Family Day

Sunday started with swimming lesson for the boys and then on to Nostell Priory to fly around on scooters and play in the gardens :-). We even managed to get a game of Snakes and Ladders in the cool outdoor paving slab game that is in the gardens πŸ™‚ Elliot won.

When we got home, daddy got out his new petrol hedge trimmer and cut back the hedges down the back of the house and Uncle Tim helped cut it up and pop it in the garden waste bin. We also popped down some grass seed in the word areas (under the swings, under the hammock and where Pepsi and Max wee) to hopefully fix up the lawn.

All in all it has been a fun day and the sun did manage to get out for a few hours later this afternoon πŸ™‚

We need to get on with the biking for the boys – need to find Elly a new bike and then trading him to be able to ride it….

Swimming Gala at School

This morning was the annual Year 1 & 2 swimming gala at school and parents were invited to watch. All the children were in races for their houses and then there were some relay races that all were involved in as well.

There are some very very good swimmers at the school amongst the year groups although everybody did really well today.

Sadly Elliot’s House (Yonges) did not fair so well on the day with just 62 points overall, with Evans taking the win with 102 points. Moore’s came in second with 82 and Spencer’s took third with 71.

In his individual race, Elliot decided to go for backstroke which he did really well with ( mummy’s stroke of choice apparently although not daddy’s) but would have done much better had he got the confidence to go for it without the armbands. Hopefully the extra practice / lessons on Sundays will help him gain the confidence to go without the help from the bands.

In his relay race, Elliot gained an extra 20 or so feet on his nearest competitor to have Yonges take the lead although sadly his colleagues in the race were unable to hold the win πŸ™

A great event and the kids all seemed to have a really good time – the parents all certainly enjoyed watching – some even got a little competitive πŸ™‚

We had just enough time to nip into Wakefield for a bite to lunch and a Costa and then right back to school to take Olly swimming πŸ™‚