This summer we managed to get in a proper summer holiday, a big trip with activities and visits to friends and family, all in one! Despite being done on a bit of a shoestring budget we managed to squeeze an impressive amount into nearly two weeks worth of travel to London and back again, at the high of the summer heatwave...
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| The first of many new living rooms to play in... this is at Auntie Liz's house on the way down. |
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| And the first of many parks, this one in Loughborough. |
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Next stop was at my sister Heather's in Chingford.
Lots of paddling pool fun. It was HOT in London! |
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| A very excited Miriam and Lydia getting to try out Uncle Theo's car! |
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| Naomi getting somewhat adventurous at the park in London. |
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| A most welcome ice cream break. |
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| It so happens there was a funfair at the park near Chingford so the girls got to try out some classic amusements. A shame the steam trains that run in the park weren't on that day... |
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| More of the funfair |
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| Cousin Kirsty came over for a visit with her sausage dog slinky (recently also featured on Supermarket Sweep; yes, really), and the girls overcame their fear of dogs |
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| On the hottest day we went for a train ride to the cinema with our cousins |
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| Miriam was most pleased to be seeing Toy Story 4! |
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| Esther just liked having a ride on the train! |
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Another day and we went to the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green.
A really fun day out. |
The museum has lots of classic toys
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| And a few other fun things! |
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| ...including a puppet stall for children to have a go at. |
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| On to Jay's sister Fay, and inheriting a lot of Barbie stuff. Here they are giving it a workout on day one. |
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| Biggest swing ever! |
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A grand day out to a certain block themed adventure park.
Brilliant. |
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| Lego everywhere! |
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| And a lot of rides very suitable for wee ones. |
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| Lydia having a go at controlling our helicopter. |
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| Miriam had a shot too... |
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| A brilliant puppet show to entertain us during lunch. |
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| Lydia, Miriam and Naomi had a go on the cars (Lydia was on a different track for smaller ones) but I only got a photo of Miriam. It looked really fun. |
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| Best part of the day was seeing Miriam on rides like this. It turns out she *really* likes them - lots of squeals! |
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Miriam liked this pirate ship one too.
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| Naomi had a great time as well, but just trying to capture a natural-looking picture of her happy is too much. |
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| Hey, a local landmark! |
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| Back to Loughborough and a Pizza Hut with friends. This means some Ice Cream Factory action! |
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| There seems to be a theme of foot-related statues in Loughborough. |
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| Naturally, of course, we still needed Pancake Saturday! |
All in all, a brilliant time had by all.
