Tuesday 22 June 2010

weekend smiles

There were lots of things that made us laugh this weekend.
Saturday morning I bounced with T on the trampoline, something I haven't done for ages and that certainly made us laugh. When S came out to join us in the garden I set up a mini obstacle course for them. Nothing strenuous, just hit a beanbag up in the air 3 times with a badminton racket, throw a ball into a bucket, balance a tennis ball on a spade, do star jumps and a few of other things. T insisted I have a go too and we took turns timing each other. Stopping for a quick biscuity break of course.




In the afternoon we picked up my mum and the 4 of us spent an hour at a garden fete. The children got to hook ducks, throw wet sponges and eat ice creams. Me and mum had a rummage through the bric-a-brac. My two best buys were the tiny perfume bottle for 10p and the glasses case for 30p.




A 5 minute walk away from the fete is a little wooded area. Now owned and (not so) maintained by the council, it was once the garden of a large family house. We hadn't been there for ages and so wandered along. We found that the swings had been removed but the helicopter climbing frame is still there. So along with a bit of scramble over that the children also played with some marbles my mum had bought for T and the bubble wand S had won on the tombola. We were there ages just running around, laughing and larking about. It felt so good to be out in the sunshine being silly. There is a huge tree in the middle of the grounds which would be perfect for picnicing under. A plan for the summer holidays I reckon.





Thank you all for the ladder loving comments. Whilst watering the plants on Saturday evening I noticed this white rose had begun to bloom so on Father's day I snipped one off to bring indoors
and although I thought of him many, many times during the day each time I saw this rose I thought of my lovely dad and smiled some more.


12 comments:

  1. I love the pic of your son with the bubble - makes hin look like a spaceman :)

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  2. Those bubbles are HUGE!
    Sounds like a good time was had by all! Nice finds too.

    Bellaboo ;0)

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  3. That sounds like a great weekend - simple pleasures are often the best don't you think. There's no substitute for having fun with your children.
    Love Kathy xxx

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  4. I bought one of those bubble wands in St Ives and me and the young man had great fun with it. He called me the "Kiddy catcher" (from Chitty chitty bang bang) as I attracted a large crowd of young kids!!

    I love your idea of an obstacle course - when mine where little, they used to have me making crime scenesfor them to solve as they loved CSI!!!Tomato Ketchup was often involved!! Love the bottle and glasses case - great bargains. xxxx

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  5. it sounds a lovely day, i love the bubble photo too its looks like your sons head is in the bubble!
    im doing much better now thanks for asking, i seemed to get swamped with everything all at once! fliss xx

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  6. That's the cheerful-est biscuit I've ever seen! Love your new blog background, too!

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  7. Ooh those bubbles look amazing!!
    I always damage myself if I attempt to go on a trampoline, clumsy types like me best avoid them!
    x
    Aah the Doctor, poor Amy!!!! My youngest cried so much after the Doctor got locked inside and we had to do the 'the Doctor always escapes, always' although deeply terrified as we're saying it about how he may actually manage it. We have our hopes in River Song! It feels like a long wait to Saturday and the series has gone by much too quickly!!

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  8. It sounds like a perfect weekend for you all! Your children are so cute, everytime I see them on your blog they put a smile on my face
    xxx

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  9. I am so glad to hear that your rose brought back lovely memories of your dad for you. Your weekend sounds wonderful, spending time with your family and enjoying simple things. Hope you're having a good week. x

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  10. The obstacle course is a great idea and the time you spent at the fete and in the wooded area sound wonderful. x

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  11. thanks lisa.....my dad loved his roses too and i can gaze on some lovely peachy ones as we speak, must take a snap before they go....thanks for the reminder....

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  12. just popped in to catch up! your holiday looked fabulous, glad you had such a wonderful break. I've never been to Majorca, it looks fabulous!
    x

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