family. 
It was sunny and lovely and so we took a picnic. It was a lot busier than the last few times we've been (damn these fair weather visitors!) but still not too crowded. We wandered down the hill and had our rather large picnic sat in the ruins of the Abbey. I think we then could all have happily taken long naps but since Beth and Adam were bouncing (literally) off the crumbling walls, we decided to go for a walk. We wandered to a part that we haven't explored before - up a big hill of course. It
was worth the walk as the views were lovely and there were lots of interesting things to mooch 
around up there. First was Surprise View (where the first photo was taken), next we found the Temple of Fame, after that we came across the Octagon Tower (the building behind Toby) and finally, on the way down the hill, we went through Serpentine Tunnel (a 1730's tunnel cut through the hillside). They all kept the kids occupied and diverted then from realising how far they were walking. They also had a game of trains, half a game of hide-and-seek and a game of peek-a-boo.
During the day we were treated to the Adam Makepeace 
Spectacular - Adam performing Mama Mia on top of the wall with Beth looking on in something nearing confusion. Beth thought she might have a go but suffered from stage fright on the way up. There of course is the obligatory photo of Toby asleep in the pushchair but now he's got the use of his hind legs, there are more photo opps. William can begin to take his place - here's one to start.
2 comments:
Very cute! Toby look as if he's developing his beer belly. I saw the thumbnail of him in the stroller and I thought you had stuffed him in the trunk of the car or something. I was relieved to see it was his normal mode of transportation.
What's wrong with the trunk? It's spacious and the best thing is we can't hear them whining - a nice ride for all. ;)
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