Summer

So the summer holidays are now well and truly behind us. It's raining, it's cold, the winter clothes are starting to make an appearance, the heating is back on and people are already starting to talk about Christmas. So let me update you on what we've been up to during the Summer.

We had a lovely couple of weeks in Spain, where it was hot and sunny. We did a mixture of camping and staying in hotels which worked really well. Jason did a motorbike race known as the "Pyreknees Up" for the first weekend we were away. Whilst he rode up and down mountains looking for check points the girls and I relaxed by a swimming pool - can't be bad. We found some really nice campsites and the Pyrenees are beautiful. We then spent a day in Andorra stocking up on supplies (beer, wine, beer and more wine) before heading to St Emillion to buy..... some more wine! I have to say that it was really tough coming home. Whilst away Isabella lost her first tooth and turned 6 years old and Claudia learnt to ride a bike.

During the holidays we also spent a lovely weekend in Devon with our friends Jill, Andy and their little girl Lottie where we watched lawnmower racing (I guess that's the sort of thing they do in Devon)! They have a beautiful house overlooking fields and farmland - we were very jealous of the view.

I took the girls to the Natural History Museum which was good but very busy. We did quite a lot of cycling mainly around Black Park with Oscar and picnic in tow and swimming. Isabella had a birthday tea party with 6 of her friends where they asked if I could do some facepainting on them - the pictures speak for themselves, I don't think I will be making a career out of facepainting! Now its back to normal again, walking to school and pack lunches to make (I hate packed lunches).

I've put together a selection of pictures taken over the summer - enjoy.