Elizabeths first day at school

Our little girl set out on the next step in her life with her first day at school yesterday. She looked all grown up in her school uniform. She was so excited and couldn't wait to get there. She thoroughly enjoyed herself. I met her at lunchtime to find her munching on her sandwiches and chatting happily to the headteacher. After a full day at school I expected her to be shattered by 3 0clock but not a bit of it. She couldn't wait for the next day and all the things she was going to do. She had even made friends with some of the year 6 girls in my class. I hope now she will continue through school with a love and zeal for learning.

Watch out there's a croc about!!

When the Robinsons go to the beach they don't settle for just sandcastles their artistic talent comes to the for and they build on a big scale. We are very proud of our crocodile -about 6 feet in length. A good family effort.

Good to know that a year at sixth form college isn't wasted on Eren as she can now create hola-hoop pyramid towers. Wonderful thing the education system!!!!

Steam Power

Well I'm all on my lonesome Bank Holiday Monday waiting for the work we are having done on the the house to continue, the rest of the family are settled down south for the week.The work on the conservatory is going really well and I can't wait to sit and enjoy it now when its all finished.

Last weekend we had a great day out on the North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway traveling from Pickering to Grosmont . It was lovely to see the steam engines and the journey was wonderful. Elizabeth and Maisy really enjoyed themselves, especially when the train went through a very dark tunnel. At Grosmont we decided to walk up the hill to enjoy the spectacular view from the top-not quite ready for the 1 in 3 climb but we all made it and it was worth it at the top. Back in the village we walked through ,what is believed to be ,the worlds first tunnel built for trains by George Stephenson 1833-5.

On a previous day out we enjoyed ourselves at Whitby again and produced a work of art on the beach in the form of a crocodile-will add picture when I can crow-bar it off Eren's phone. Elizabeth and Maisy enjoyed bouncing on the trampolines although Elizabeth felt Maisy was some-what cramping her creative style. They then enjoyed themselves in the large paddling pool. One of our few hot days this summer and thoroughly enjoyable.

It was lovely to have a visit by Sadie and Dave. Got the chance to show them the house and what we've done in the last 8 months. The weather wasn't totally on our side but the girls all enjoyed a day at Designer Outlet and on one of our less sunny days we explored York Museum. Did you all know it was a ROBINSON who apprehended Dick Turpin??!! Anyway It was a lovely visit and we hope to see them up her again really soon.

Holiday Fun

Sorry it's been so long since I last updated the blog but it is always manic at the end of term -as I'm sure loads of you can appreciate and my excuse is I have been very busy. Any way the summer holidays are at long last here and it looks like the weather has decided to cheer itself up a bit so we can all enjoy the sun.

Elizabeth has finished at nursery and is already very excited about going into reception in September. She is in Mrs Proctors class (1JP) and has already bought her lunch box.

Eren has finished her first year at York sixth form college and received her sports certificate today with her pass for the first part of her course-she's ready to go back now and do part two plus a child care course.

Maisy our little blonde bomb-shell is enjoying seeing and learning to do lots of new things and recently loved our trip to Filey beach. Elizabeth and her thoroughly enjoyed playing in the sea and digging in the sand. It was a lovely beach and we will certainly be going back. It is a lot like Weymouth's beach but slightly bigger waves and less people on the beach-so you actually have room to move!!!!(see pictures above).

Denise and myself are looking forward to our conservatory being started this summer holiday so by the Autumn we should be able to sit out in it and chill-whilst enjoying the garden. We have started to harvest our first produce from the garden in the form of gooseberries, lettuce, herbs,land cress and french beans-with more to come.

We have a long list of places we want to explore while on holiday this year-Filey beach being one of the first but weather permitting the Yorkshire Dales, Castle Howard, Fountains Abbey, Lotherton Hall, Rowntrees park and Sundown childrens park. Plus revisiting beaches we've previously been to. Also looking forward to some of you popping up to visit us.

Spring is here or is it Summer?

Well it's been a while since I updated the blog but we have been very busy and I've had an OFSTED to deal with as well (which we passed).

Now the good weather has started and we are getting lovely warm days we have been busy in the garden getting to grips with a public enemy number one weed called mares tail which we have popping up everywhere. The veg patch is looking good though and we are slowly planting out the beds. The girls are really enjoying the space to run around and play that they now have and when not posing for the camera and Maisy Wielding a hoe they both like to help Daddy-mostly Elizabeth at the moment who enjoys planting seeds..

This bank holiday week-end we were able to get out and about and start to explore new places which was great. We drove over the North York Moors to Whitby- a small sea side town on the coast. We had a lovely day looking around the town. We had haddock and chips down in the old harbour and then had a play on the beach which is a nice steep walk down the cliff. We now want to go back and look round all the bits we missed-like the Abbey which has 199 steps up to it. This week-end if the weather holds we are going back up onto the Moors to have a walk and picnic. There were several beauty spots which we passed that we want to check out.

A White Easter

Well I've always wanted a white Christmas but I never thought it would be a white Easter that I got. We woke up this morning like a large part of the country to a 10 cm blanket of snow. Once again Elizabeth was up and out of bed ready to play in the white stuff. Before 7 am we had a snow man built and sledged down the road ,being pulled by Dad, bumping into other children also being pulled around by their Dads. It was a beautiful sight on an Easter morning. But by 8am I was ready for breakfast and a hot cup of tea!!!

It was lovely to see Auntie Carol up here this week. A lovely surprise for Denise as she didn't know she was flying up ( a closely guarded secret). They both had a lovely time and got to do what they do do best laugh, chat and shop at Designer Outlet. A lovely time had by both and they got the chance to relax, chat and catch up. We just got her back to the airport with the snow blanketing the airport on Saturday. Its certainly a cold wind up at that airport. But the chance to see both the surounding countryside and Leeds stretching out below.

Happy 4th Elizabeth and New family member

Elizabeth celebrated her 4th birthday this month and had a lovely time. She had a lovely little party with her friends from nursery and got the bike she wanted from us. She has already been out and about on it and fallen off-one grazed knee. But like a true Robinson she got back on again and had another go.

We picked up a new arrival to our family this month-Hartley. He is a lovely cat and very friendly and wonderful with the girls -very gentle.