Half Term Holidays – Thursday
Sadly we had to say “Goodbye” to UM and AA this morning as we set off on part two of our half term holiday. We had a brilliant time at UM and AA and we can’t wait to go back there again!!
Thank You UM and AA!!!
We left UM and AA at 10am as we had to be in Malvern for 1pm to meet Tim and Joshua who were coming down from Warrington on the train. The drive was proving to be quite uneventful and boring until as we were some way down the M4 what can only be described as a HUGE green army helicopter flew right in front of us – it was so low it looked like we would be able to stand on the roof of the car and touch it. It was very exciting and we couldn’t want to tell Tim all about it given his love for helicopters!
We arrived at Janet’s at 12 noon after a few wrong turnings by Mummy on the drive across, but then she was relying on good old fashioned paper maps and directions and none of this fancy sat nav stuff. When we arrived no one was home so we waited round for a little bit and then Janet and Joe arrived home.
We made ourselves at home immediately as no sooner had we stepped over the threshold than Dan & Em were off playing hide and seek with Joe and his friends and Mummy was having a cup of tea. Just before 1pm Mummy set out for the station to collect Tim and Joshua and shortly after 1pm the 3pk were reunited!
Once we had devoured a wholesome lunch of shepherds pie and vegetables we decide to head out for a walk on the hills behind Janet and Joeâ??s house â?? we werenâ??t so keen on the idea of walking until we were told that on the walk there were football pitches and a stream that we could paddle in. As soon as paddling in the stream was mentioned our wellies were on quicker than Mummy (Alli) could say come and put your wellies on.
It was quite a walk up to the stream and poor Josh became a little disillusioned with this activity â?? until we remind him of the football pitch and the promise of being allowed to get wet and dirty in the stream!
When we reached the stream we had a good splash around and we played â??3 billy goats gruffâ? â?? Daddy (Tim) made Josh jump when he hid around the other side of the bridge and shouted â??who is that trip trapping over my bridgeâ?
Soon the enticement of the football pitches became too much for the boys so we left the stream behind, the girls quickly got bored and then Janet said she would show us the Fairy Ballroom â?? we had no idea what she was talking about and thought she might have gone a little bit crazy â?? but we went along with the flow. Mummy and Emilie left the boys playing football and we made our way over to a huge horse chestnut tree and when we went underneath its drooping branches it really did look like a Fairy Ballroom covered in a beautiful golden carpet â?? Emilie was beside herself at the thought of fairies. It wasnâ??t long before we were hunting for Fairy treasure (conkers) and Fairy boats (conker shells) and trying to get rid of the conkers that had been turned bad by the evil witch â?? perhaps we should explain at this point that although Janet is a little mad she isnâ??t completely mad she is infact a Primary School Head teacher and is therefore brilliant at interacting with children of the 3pk age!
Soon Joshua was bored of playing football as he had no fences to hoof the ball over and so he came to join us in our quest to find the fairy treasure and boats â?? soon we had more treasure than we could carry in our pockets and lots of boats to send down the stream so we left the Fairy Ballroom and Emilie and Joshua lead Mummy (Alli) and Janet back to the stream. When we got to the stream much fun was had by Emilie and Josh as they launched lots of fairy boats to the fairy kingdom.
Before long we were joined by the older boys and we set off for home â?? we decided that rather than walking the long way round we would all roll down a big hill, well the majority of us did â?? Daddy (Tim) and Emilie decided it wasnâ??t much fun but Mummy (Alli) and Janet loved it as did the boys!
When we got home it was time for the art class to start â?? this involved lots of cutting, sticking and blue glitter â?? that seemed to find itâ??s way into some very obscure places. Before long Janet and Joeâ??s house was adorned with pictures by Emilie â?? she likes nothing better than spending hours drawing.
Whilst we did drawing Mummy (Alli) and Janet made dinner, which we all ate very quickly as we were so hungry after all the fresh air we had had. Then it was time for baths and a bedtime dvd.