is orange and the green is yellow???

Also cute baby - you wouldn't think he was hysterical at 5am this morning, crazy teeth.

Cornwall

This last week we had a holiday in cornwall which was excellent - and luckily for us red faces it wasn't quite as hot as the rest of the country.

Rowan and Albert both loved the window, there were seagulls taping on them and that was pretty exciting along with the boats, sea and fishermen.

We spent a day at Pencarrow a house in the woods it had a very nice tea room and a great wendy house in the grounds and was lovely - so nice we had to have a cheesy timer shot!

We also did lots and lots of rock pooling.

Also we came home to our first mini peas on the allotment - tasty!

Morning!

First thing Albert says every morning is " what are we doing today mummy" at 6:30am on the way down stairs and he is not happy if there isn't an answer!
So how's about this.

We made pancakes,

We played frogs frenzy ( and worried about the choke hazardness nature of it)

Albert ran around the back and blew on his bum just after I'd taken it these peacocks get some toddler crap!

Baby with wellies!

Planting and watering (thank you nana and pop)

Lots of all weather sand,

Glittering and a new cheese face,

And chasing rainbows.
We have also tested our new airbeds ready for a gloriously sunny summer of camping (maybe).

Rowans and

3!!

Well I have been busy with parties and presents and cake making the last couple of weeks. Albert turned 3, which meant i spent a few evenings crying at how fast it is all going and then really enjoying seeing how excited he was about everything.

Albert enjoyed everything about his birthday but it was the cake which really meant something, I'm assuming because every party we go to the cake is the main focus with the singing and the candle so he totally froze and started shaking when he saw his cake and couldn't believe it was for him. He was very very cute - and the cake it's kwazii. I checked it was his favourite octonaut but as soon as he saw it he told me he also wanted a Barnacles one.

I'm slightly crying in the last one. For his birthday we went to Marwell Zoo with Nana, Pop, Gemma, Grandma and Frank because adults love a good zoo. It was a lovely day out and I think everyone enjoyed it.

The weekend after his birthday he has his joint party with Dylan and Holly. They had a proper disco with lights and their favourite tunes.

This was before anyone arrived - setting up, we went balloon crazy!!

Here he is looking scared of his cake again, he totally refused to blow them out he was so shy. As soon as they had all blown their candles out though the cakes were snatched from the stands by various tiny hands!

There was carnage on the bouncy castle as normal - and on a side, albert chose his red trousers himself from the shop, he likes his bright colours.

Happy birthday little man!

Easter

This week has been Easter and it has been really really hot and really really wet all over seven days.
At the start of the week we went to the park, we spent a long time there and had a picnic and it was lovely they both really love the park at the moment although I think I was probably more tierd then Albert and Rowan.

Albert fell asleep on the sofa after we had been in a little while, Rowan fell asleep as soon as we got in the car and has developed a very cute car sleep pose.

We also had an Easter egg hunt which was very exciting especially when they realised there were chocolate eggs inside the big eggs - woo hooo!

Sharing!

Rowan also walked across the natural history museum this weekend which was very cool and then decided maybe he preferred his bum shuffling ways. We also tried extreme weather crabbing which didn't go to well - apparently crabs don't like bad weather and swans eat bacon. Two new facts.

Because of the extreme weather we did some crafting.



We also went to Bev and Andys woods which was a lot of fun, Albert and Rowan loved it, sticks, leaves and all sorts of outside fun. The rain held of and there were sausages cooked on fires and beans and lots and lots of swiss roll!

We had a very happy Easter.