A knighting (shining armour) we shall go...!

Now I know that working with kids,

and having 2 scrummy boys of my own

I'm a very lucky girl.

(some of you may think otherwise, hee hee!)

I also know that I can enjoy whatever exciting adventures my

boys are into just as much as they do,

even though I believe I'm supposed to be the grown up.

We've gone through many 'crazes' in what feels like a very short

time I've been a Mummy.

Trains being one...

Dinosaurs being another...

then there was the refusing to go out of the house without a painted on

 black nose and whiskers...

oh, and the removing all your clothes no matter where you are craze too!

But an ongoing craze for my pair has been

KNIGHTS and CASTLES!

Oh DO I love this craze.

A visit round a regular haunt of ours, Beaumaris castle, last month was

'WELL COOL'

apparently, when we discovered there was a medieval weekend on at the time.

Watch out Jacob, there's a Knight sneaking up behind you!

Finn gained lots of battling tips from

REAL Knights in the displays.

So when we piled in the car and chugged up the motorway a short while

to CAMELOT the other day, a great day out was indeed in store for us.

Even when the boys have fancied a bit of baking

we've had to involve a couple of jousters!

(and ants! Ugh! BOYS!!)

I've got in on the action too and

thoroughly enjoyed painting a giant

dragon for a school display last term

(sorry for the dull photo!)

Which my boys are very jealous about and

want it on display in our house for them to 'Slay!'

(she's too cute for slaying I tell them)

So this brings me round to telling you of my new chap!

Yes folks, I do have a new man in my life...

I'd like to introduce to you

Sir Ulrich Von Lichtenstein of Gelderland

(a stolen photo eek! Sorry)

Phwoarrrrrr!!!

I have been totally addicted to watching 'Ulrich'

as often as possible lately, he's soooo scrummy.

If you've never watched

'A Knights Tale'

click HERE and have a peep at him in action.

So Lords and Ladies,

I bid you farewell....

Until the next time!

Thank you for reading.

Love Claire. X

(RIP Heath Ledger,

a most handsome and very talented actor if ever I saw one)



Didn't we have a luverrrly time, the day we went to Bangor....!

Well, if I'm honest it was further than Bangor, it was actually Anglesey,

but we did have a lovely time the day we drove through Bangor in North Wales

for us to get to our final destination.

I'm not sure if you're actually allowed to drive over the Menai bridge with

a caravan hitched on the back but we did!  Then back home

over the Britannia Bridge with her...just because I can, hee hee!

Now if I'm really honest with you it wasn't lovely driving

through Bangor that day, or any of the journey as it was awful weather

and the spray off the roads was dreadful, the high winds were so scary

as Mabel rocked around behind us, and I even had to pull over and stop at

one point as I couldn't see past the end of the bonnet it was all so bad.

But we found our campsite and was shown to our pitch...right on top of a huge hill!!

Would you like to see our view...?

Beautiful, unspoilt beach of Lligwy Bay.

Every morning of our 10 day stay we woke up to this

fabulous view!

The boys enjoyed playing next to our little caravan

and watching them with this backdrop was breathtaking.

We walked down (and up!) to this beach everyday,

and we played and played, whatever the weather!

....and we had a right mixed bag of it, some days so very hot,

and others so very dramatic and wet, but we made a promise to ourselves

that we would get to the beach every single day, and we did.

Finn is showing off how easy kite flying  on that one,

whilst Jacob was burying my feet!

They were such good boys,

amazing what sea air and acres of space does for them.

A day trip over to Caernarfon one day and a few goes on the fairground rides,

and back to the beach for a quick spot of this!

Plus lots of this.

(crabbing for those of you who may be wondering)

Now I haven't mentioned one particular boy up to now,

who seemed to have more fun than everyone put together on this holiday...

Basil had a great time!

Lligwy Bay welcome dogs and their well behaved owners.

(I guess that was me then, hee hee)

Owning a Labrador you soon get used to the fact that if there's water

they'll seek it out and dive in it!  Puddles, ponds, rivers and canals.

That boy swam and he SWAM in that sea every single day,

and was so well behaved he made me beam with pride.

Oh, maybe not the moment he pinched a little girls rubber ring

and ran and ran around the packed beach with it stuck round his neck

making everyone laugh!

Or maybe not the time he let himself out of Mabel and went to

visit another campers BBQ and waited patiently for a sausage!

Or how about the day that he ate so much sand and seaweed that he groaned

and moaned all night with a belly ache?

Oh we do love that daft doggy!

So, there you have it.

Another successful outing to add to the list,

along with,

towing on motorways,

towing over exciting bridges,

and towing in extreme weather conditions.

There's no stopping me now!

Thank you for reading today.

Take care now.

Love Claire. X



Solitaireggs!

A charity shop bargain at 50p!

We couldn't wait to get this home for some

old fashioned fun.

Trust my cheeky chops Finn

to come up with a novel and

in my view, much better way of playing it.

Of course you have to eat

each Mini Egg that you jump over...

Fancy one?

Love C. x

Introductions and my little Man of the Match!

There's a new girl on the block,

and I happen to know she's adorable!

How do I know this?

Because she is my lovely class teacher.

The poor girl has to put up with me all day at work,

and listen to me bleeting on about Blogsville.

So with gentle persuasion, found herself

engulfed by this friendly cyber land.

Let me introduce

Megan

Please pop over and say Hi.

You won't be disappointed.

Anyhow my lovelies

have a look at this little chap...

He's my little

MAN OF THE MATCH!

You can't be in my family and not enjoy the game of

RUGBY

Jacob is proving to be a bit of a star at the game.

In my town we're lucky to have such a great

set up for kids playing rugby.

They're well looked after.

We're off on tour next Spring!

How does it go?

What goes on tour, stays on tour!

(wink wink!)

So, I have high hopes for my future international star.

But I'll be upset if his lovely little face ends up like this

after his rugby career.

Love Claire. x

A 'DAY' at the museum.

For Finn's birthday we made a short trip

into Manchester to visit the museum.

I thought you may like to come along too,

I'll try not to say much as there are rather a lot of photos.

Little brother Jacob excited at the station,

for the first of many forms of transport.

Trains,

Trams,

Double decker buses, which,

of course,

we had to sit up top on

AND at the very front to pretend we were driving.

Awesome dinos!

In true PANTO style...

IT'S BEHIND YOUUUUUU.....!

Ancient Egyptions, FAB!

Shhhhh.....stand still!

Mummy will think we're Mummies!

'Mummy!  Look!  Mummy!'

'Mum, can we have one?'

'Erm...no.'

'Mummy, can we have one?'

'Erm....NO!'

'Mum, can we....?'

'Nope.'

'Can we get...'

'NO!!'

Now listen here you Foxy Loxy...

You come near our Henny Penny

and you'll regret it PAL!!!

Soooo cute...

PENQUINS!

References to CLUB PENQUIN and puffles

were a plenty!

(those with children of a similar age will understand!)

Whats so interesting in there chaps?

Oh I might have known!!!

POO!

'Why is our nature table not this tidy Mum?'

'Maybe because you insist on weird and strange things

being placed on it, that's why!'

I mean...rusty nails that they have dug up out of the garden....

like that's nature, right?!

This is where we were at...

....and then home, for 2 very tired boys

to put on their new matching fleecy jimmy jams

to snuggle up...  

and watch...

...this of course!

Hope you enjoyed coming with us.

Love Claire.

P.S.  Halloween Birthday party to follow soon.



I'm Conkers I tell ya'!

It's a good job I love my boys

and a good job I love nature!

Perfect time of year

to combine the two...

CONKERS!

So Mummy,

let me get this right...

I find a huge stick and throw it up at

an ancient tree for an hour,

missing it completely every time,

so then I rummage around in the undergrowth

for these prickly, nuggets of green treasure?

Which I then prise open, without spiking myself,

 to reveal the gleaming precious gem

hidden inside?

I then take upon the very dangerous task

of stabbing a screwdriver or the likes

through the centre of my shiny jewel?

Steal a shoe lace and spend forever trying

to thread it through the hole,

forget to tie a knot in the end and have to do it all over?

THEN...

I get to totally SMASH my Brothers gem stone up

with mine, whilst swinging it very closely to his knuckles????

...and this is allowed Mummy?

WAHAAYYYY!!!

Although...

I am led to believe,

some schools have banned this

DANGEROUS SPORT (???)

Well it's not banned at this house.

We love it!

The boys have been entertained for endless hours,

haven't stabbed their hands,

knocked each other out with sticks.

Nor have they damaged ancient

Horse Chestnut trees,

or damaged each other with accidental

whacks from conker missiles.

The only danger is...

This guy!!!

He runs off with your stick.

He steals your stash.

 He chews them up, but soon spits them out...

(how does he know he'll get a bellyache?)

Then, when your 'two-er' is about to

triumph once again,

he jumps up and

snatches the trophy conker right off the end of your string!

BASIL!!!!

Hee hee.

Hope you've enjoyed playing

'Conkers'

with me.

Love Claire. x

P.S.

Look what treat we had this evening...

Where troubles melt like lemon drops.

...away above the chimney tops

That's where you'll find me!

xxx