The Boy's Done It!

He's done it; Toby is walking! For the last few weeks he has been attempting it every now and then and wants to hold hands and walk everywhere. Eventually on Saturday he went for it and walked and walked and walked, all by himself. He's still doing rather a lot of crawling but I think that's only because it's a quicker mode of transport and he's got tired legs from Saturday.

Our Bank Holiday weekend was very enjoyable. Saturday we were visiting gran and grandad and we also saw cousin Adam (and William too). Beth was very proud of her new bike and her and Adam went for a spin.

Yesterday we stayed around the house as the weather was beautiful. We were out in the garden before eight and stayed out pretty much until bedtime. Steve put the tent up - we couldn't remember what it was like as the last time we used it was at O'Neill Regional Park in Orange County. Both kids loved playing in it, I think they are both outdoorsy people. We also had the water table out and the house. Beth brought her own sense of fashion to the day!

Today we headed down to see grandma and grandpa. The weather wasn't quite as good as yesterday but it wasn't bad. We started out with a visit to the playground but soon headed back to break out the paddling pool for it's first outing of the year. Toby loved it - a bath outside, what could be better?

After a nap and a play in the sandpit, the water sprinkler came out. Toby wasn't quite so keen on this (a bit chilly I think) but he survived.

To finish the day off, grandma and Beth made a scarecrow for the strawberry patch - she was very proud of herself.