Horses in the Rain!

Last weekend, we had my cousin's children, Bethany & Leah come and stay for the weekend so all the girls could play together.

We had planned a surprise for them all... we took them to see my friends horses!

We got up and drove to Reading to see my bestest buddy from Primary school, Kirsty, and her family. We had a yummy pub lunch before we went over to see the horses.

Bethany is MAD about horses and had a great time brushing Cherry.

Leah had fun brushing Cherry's hair.

The girls did a great job listening to Chloe's instructions while they were around the horses.

The weather wasn't the best, it was raining...

as you can see, Grandad was all wrapped up for the weather!!

Granny, Grandad and Jason decided to go and hide out in Cherry's stable out of the rain!

All the girls got to ride Cherry. Chloe took her out first to warm her up. She is a wonderful rider.

Next it was Bethany's turn! She did great. She trotted a bit too!

Leah was next.

She had fun walking around with Karen, Kirsty's Mum. Karen taught Leah how to do 'Around the World' on her saddle.

Last but not least, was Kayle!

She did really well on Cherry and wasn't too scared! She walked around the field with Karen and was smiling most of the time!

All in all, despite the weather, the girls had a wonderful time! (So did the adults!)

Thank you Kirsty, Chloe, Karen, Chris & Skye!

We had a fantastic time and can't wait to come back... in the Summer!

Feeding the Ducks... Guarding the Baby!

Yesterday, the sun was shining and the sky was blue so, Mum, Kayle & I decided to head to Bushy Park to feed the ducks. We grabbed a loaf of bread and our warm coats and hit the road.

We had lots of fun feeding the ducks and swans, but the geese were a bit scary! I felt like a body guard at one point, because the geese were trying to grab the bread from Kayle's hand and we kept having to 'shoo' them back away from her!

When all the bread was gone, we took a nice walk over to the playground.

On our way to the playground we found a small group of deer.

We had lots of fun in the park on the slides, swings and other toys.

We walked back to the car when the sun started going down... well, actually, Kayle chased Granny back to the car with a big stick whilst playing Hide N Seek!

We had a lovely afternoon at the park!

Urban Farm... Here we come!

Jason and I got up on Saturday and decided to take Kayle to the Hounslow Urban Farm as a surprise. She loves animals and we thought we would make the most of both, the nice weather and me feeling good. We got the bus there, which is also really fun for Kayle.

First stop... the sheep!

There were lots of new lambs at the farm that were calling their Mum's. Kayle had fun coping them!

Next... the Alpacas!

They were so soft. Kayle had lots of fun touching them and they, in turn, had fun touching her!

There were these cool tractors that the kids could ride, but unfortunately, Kayle's legs weren't quite long enough to reach the pedals, so I had some fun pushing her around.

We then walked over to the rest of the animals.

We saw more alpacas, ponies, sheep, ducks, rabbits and this huge goat!

Next stop... the playground!

We got to play on the slides and tractor climbing frames.

Our last stop... these crazy ugly pigs!

We had a really fun day out together. We ended up riding the train to Twickenham for lunch.

Needless to say, we all napped very well that afternoon!