Did you ever read Great Expectations? You'll recognise that quote, especially of you had to regurgitate it for many an essay for your GCSE English Lit! Anyway, before you nod off, this quote perfectly describes my Easter holidays so far. A ''Lark''. Fabulous fun, diverse
destinations, catching up with good friends, in blissful sunny climes. To boot we've had a new addition to our family - not a baby but a puppy. Oh yes, a little miniature schnauzer that we have called Ozzie. He is a delight. A perfect playmate for the kids, who adore him (especially Maddie). Cameron, as usual, is not that interested in anything that takes the cuteness spotlight off him, but it'll be good for his personal devl=elopment to share the attention, hehe. Isn't Ozzie the cutest pup ever:
So how about the beach for our first Easter day trip destination? We spent a sunny (if a bit breezy) morning at Seapark with some friends. We munched a picnic and had a run around the play park. We had to cut it short to come back and baby sit the pup (yes it's being treated like a baby), but luckily our friends came too and continued the fun back in our garden! I love that We have known these Boyd's since baby massage classes with Maddie and Jacob!
And how cute is Adam in this Buzz Lightyear costume? He managed to get himself into it all on his own-hoot!
Destination two: Carrickfergus Castle with another set of Boyds and the Bolands. Such fun! Exploring every inch of the castle, playing with a giant chess set, having a picnic, buying plastic swords and terrorising the courtyard with them, climbing on cannons, and generally enjoying ourselves immensely!
Can you believe this pair tried to disown those noisy boys?
Then today we relocated to another castle - Belfast castle. We'd initially planned to go to the adventure playground but who knew it didn't open until 2pm. Not us! But we spent a sun kissed 3 hours picnicing, running, exploring and totally enjoying the grounds of the castle with the Johnsons while we waited for the playground.
The adventure playground was worth waiting for in the end (even if you did have to pay a whopping £2.20 for each kid to enter). And it was fab to have some great wee boys to show my two around!
It's been super to catch up with all these guys (have you noticed how all the kids are boys apart from Maddie?). She is totally owed a girls day tomorrow!!
In the meantime, Happy Easter, enjoy all your activities!!
welcome back to blogland...I've missed you!! Looks like you are making the most of the glorious weather and keeping the kids busy. Just loving that wee pup, so very cute!! Hope the rest of your Easter holidays are sunny and fun-packed!
Posted by: nannisandi | April 22, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Lovely seeing you and the kids, can not believe how much Cameron has grown since we last saw you. So much fun at the castle and OMG your puppy is so very cute, could have taken him home!
Posted by: Jo | April 25, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Stop making me look like a lazy so-and-so with all your fabulouse activities! Was truly the best fun at Carrickfergus castle and I think other passers by would have been nothing other than educated by the very realistic terrorising (in a medieval style!) that was going on in the courtyard hehe!!
Posted by: janine | April 26, 2011 at 05:28 PM
I loved Great Expectations! I even decided I would be like Estelle when I was a teenager! It didn't last long!!Ozzie is gorgeous!! Our pup now rivals Clifford the big red dog in size and Heart!! Come visit soon then Maddie can have a female playmate!!
Posted by: Claire Bear | April 27, 2011 at 08:36 PM
Ah Claire, Maddie would love a girl to play with (and I'd love to peel her away from Matthew next door)! We'll have to get a catch up organised!
Posted by: Sheila | April 28, 2011 at 09:39 PM