Well, it's over a month since Beth's birthday but she had a good one and I thought I'd better do a quick post before I totally forgot! It was over the Easter holiday so we got to do what we wanted with no school to get in the way. :)
She had a few choices for a party but decided that she wanted to go and have a mini manicure and pedicure with her friend then a sleepover - obviously her California roots are intact!I'm not sure I would have chosen those colours but I guess on my birthday I'll get to choose!
For presents Beth asked for a satchel and some chocolates - easy enough. :) She did manage to get three cakes, I haven't included the one I baked as the icing, despite me aiming for a delicate lemon, ended up a lurid neon yellow! At least it still tasted good (even better if you closed your eyes while eating!!).On her actual birthday we took their bikes, we walked, and went for a mooch around the Thoresby Estate. It was a lovely day and would have been perfect for a picnic if we'd have thought ahead a little.
Since they were off school for two weeks for Easter, we managed to cram quite a lot in. Beth had her first Brownie camp. They went to the PGL about half an hour from our house. I haven't quite managed to get a full account of all the activities they did I know they went on the massive climbing walls and did some sort of assault course. They were really lucky with the weather and came back knackered and pink. I suspect poor old Brown Owl was in need of a large glass of wine after that!
Although we no longer have season tickets we did have a day at Sundown Adventureland. Again we were really lucky with the weather and had a brilliant day. I'm still quite surprised that we didn't loose anyone - we had quite a rag-tag bunch!
The only other trip I can think of was one to Fountains Abbey to meet up with family.
We had a lovely walk down to the Abbey and despite it not being the most beautiful weather, managed to incorporate an ice cream into proceedings!
