Beautiful Bath... and it didn't involve bubbles and splashing!

Jason, Kayle and I got on the train and headed to Bath for Easter weekend to relax a bit before my surgery. We booked our tickets in advance so get a great deal. First stop... Bath Abbey.

It was spectacular from the outside! The architecture is amazing.

Then we walked around the town centre for a while sussing things out. My wonderful husband surprised me with a huge bunch of Lillies too!

Our sweet little lady got tired... so tired, that she fell asleep in her pushchair! We propped her up and went and got some yummy lunch!

We went to the Roman Baths while we were there. They are amazing... old... and amazing. It was fun to walk around and listen to the commentary.

This is the oldest Royal Cresent in Bath.

It is a huge block of terraced housing in a arch shape. So beautiful.

While we were at the Royal Cresent, we took Kayle to the biggest playground we have ever seen. This was her treat of the trip! It had so much stuff in there for her to play on. We were there for ages and she had so much fun!

She was so brave trying all the new toys and playframes. She did so well to go on things by herself. It was fun to watch her playing!

Kayle being a pirate on watch!

She loved riding these horses! She kept coming back to them again and again!

I love this picture of her in this tunnel!

Needless to say, she slept well that night!

Jason's treat for the trip was to go on a boat ride down the river. It was wonderful to see Bath from a different perspective.

These tulips were in the town center... we love tulips!

Bath Abbey at night all lite up. It looked spectacular!

On our last morning, we decided to go to the local glass blowing showroom. It was amazing to watch the guy make a vase from a lump of glowing goop! We got a token for Kayle to blow a glass bubble, but she was too shy, so Jason blew it for her. He blew so hard that the bubble dropped off the end of the rod!

We all had a wonderful time. It was a nice short break for us all!

Fun with Bubbles and Cake!

Last week, Kayle and I took advantage of the sunshine and hung out in the garden playing with bubbles and eating chocolate rice crispie cakes!

As you can tell, a certain little girl enjoyed her cakes!

Swanage Sand with Friends

Last weekend, Jason, Kayle and I headed down to Swanage, Dorset with some friends of ours, Rik & Seonaid. We drove down Friday night and hung out there till Sunday afternoon and did lots of fun things to just relax before things get crazy with surgery here!

Kayle was so excited to go to the beach, so first thing Saturday morning we got up and took her down to the beach to build sand castles. Kayle had lots of fun and even went up another little girl on the beach and made friends with her.

Kayle took a walk towards the water but was a little bit nervous. She was more scared of the seaweed than the water though!

After we were done playing on the beach, we got a snack and then took a walk on the pier to find my grandparents plaques. Kayle found something more fun on the way!

Once we walked the length of the pier, we took a little break on a bench!

Next fun thing to do was to jump on the Steam Train to Corfe Castle! Kayle was so excited to go on the train because she has developed a love for a certain young train named Thomas!

As soon as we arrived in Corfe, we took a short walk to see where my Grandparents used to live and then my sweet little baby fell asleep... so we propped her up on the fence and took a well earned break in the pub!

As soon as Kayle woke up, we jumped on the train back to Swanage and headed to the amusement arcade to waste some time before dinner. Kayle really enjoyed sitting on all the games and playing, but she loved the bowling game best and even won enough tokens to get a prize! She was so excited!

Sunday before we left we decided to head to Lulworth Cove. Jason and Kayle had so much fun looking for fossils and little stones.

Jason and Kayle had lots of fun playing on the beach and in the pebbles! And then, we had fun looking back at the photos and laughing!

We had a wonderful time just relaxing and enjoying ourselves.

It was so nice to just chill out in the warm sunshine.

My Sweet Baby Girl

I think Jason and I are in big trouble... our little lady is quite the Fashion Guru!

I went to the shops the other day to get some new trainers because my feet are sore (another side effect of the chemo!) and my lovely daughter spent ages picking a 'treat'! She initially picked a snorkling set, then changed her mind and picked a new swimsuit...

...but she settled on these wonderful new headbands!

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!