Some Birthday Fun

Sorry for the lack of entries recently, we seem to be visiting all the same places and I took a break from photographing everything. We'll have to find some new attractions to explore so as not to bore you all!

Anyway, today Steve took the day off so we could go out and have some fun for my birthday (32nd since you ask). Toby hasn't been that well, a temperature, but we decided to head out anyway as he normally enjoys seeing new stuff. We went over to Clumber Park despite a poor weather forecast. With Toby dosed up on Calpol and fairly happy we began by breaking out the new toys - a bubble rocket, an enormous tennis ball (bigger than a basketball) and a little plane. Beth loved the rocket and spent a good 20 minutes setting it off. Toby was more interested in the plane but in general wasn't too bothered and prefered to totter around with the bottle of bubbles and his binky firmly in.

After we had exhausted those toys, we headed over to an open area by the lake and had a go at flying the kite. We were rather unsuccessful and it started to rain so we headed for a coffee. Once the rain went off we had a wander around the Walled Garden. It was beautiful, all the flowers were out and there was every sort of fruit and vegetable growing - very inspiring if I had the time to spend in the garden!

This evening, with two grumpy kids, Steve found a keyboard that hasn't seen the light of day for a couple of years. It was quite a hit, Beth and Toby played together well to create a delightful few tunes. :)