Playset & Fence

It's been a while (and probably 1000 pictures) since we did a blog post so here come quite a few.

Early this summer we finally had our fence installed and spent 3 weekends building a play set. Spot the almost critical error with the ladder.

We've been using the backyard much more since then and Amelia loves her swings and fort. She's even gone down the slide. . . twice.

Amelia's Photography

Amelia has been working on her photography skills since she received her camera for Christmas. She loves to take her time composing her shots and organizes her dolls and animals. Here's some of our favourites so far.

Tom's Birthday

Tom turned three recently and we had great fun at his pirate party. Suzie put together a treasure hunt for Amelia and Tom which was a hit and we got to know 3-month-old Abby a little bit more.

Amelia Performing

Amelia took a liking to Grandpa David's guitar. If you listen closely you can hear "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".

Kevin and Kate in the Lakes Part II

On our last day in the lakes we took the ferry across Lake Windermere and had an interesting drive in changeable weather around Lake Coniston before driving on to Grasmere, which is the town we visited the day before our wedding 4 1/2 years ago (not sure where that time went).

Then went on to Surprise View, which overlooks where we were married. We had some wedding pictures taken at that location, so we tried to recreate the scene.

Kevin and Kate in the lakes

We were able to get away for 2 and a half days, which we decided to spend in the Lake District. Grandma Marilyn was nice enough to watch Amelia, which I think they both enjoyed.

We stayed in a town called Bowness-on-(lake)Windermere. The first picture is a picture of the bed and breakfast we stayed in .

These are pictures from some of our walks in Bowness, Windermere and Ambleside.

Our first afternoon we walked to Biskey Howe, then missed a turn so returned to Bowness.

That evening, we walked to Orrest Head with great views of Lake Windermere.

The following day we took a boat to Ambleside and did a walk just outside the town to Stockghyll Force and towards Kirkstone Pass. Then had a break with a cruise all the way to the other end of Lake Windermere with a stop in Ambleside to be bothered by the swans. As you can see, we were lucky with the weather.

Amelia in England

We all had a nice time in England. Kate and Amelia were over there for 2 weeks and Kevin joined them for the last week. Amelia liked the beach and was a regular at various playgrounds. She also enjoyed taking the local train into town with Grandma. And of course, she loved the shopping in town.

During the visit she met a son of Kate's friend. His name was Noah and they got along well.

The last picture is Amelia emulating her Mum, and don't worry, the straightener was not on.