May Update.

Just before Half term, Caitlin had chicken pox - not very badly... as can be seen from this photo - such a poorly little thing - NOT!
 

Whitsun Half term holiday is generally a report writing time with that as the main planned activity... but.. this half term, I decided to make it easier on me... I would report write at Paul's parents house while they entertained the children. It didn't QUITE work out like that... I did get some time alone report writing... but... even better... I got time too enjoying DOING things... such as...
 

Going to St Fagans - Museum of Welsh Rural Life. The children were no overly interested in the exhibits... but loved the lawns and gardens and space to RUN free!
 

Caitlin posing (gorgeous day - but Caitie chose to keep her coat firmly zipped.. and her hood up for much of the day!)
 

Paul and Sam trying to balance until they fell over - to Sam's amusement!
 

Grandad, Caitlin, Sam and Paul saying Ready Steady Go for a race across the lawn
 

 

Caitlin and Grandad enjoying a walk through a shady tree tunnel.

Caitlin's favourite bit of the day - the RIDES! - A hand turned Merry-go-round - the 'driver' had to turn a wheel to get it to move.

 

Sam looking cool on a Motorbike ride!
 

Fair weather again on the Wednesday (after a ghastly Tuesday!) so it was a Geocaching morning followed by the beach at Porthcawl.
 

 

The next day the weather was even better... so we had a proper beach afternoon at Barry Island
(after completing my reports in the morning while Granny and Grandad took the children for a long walk!)

I hardly saw the children for 2 hours as Grandad and Daddy entertained them with much Sand Castle building etc.

 

Sam is in his element at the beach... absolutely loves it.

  


and finally... Paul caused much interest in making a sand maze on the beach - loads of children and adults came across to see what he was up to.. and hurried him up to finish it so that they could try it out! Sam and Caitie kept trying to mend it when it got stood on by other children - which was very cute.

On the last evening we went for a meal at a mainly Vegetarian restaurant - all of us - at 7pm at night. Amazingly the children were brilliantly behaved and ate a little of everything that we tried.... um.. or should I say, A LOT of the puddings! Sam LOVED the Lemon and Ginger cheesecake, and Caitie rather liked the chocolate cake. They were not so fond of my Sticky Toffee sponge (or at least, they didn't get to have so much of it ;-) )