Helen has already blogged on Kessie, but I was reminded of things looking at the piccies.
So here are few of my personal snippets, in no particular order.
Ducks – One of her words of the week. Butterbean was endlessly running off to the bridge to look for ducks (which was rather tiresome at times…), and would look over both sides either commenting on the ducks she could see, or hopefully calling out ducks if their weren’t any. When they came into the campsite she was ecstatic 
I do think my plan for tethering her down in the middle of the camopsite had merit though
Dik-dik – BB’s word for biscuit which she used endlessly.
Small boys - Small boy ‘holding up’ another boy with his water pistol. ‘Show me your willy or I won’t be your friend’ – ‘victim’ was happy to oblige
Playing – the endlessly playing was lovely to watch, the big space opposite us was well used once the other tents had departed. Having friends and space and time to just play and play like that in the sun must be some sort of kiddie heaven.
Water pistols – well it was perfect water pistol weather/territory
Small Girls - one minute sitting playing with dollies, playing babies etc. then arming themselves up with water pistols for a battle
Layla’s rants – I particulary liked the ‘come near this cake and I’ll chop off your arm’ one to assorted children desperate for chocolate cake.
Biggest embarrasment? – Knobbling Emma’s BMW. BB got her keys and dangled them into a mug of juice – which wasn’t very good for the remote keyfob/immobiliser thingy. Only discovered it wouldn’t work of course once they were all packed and the kids hidden by lots of gear….. Arrghhh! – Luckily the RAC man was able to dry it out with much blowing inside with his airjet.
Teapot – tea is designed to be made in a pot, not dangling a tea bag in a mug. So how can you not take a teapot camping. It also makes it much easier to keep your neighbours supplied 
Chillin’ – so which tent shall we go and sit outside (and drink aforesaid tea) now….?
Gazebo’s? - you can never have two many gazebo’s at a Muddlepuddle camp. What is intriguing about them is the magnetic effect they havee on people – they even collect under them in the dark when there is no shade benefit to be gained.
Small children and shops – Well it probably was a bad idea? to let Big, Small and SB go to the shops by themselves – Big to get bread, Small and SB to get sweets.? Poor Small didn’t get his sweets, Buig did get bread, and her and SB each got? lolly, though apparently Big took the one SB wanted – she is still complainign about this. Just what confusion they sowed in the shop can only be inagined
Lol at the willy hold up and Layla’s rants
and what was it with the gazebos!
I will be gonig out to buy a camping teapot this week, i assure you. It was an unrealised omission
ROFL at the willy thing… oh what have i missed in not having boys?????
Lol at the willy thing too!!! C would never dream of doing something like that – which is a shame because I can so see the comedy value in producing videotapes and pics to potential partners……:)
yes, with hindsight that wasn’t our best parenting decision of the week
Was the cause of their longest fall out of the week I think – Big hasn’t mentioned it since though, and Small was fine once whoever it was gave him more money.
ROFL at the willy hold up
and the gazebo effect is bizarre. I was most proud of ‘if you don’t find your shoes you’re not going out until winter’ 
Ah you shouldn’t be embarrassed about the key incident. I just thought it was funny! And the kids all got ice lolly’s out of it so they were happy too
ROFL at the willy thing.
My theory is not that people are attracted to gazebos, but rather that if they want to sit down and chat, they will naturally gravitate towards someone *already* sitting down. And for *some* reason, Helen and Layla seemed to be doing a lot of sitting down ….
I’m glad you have seen the error of your ways Merry
note, I may leave poles behind, but I had my teapot….
Em, I have to be embarrassed in such situations otherwise Helen will tell me off………