Bit behind again, so here is a quick rundown....

Tuesday - went to Brockhole as it was nice and sunny, the kids took their fishing nets but when we got down to the lake it was FREEZING!! So we took our lunch and headed for the adventure playground instead! Unfortunately the crows decided they liked the look of our lunch as well and while I was busy pushing Ben on a swing they pinched one of our packets of crisps!! What a cheek!!

We also spent a while in the bird hide there and spotted lots of different birds, the kids are getting really good at recognising them now and Eilidh enjoyed drawing pictures in the log book in the hide.

Wednesday - we had an appointment at our new dentist, yes we have finally got a place in an NHS dentist in Bowness. There is a serious shortage of NHS dentists around Cumbria so we are really fortunate. Everyones teeth are brilliant except mine! I have to go back and get three fillings, of course I blame it on the kids, ever since having them my teeth have gone decidedly downhill!!!

Thursday - Miserable day, cold, wet and windy so I took the kids to the indoor play area in Bowness for a couple of hours. Every fifth time we get in free so that was great! They found a few new friends to run around with and were hot and sweaty and very tired when it was time to leave. Back at home Ben went off to play with his trains while me and Eilidh made a big vat of tomato soup and some Italian Bread. Yummy!

Today - we got all our recycling done, went to dump some stuff at the tip then on to our friends Lucy, Abbi (6) and Millie's (2) house in Silverdale for lunch. Funnily enough, we ended up making lentil soup this time as Lucy was struggling with a not very happy Millie! Abbi had done a 'treasure hunt' for Eilidh and Ben in the garden, she had hidden eight little foil packets of 'treasure' (chocolate flapjack!) and they had great fun finding them all. Then they decided they didn't actually like chocolate flapjack so swopped it for some chocolate instead!! Abbi had also made Ben a huge train track for him to play with while her and Eilidh disappeared upstairs to do girly things! Lucy ended up having to take Millie to bed but the girls and Ben enjoyed playing for a bit longer while I drank coffee. Eilidh and Abbi get on really well and it's nice having another girl the same age to play with who is also home-educated.

Ben has got the snuffles today and isn't 100% so I'm hoping a good nights sleep will make him feel a bit better.