I can't believe it is the end of the summer holidays, can you? One week today, and the children will be back at school and everyone will be settling back into their daily routines... well, not quite for us as we are going to have a sneaky trip to Cornwall at the end of next week for a few days!!!
I feel so out of touch with my blog at the moment, which is a real shame as I do like revisiting my posts as time goes on... it's like a record of what I have been up to... my diary :-). I post more frequently on my facebook page, so if you would like more frequent updates on what I am up to, please do feel free to pop over and like my page so that you are included in the news feeds.
Soooo, what have I been doing all summer? Let's have a brief look back.
We started the summer holidays with a trip to stay with my brother and his family. The weather was glorious while we were there, and most of the pictures are similar to this one. It was fabulous being able to sit in the garden and watch the children play whilst relaxing and experiencing various 'o'clocks' ('Pimms o'clock', G&T o'clock and 'Wine o'clock'!!!)
We also had a few family days out. This was Skipton castle, which was okay, but a few too many signs saying we weren't allowed to do things (e.g. stand on the grass which was mown so that it had perfect stripes across it... aghhhh!)
I've also done a bit of paper cutting (more than I thought actually!!)...
... a Family Tree Commission (which you can find more details about here)...
... a Baby Name Memory Tree (click here for more details)...
... and a few of my new Wedding Day Memory Trees (these have been really popular and there will be more to share with you once they have been given... click here for more details!)
I also did a little bit of doodling...
... and shared my 5th wedding anniversary with my hubby.
And then we (me and the children) visited my sister in her New Castle (as the Tinker says), where we had a lovely time with her and the children...
... eating ice-cream...
...having a trip to Whitley Bay to eat fish and chips, before climbing a multitude of steps (with an 8 year old and 3 children under 4!?!?) to the top of St. Mary's lighthouse.
We also had a trip to a farm to pick some strawberries (they turned out to be the most expensive strawberries we had ever eaten!).
In the evenings when the little monkeys were in bed, we had a good natter whilst drinking wine and doing a spot of sewing (my sisters first sewing project!).
Fabulous times and ones to be treasured.
Hope you had a good summer too :-).
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