Chocolating in Dumfries

The second part of last weekend was spent with Jen and Geoff and Mae, and their dog Holly. Their part of Scotland is jam-packed with fun things to do for families. Everytime we go, they take us someplace different. This trip was to a children's play/activity barn-place, centred around a chocolate making workshop!! All 5 girls took part. Laura is to the left of Ailsa, and you can see Claire's pink trousers. The strange marks on Ailsa's face in the second picture are a reflection from the glass we are standing behind. It was really great fun.

Brunching in Glasgow

Thanks to Leo and Anita for the photos.

Archaeological Adventures

We were at the beach on Saturday, enjoying the sunshine (and the wind). Three out of the five ice creams fell splat out of their cones within 2 minutes, but we managed to share out what was left without too many tears and do a lot of wave jumping and a bit of digging in the sand. We didn't bring the camera, but I remembered I had these pictures of a hot day in June at the beach. Something metal was sticking out of the sand, and the digging began.

Heather, when something captures her enthusiasm, really goes for things with gusto. She was sure she could get the whole trolley / cart out in the 20 minutes before we had to leave, using just her hands, if only Mum would help out, using that little blue shovel.
I don't know if anyone else ever came along to finish the job, or if the tide came in to hide the job.

Cabbage Hats Kids

Grrrrrr......8!

Heather had a nice birthday, bowling, pizza, and sleeping in a tent in the backyard with her mum and sisters.
But...let me tell you about a few days earlier, when she was NOT having a great day.
I was trying to guess what was wrong and cheer her up.
Are you mad? nothing. Are you sad? nothing. Do you want to talk about it? nothing. Do you want to go lie down? nothing. Do you want to help me in the kitchen? nothing. Do you want to help me chop the broccoli? nothing. Do you want to see a song on youtube about chopping broccoli? nod.
She was laughing within 20 seconds.