Makings from the Madhouse: First day of the Summer Holidays!

Most people seem to be dreading the summer holidays, but me, i have been looking forward to it. Its not just the not having to get ready and dash to school in the morning because we get up early anyway. I love planning little days out and going to fun places and by fun i don't mean they have to cost a lot of money. most of our favorite places are free!

So yesterday when the kids were finishing early for the holidays i felt super excited and ready for it. Now the kids are getting that bit older we can do so much together, like we love messing round and doing party dancing after tea, or Molly and i spend time doing our hair and nails etc or Ewan and me watch documentary's and have deep discussions about history or we all love making things and i will organize crafts for the two older ones when the littleys go to bed or that we can play board games without me having to try to lose. Its strange really as i always dread they day that they are all at school and i have no pram and no baby's to look after, but now some are starting to get more independent, that's good too. Its hard really to decide when is the right time to stop having babies and move on to the next stage.

So today is the first day of the holidays, and my first task was to get Molly riding her bike without stabilizers, you might remember we tried this a while ago, but she just cried all the way through. This time was different thought as i had just bought a bike trailer for the two little ones. The idea came a few weeks ago when for some unknown reason i started taking bike rides, but only on the weekend when Paul was not working so he could look after the baby's. Sometimes i went on my own and sometimes with Ewan. I really enjoyed it and its a lot quicker than walking. Also i am sure its helping my weight loss, as after a few stagnant months i am back on the diet train and doing quiet well. Its not doing my back/hip good though and i have been back to the doctor's a couple of times and that's an on going issue, but i have never let the pain stop me and always just pushed through it. Anyway Molly got the hang of it within minutes (amazing what she can do when she wants too!) so this afternoon when had our first ride to Cleveleys and i have to say she did really well and get there and on the way back you would have thought she had been cycling for years, she was that good.

Apart from the last pictures, these were taken the day before when the trailer arrived and i had a go of it and we visited my mum and the ducks.