Beth switched from Rainbows to Brownies last month and last night she took her promise. In previous situations when she had to speak in front of people she was so nervous she could hardly move. It seems her confidence has grown quite a bit as she spoke clearly and was the only one of four to get the words correct on both the promise and the law. :) I have to say that taking the promise has got a little less formal since I was a Brownie but it was still nice to be there.
Toby has been off school with norovirus for the first couple of days this week. He was very good and hardly complained at all; he just shuts down, curls into a ball and watches tv until he feels better! Here's a photo from yesterday when he was pretty much back to normal. Let's hope he never hears about how he should act with man flu!!!!
This morning I thought it would be good to blow the cobwebs away and go for a march round Clumber Park lake. It was extremely quiet but very beautiful with loads of animals, birds and insects appearing. Also good to see the plants so green with lots of buds beginning to appear. 
Although nice, the photos don't do it justice and I also didn't go to my favourite parts of the park as they are a bit too far off the beaten track to go alone. Now that the weather is (hopefully) getting a little bit warmer we should be able to get out biking. Clumber has so many little paths and places to explore, the kids should love it!
On that topic, Toby has grown out of his bike and we have been on the hunt for a new one. Last weekend we took him to pick a new one up. As you can see it is a perfect match for Toby, being green, and despite being pretty big (20" wheels) he is a bit of a whizz on it. Steve has 'ordered' him to stay on one gear or he disappears in a cloud of dust! That reminds me, we must check our public liability insurance . . .
In one last bit of news, the new pigs have arrived. They are extremely cute (will that make them extremely tasty?) and have enormous ears. Not sure if they will grow into their ears or if they will keep growing at the same rate as the rest of them.
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So cute! I still can't believe you can eat those pigs. :)
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