Sherwood Pines Forest Park

Today we went to Sherwood Pines Forest Park, part of Sherwood Forest. We took the bikes and the trailer, we also took Beth's bike but it was a little too uneven - she'll have to practice a bit more before attempting anything but concrete paths.

It was a gorgeous day, no clouds at all (you could almost be mistaken for thinking it was CA!) and the sun was pretty hot, thankfully it was quite shady. We started off doing the easy 'family trail' which took about half an hour. It was lovely as we had got there early so it was quiet and very peaceful. To give the kids a break, we then spent an hour in the playground; both of them loved it. There were mushroom houses to climb inside, lots of funny little hidey holes and a big wooden walkway thing.

We then headed off for another ride, this time on the harder 'adventure trail'. It took an hour an was really nice except for when we got stuck behind people who weaved and wandered across the paths and had no clue we were there. Lunch was a picnic in the playground followed by ice cream - I didn't take any pictures but have included ones from last night when Toby had his first ice cream cone.

After lunch we headed back home for an afternoon in the garden with gran and grandad, a bbq, and the water table. Just out of curiosity, can anyone help me identify a condition Beth has . . . No matter what she does or where she goes, she manages to finish the day with a black face, it's like she has dirt magnets around her mouth, nose and cheeks. She can be playing with a whole group of other children doing exactly the same thing yet when they finish they still look somewhat pristine whereas Beth is filthy!