Happy Easter!

Ok - sorry Aunt Joyce (and everyone else) it's always a rush at the end of term and this term has been no exception - parents evenings, deadlines, nights out - it's a rush. But now I am on holiday and we are back from a short break normal service should be resumed - wait.....forgetting to do the blog intermittently seems to be normal service!

Here are the latest happenings from our wee mad family................

Lauchlan has a fondness for the garden - regardless of the weather he wants to stay outside rather than go in the house - that's all great until we have to go in and then he lets us know all about what he thinks.

He was in his element however climbing in the park with Gran Hilary.

Sophie loved it too - although Lauchlan seems to have stolen her puddle suit.

 Gran's visit was very timely what with Dad heading down to Bristol to catch up with some old friends and when Dad returned and finished work for the holidays we decided to head down to see Gran Hilary in Cbltown.

It's a long drive normally but Easter traffic and roadworks meant some serious delays.

I can see some more roadworks!

Anyone want a Smoothie?

So we stopped off for a play and a bite to eat at the Marine Bistro - how very exciting.

When we got to Gran's time was short and we visited lots of people and places - there was great excitement however picking daffodils for Auntie Margaret.

There was also great excitement visiting the horses down in Carradale - we saw baby Amber again but unfortunately Dad had no wellies and couldn't get close enough for a photo - apparently Lauchlan loved seeing the horses.

We dined out in style at a local hotel last decorated in 1963.

Sophie stuffed the biggest burger in her mouth but still had room for an ice cream cone - well, it was a holiday after all!

Lauchlan fell in love with the cats, he loved saying 'cats' and looking for cats was his favourite thing. Now Gran's cats aren't your typical cats - they live outside and aren't all purry and warm. They are stone cold tough cats who know what and who they like and what and who they don't. They didn't mind Lauchlan shouting after them constantly but they didn't exactly say hello. Lauchlan didn't care.

Being Easter Gran Hilary had also enlisted the help of the Easter bunny to put on an egg hunt around her house - it went down very well although Lauchlan just wanted to see the cats. He will learn one day ;o)

On the way home we stopped by Bayview as Katie's relatives had booked it out - it was nice to see the place and what the new owners have done with it.They had even found some old signs from Hilary's fish business.

Lauchlan took a shine to Sophie's easter bonnet and waved everyone goodbye as we left. Because of the traffic on the way down we though we would take the opportunity for a change and we decided to go via ferry on the way home . This caused great excitement and was actually a really good idea - Sophie and Dad even saw a dolphin (or porpoise or monster).

Sophie got star of the week in her nursery last week - she is such  wee star every week who is also an amazing big sister to a very lucky wee brother.