We set off just as the formula one race was finished (thanks for making us late daddy) and got over to Halifax in time to make it to the table at the restaurant just a few minutes before the booking 🙂

We enjoyed a lovely meal in a very busy restaurant. The food was the usual high quality and we took just over a couple of hours to enjoy the food and company. Next time, daddy has vowed to get the jumbo Haddock and Chips that Elliot and Oliver shared – the thing was a monster and was possibly one of the nicest he has ever tried (clearly needed to check the quality before unleashing it on the boys – part of being a responsible parent) and the boys barely left any behind at all…..

When we got home daddy fitted the replacement side steps onto Bruce and had both cars cleaned on the outside. They are both in dire need of some TLC as they are rather scratched up at the moment sadly 🙁 They will both need a full day to get them back to former glory externally…

Sad news that today was the end of our Big Brown Bear’s run.  He was just too tired and his body had all but given up on him, despite his mind clearly wanting to go on 🙁

The last two weeks have not been fun for the big guy as he struggles to get up and no longer had any interest in eating or playing with either Pepsi or the boys 🙁  Breathing had become tiresome for him and overall his quality of life was degraded to a point that he clearly was not in control any longer 🙁

Thank you for sharing your life with us Max, we love you and will miss you every day buddy – enjoy your sleep now that you are freed from your bodily woes 🙂

We have just had an awesome day today 🙂

Started off with some terrific swimming – Elliot practised breast stroke and it looked pretty flawless to the spectators and Olly did backstroke WITHOUT armbands or any other flotation help 🙂

Breakfast in Newmillerdam was just lovely and then out to ride our bikes on the Spen Valley Greenway on the other side of Dewsbury.  Oliver asked us to put the pedals back on his balance bike so we decided to go and buy him a new bike since the balance bike is WAY too small – he chose a rather fetching Batman bike in Halfords 🙂

When we picked up the new bike (took 45 minutes to build it up and get it ready for action) we went straight to our favourite field for bike riding practise near our house and would you believe it, he just got up on it and rode it away 🙂  OK, so he needs to work on his leg power to be able to pedal on anything other than slight downhills, but the balance and steering looks pretty good 🙂

New bike 🙂  Olly riding the new bike 🙂

This last image is especially for Grandma Cuckoo – she will know why 🙂

Finally, to top off a great day, Elliot’s second front tooth (top) finally came out – all day we have badgered him to pull it out and he kept “putting it off” – he came in after playing in the garden tonight for a little while and requested its removal – mummy helped and BOOM 🙂

Shame that the chap that washes the cars broke the trim on Bruce’s sidesteps while washing it today – that was the only down of the day 🙂