Campanology

A lovely day was had when on Saturday together with Mark, Charlotte and David we joined Tony Lees and some of the Sherwood youth ringers as they toured some Lincolnshire bells! We started off at Caythorpe, the children went up the bellfry to see the ringers in action David stayed on terra firma and listened to a variety of "methods" such as: Grandsire and Stedman (Triples and Caters),Plain + Little Bob (Major and Royal), Rutland, London and Belfast Major and Yorkshire Royal.

Heydour was a ground floor ring which allowed David to chat to the ringers between rings.
We said our goodbyes at StDenys Sleaford having thoroughly enjoyed the somewhat tiring afternoon!

My birthday

Today is my birthday, can you see how many candles on my cake?

Mamine and Papytail took me to "Crazy Bongos" for a special birthday treat yesterday lots of ball pools, slides, levels to climb.... I slept like a log last night!!!
This morning we left them behind at Four Acres and went to walk with dinosaurs!!!! It was a BIG surprise and we had a GREAT time! (I think they may have been a little scared if they'd come!)

Brave Joseph

Well here he is, our brave bunny with his ever faithful smile!

An early start this morning as he had to be in Lincoln Hospital by 0800, and lucky us he was first on the list! So after a chat with the anaesthetist and consultant Joseph had the pleasure of bed travel and a stretcher flight to the operating theatre. He was very brave as they put in his line and as the anesthetic went in he was asked to count down from sixteen.... He barely managed fifteen and was out! A little teary I went back via a prayer stop at the chapel, ( I found it really comforting that yesterday's gospel reading was that of Jesus healing a deaf man)to wait on the ward where Leah was snoozing. The operation went well and thankfully there were no swollen adenoids so it wasn't as involved, and after resting , eating and drinking (and playing on the playroom's playstation!) He was discharged.
Tired, he will have another day off school to recover fully from the medication. But other than that back to his cheerful self.
Thank you to Penny who looked after Benjamin for the day and Cath who picked up Isaac from school at lunchtime and looked after him for the afternoon. It was a great comfort to know they were being cared for.

First day back to school.

First day of term photo

Smart and eager for school

Well the boys have started a new school year, Matthew is in year 4, Joseph year 3 and Isaac is a "Robin" in nursery five mornings a week including staying for lunch! Let's hope for a successful year full of fun and learning.

Big girl!

Here I am in my big cot!! I'm in with my brothers now... that way I won't miss on all the fun!