Tuesday 30 August 2011

Right on my doorstep...


So recently we went on a little day trip. Hubby had been going on and on about visiting this place with rocks and streams. Like on and on... I was like 'sure but you know there are rocks and streams all around where we live'. However after my head exploded from over exposure to nagging we went to check it out. It's this place called Carding Mill Valley in Shropshire. It has been called 'little Switzerland' which is probably what got hubby all naggy and excited. 
        Actually it was pretty awesome. I felt like we were up in the hills of Wales or Scotland yet we were only an hour away from where we lived. Plus if you bring wellies and a change of clothes for the kiddies they can splash and refuse to walk anywhere to their hearts content. 

This time of year it was so pretty with more heather than a person could hope to find (if they have a thing for heather that is...)


The boys did a lot of climbing which made mummy nervous. Luckily Daddy was all over the situation...
Don't want to pass on my fear of heights now do I? Yikes though...
Oh and the paddling, there was a lot of paddling...


So. much. pretty.


You know what it's like? You never explore what's on your front door. This is a perfect example of me assuming somewhere close to where I live won't be as exciting to trips to far away lands. Don't tell hubby but I'm kind of glad hubby forced me kicking and screaming to this place. Okay there was no actual screaming...
But there may have been kicking...
But it was worth it...

Saturday 27 August 2011

Movie night!

There's this thing we do once a month that we love...
It totally rocks.

Hubby makes homemade pizza...

 Before...
 After...
 Even more after...

We make popcorn in the microwave...

Me and a certain little helper make smoothies...


 Seriously good...

The boys get to choose a movie for them to watch.

Last night was...well you can see for yourself...




It was a big hit with the boys...




Thursday 25 August 2011

Lucky me, lucky us...

I can't believe they are mine. 
I can't believe I would die for them. 

As soon as I had Isaac I knew I didn't want someone else to take care of him. I'm selfish that way. I wanted to be the most important person in his life even if it was only for a little while...



Add Lucas to the mix, double trouble.



And Daddy is getting impatient...

But its pretty so we have time to wait...
We play...

We have magical levitation powers...

 I'm not even kidding...

Not to mention the flying...
 Sort of...

And then there is my kids super human strength. They can lift a full grown adult with no effort what so ever...
No need for us to even carry them really, they can carry us...

And if there is just one blackberry to eat within a ten mile radius we sniff it out with our superhuman nostrils. We will scramble our way to it and then hide all evidence of eating it (...mostly) 

And we just keep on going for walks and enjoying all the pretty around us.

Summer is totally in it's golden time now. When I worked I never really noticed the seasons the way I do now. With every walk the world is transformed. And I get to introduce it to my boys every day.




Lucky me.

Lucky us.