Easter Egg Hunt

Elizabeth and Maisy made beautiful Easter bonnets for school covered in chicks, eggs and raffia just before the end of term. Then on Easter Sunday after church they had a lovely easter egg hunt in the back garden. Both had great fun finding the eggs and have spent the last few days busy consuming them. They haven't even started on the ones given to them yet by friends and family. I feel daddy may have to help them on this difficult task.

Happy 5th Birthday

Elizabeth had a lovely 5th Birthday on Friday and a great party with some of her friends at the Wishing Well. Her favourite present has been the digital camera we bought her which also records video and on which you can play games . She has been clicking anything that moves ever since. Her birthday seems to have brought us all a taste of spring and we were able to get out in the garden, but I mustn't get carried away out there because experience shows it can often turn cold again and we are stll in March.

East Barnby

What a fantastic week I've had with year six away at East Barnby on the North Yorkshire Moors for an activity holiday. We had great fun Beck scrambling, Skiing, canoeing, and beach combing for fossils and in rockpools. I had a go at everything and it was brilliant , if a little on the cold side especially standing waste deep in the beck to catch children ,with John the instructure,as they came down the shoot and take their pictures. Skiing was also a little chilly as the wind cut across the site on the moors. But I'm looking forward to doing it all again next year if I get the chance to go. We are planning a full week next year and include rock climbing, body boarding and sailing. Can't wait.

Maisy's 2nd Birthday

A lovely tea party was had by all to celebrate Maisy's 2nd birthday. She had her three little friends Holly, Erin and Charlotte to help her celebrate and they all played nicely and enjoyed themselves. Mummy made the birthday cake (hedgehog) though we nick-named it 'the road kill'. Maisy loved it and it tasted great. She loved all her presents and the fact that all her sisters were there to celebrate it with her.

Sadie and Dave seem to be enjoying there stay and are finding life in the conservatory very comfortable(our first offical visitors in our new guest room). The girls all went out on a shopping trip ,it's what they all do best. The Dave's did manly things in the garden like shifting paving slabs for a new wendy- house base and spread some horse poo!! Its all round fun at the Robinsons Who couldn't love us!!!!!

It came from Russia

Great to see this much snow and we all got to enjoy it. We've heard you had it bad in the south this time and we woke up to about 5inch up here with snow continuing to fall all day and snowing heavily again tonight. I took a picture on my way to work this morning and then a few at breaktime of Elizabeth and the other children enjoying the conditions. Denise and Maisy struggled in to toddlers fitting snow plough to the front of pram.

Christmas Day

A 6.30 start and full of excitement. He'd arrived and with hobby horses. From then on it was a non stop roller coaster ride of excitement, chaos and ripping of paper as the mountain of presents was slowly demolished during the course of the day. Father Christmas had done it again -spot on- everybody liked what they'd got. Elizabeth and Maisy didn't know what to tackle first as big sister Eren sat inputting her new mobile phone. Mum and Dad glanced gleefully at the pairs of slippers which had dutifully been exchanged and not forgetting the socks and pants. There were a couple of added extras in the form of a couple of Mariah Carey CD's and Barack Obama book 'The Audacity of Hope'. Dinner was served at 1 o'clock and was consumed -absolutely delicious and great home made Christmas cake that afternoon. Hope you all had a great Christmas day.Some of us were tired out at the end of it!!!!

Nativity-'Whoops A-Daisy Angels

Christmas is upon us again and Elizabeth had her first Christmas at school and Nativity. She thoroughly enjoyed being a 'little star' in the KS1 Nativity and new all the songs and actions having been practising hard in the bath and on the toilet and everywhere else. She also got to meet Father Christmas at the Christmas Fair and yes her face is painted as a rabbit. Maisy missed out on this visit having been ill with another bout of Bronchitis. She met up with him though at her playgroup Christmas party. Both must have been good girls this year as the got gifts.

Merry Christmas Everybody and Happy New Year!!!!!