musical mondays was written on sat and the timestamp editied so it posted today!
i certainly didn’t have time to blog yesterday – leaving the house at 9:30 and returning at midnight! it was a wildlife walk day with the people over at the manor born. we went specially early this time, as last time the carpark was full, and it was busy when we got there. needn’t have worried, the blustery rain had put off all but the hardy and foolish…
So we all met up, and set out. Marcus and I doing that couple thing of wearing the same [and it is!] waterproofs, and michelle and chris looked v fetching in their matching trews!! [yep, michelle went a la daddybean!] . girls togged in their muddypuddles [fab waterproofs!] and i need some new wellies.
both girls decided sensibly that they didn’t want to take pictures in the rain, so marcus and I took a minimal number for the seasonal changes thing we plan to do at the end of the year, Jaffa cakes and choc bikkies helped keep the sprits going – but actually it was v enjoyable, i like blustery, and the drizzle cleared. Marcus won the choc bikkie race – which he was v happy with.
the girls played and raced and generally very happy with the 0 birdwatching. i did insist that they look at the daffodils and the cherry blossom – rofl, and we were all a bit deflated by the plantation pond. BB thought it a puddle. these walks are such a fab idea – thanks michelle.
back to there house for yummy lunch [thankyou v much!], and lots of games, the girls, the adults , everyone with a board game and other game fun filled afternoon and evening – finishing at 10.30 when it became apparent that the children were officially tired, so we went home! before tht, numerous games of blokus, yahtzee [which chloe won! - SB and I enjoyed, and we made the girls tot up and multiply themselves - so education too!], really enjoyed carcassonne, cluedo for the kids.
i’ve taken so long to blog, that michelle has beaten me to it, so she has a great pic of BB on blog!
We did see that robin at the beginning of the walk.
C winning Yahtzee doesn’t count as you deliberately sabotaged your scores so that you wouldn’t win – even though a game of chance you would have won that game too if you’d tried properly. So, since you were trying to not win, you succeeded in that and so you won iyswim
Forgot that you guys brought fab desserts. Apple and rhubarb crumble and bread and butter pud. Yum! And I’m only 1 choc mousse down so plenty to eat during the week
Cute photo over on “the manor born” – love the face on BB! Elle
Marcus has come home with a Daddybean hat.
well, he did really want one! i am about to put up my mr and mrs photos of us mismatched! put off by the fact i seem to have gone completely grey whilst i wasn’t looking!