Smithy Farm

It was two years ago that we last went to Smithy Farm and the kids have never forgotten it!

So we booked two nights this time.

when we got there it was really windy, getting the tent up really was a team effort! It nearly took off on a couple of occasions. Since our last trip we had bought some more bits, like tables and windbreaks  and a fire pit, i was really please with our little set up.

I would prefer a tent with a sewn in groundsheet,but this did the job anyway.

Molly made some bunting for round the tent and i bought little lights for it as well.

Smithy has animals and little tractors for the kids to play on and it was nice they could all just wander off on there own as its only a small site.

I think my favorite part was sitting round the fire pit on that first night, toasting marshmallows, it was just so cosy. 

Once it got dark, you could just see all these little fires dotted around the site.

Its funny how the kids don't mind doing chores while we are camping, they each have little jobs to do washing up, making the beds, getting water,i suppose its all part of the novelty.

It was just so relaxing,i managed a bit of knitting and Mum and Dad visited us, the kids were just happy roaming around all day.

I really didn't matter that we were only 10 minutes away from home.

The really good thing is that i think i have finally managed to sleep in a tent, this was the first time i have had a good nights sleep in a tent and so did Paul.

We have booked another camping trip a bit further a field and are looking at a couple more before the summer is out

The kids enjoyed it and thats the main thing! x

Freds 6th Birthday

Fred turned 6 in May, he has turned into a really cheeky sweet little boy. He often makes us laugh as he just says things like they are, for example at Christmas when we were visiting father Christmas, he said why are those people dressed up like elves why did father Christmas not just bring real ones!

Its always hard to know what to get Fred as apart from minions there is nothing he is really into, but he did keep saying he wanted a ride on electric car.

So thats what he got, well its a quad bike, we got him one with a 24v battery and it goes quite fast, he loves it. Only problem is we have to take it apart to get it through the house to outside!

We bought him a lolly pop cake for his actual birthday and i made Minion Cakes for his party.

We decided to have a rock painting party, at Stanah. The idea was to paint some rocks and hide them for others to find.

I made packed lunches in little bags for the kids.

We played pass the parcel and had a pinata, then the kids played on the park.

They all had a great time, i like have outdoor parties, we were lucky with the weather as if it had rained that would have been a problem

Ewan spent ages on his rock, he is really very good at art.

After his party Fred had another suprise....we were going camping to Smithy Farm!

So we dashed home and packed up the car and off we went!

Euston Gardens Picnic

We had a Lovely day out the other week.

A new statue was commissioned of Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood, who founded Fleetwood.

We took a picnic and met my Mum and Dad there, it was a really nice sunny day and it was pleasant just to sit and relax and eat some hot pulled pork barms that i made.