Elliot invited his friend Euan round to play on Saturday afternoon for a few hours – so naturally we were slightly nervous as to whether he would play nicely and more importantly share successfully. Also there was the little issue of Oliver and how he would react / be involved. We were amazed at how well it all went and the fact that Elliot actually sat back and shared everything without question including offering Euan carte Blanche of the XBOX games to play when Euan asked to play something else. The boys seemed to have a fantastic time so we chalked it down as a successful play date 🙂

Hopefully they will want to play again soon.

The boys then ere collected by Granny Cuckoo for a night in Halifax while mummy and daddy went out for a meal with Mark, Yvonne, Spencer and Kerrie up at 315 near Grange Moor. They boys had a great time although seemingly got little sleep and mummy and daddy also had a great time, although perhaps a little too much alcohol made its way into Simon’s system :-(. When we returned home, he disappeared upstairs to put his jacket away – he returned 5 minutes later in the conservatory with a tumbler of Sambuca in just a t-shirt and underpants. Still can’t remember why he thought it was a) a good idea or b) why he did it at all….. 🙁

Great weekend all told – just next time, daddy, keep your pants on :-s

Yesterday, daddy, uncle Tim, Cousin James and Lee (Jessica from Elliot’s class daddy) head out to Llandegla in North Wales for a trip out with the mountain bikes. It was a cold (2C) start ad didn’t get any warmer but there was no wind and no rain to speak of so it did not actually feel very cold.

We all did around 12 to 14 miles depending on whether the black routes were taken or not. all told, it took somewhere in the region of 3 1/2 hours to complete and we all had a great time. suspect that daddy and Cousin James may just feel a tad sore either today or tomorrow as it has been a while since last doing this sort of thing and this was a MONSTER of a ride…

Daddy had leg issues from about mile 9 where his thighs were just worn out plain and simple :-). Perhaps taking the black run was not the smartest idea after all :-). Very pleased to have done it though 🙂

Elliot went to a birthday part in Dewsbury with mummy for two of the children in his year at school – it was a go-karting party with battery powered karts. The kids all had a great time it seems.

Today we are heading out for lunch in Walton, near Wetherby and then a couple of hours at Stockeld Park with Jessica and parents. Hopefully the rain / snow will hold off for us 🙂