Thursday, December 25, 2008
Christmas morning
Well we definitely lanced the boil this morning in the Haygarth home! Here are some images of the last 24 hours and a short clip or Matt and Angus jamming with the new drum kit this morning... Merry Christmas all!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Christmas card from Phil Anne Matthew Angus Helen - 2008
• Phil started a new job at Lancaster University in June and has been commuting due the credit crunch. We hope to move in 2009. Hard times, soon to end, we hope…..
• Anne is ‘flat out Mum’ and district nurse, working 2 days a week and running the Beavers
• Helen, now 3, turned from toddler to girl, loves ballet and singing
• Angus, 6, plays rugby for Okehampton U7s, utterly loves it and scores tries just for fun
• Matthew, 8 plays rugby and is also is a great pianist and keyboard player. Poor Matt has been ill this Autumn with glandular fever (or the likes?) and hopes to get back to normal in 2009
For more details on the year click here or click below for a 45 second Christmas message....
• Anne is ‘flat out Mum’ and district nurse, working 2 days a week and running the Beavers
• Helen, now 3, turned from toddler to girl, loves ballet and singing
• Angus, 6, plays rugby for Okehampton U7s, utterly loves it and scores tries just for fun
• Matthew, 8 plays rugby and is also is a great pianist and keyboard player. Poor Matt has been ill this Autumn with glandular fever (or the likes?) and hopes to get back to normal in 2009
For more details on the year click here or click below for a 45 second Christmas message....
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Helen cycling with her brothers
This afternoon we popped out on the cycle path for a brief ride to give Helen's legs a quick stretch with here brothers. Brief, but pleasant moment and some good light for pictures.....
Helen the Angel
Capping off a busy week of Haygarth stage shows, Helen and her friends from pre school did an interpretation of the nativity and Helen was an Angel (I have been saying it for ages now, but I am biased....). She was a bit miffed that she was not Mary, but nonetheless seemed to sing and dance with enthusiasm and put on a great show. I just love those wings! A few pictures here....
And a brief video here...
And a brief video here...
Angus the shop keeper
This week the household was consumed by multiple performances of 'The Hopeless Camel' in which Angus played the role of the the chief villager in his school nativity. He was very chuffed with the fact that he was the chief role! A great variant on the nativity and moving, as I find all of these moments! A few grainy and dark pictures here....
And here is a short video clip...
And here is a short video clip...
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Helen's first ballet concert
Today we had the joy of seeing our daughter aged 3 perform a ballet concert! Utterly moving - there were many proud parents with the odd hanky in hand! More pictures here....
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Strident with Santa
Our 3 visited Santa in the preschool fete yesterday - this image shows a happy Matthew who thankfully seems to be getting better. He did 5 half days at school last week. Helen was rather more strident with Santa than here brothers in previous years, perhaps helped because of the degree of familiarity she is developing with the bearded chap (she also saw him the previous day at the preschool party). Angus was on top 'grumpy' form cross because he did not win the Helicopter in th raffle. A few pictures here (caught on the new 'old' Fuji camera I just bought on ebay).....
Song and dance.....
A brief video showing Angus yesterday do his Robert Plant thing (with some made up lyrics) whilst Helen accompanied with dance.......
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Angus invested
Angus has been invested as a Beaver - approximately 2 years after his brother (how times flies). Pictures to follow as soon as I can get my hands on them! Also Matthew seems to be getting better thank goodness so we three boys are off to see Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff today, whilst the ladies chill out at home.....
Sunday, November 16, 2008
China
The first week on November I went to Beijing, Yangling and Xian with work colleagues - a great new opportunity for me. Click here for pictures of
Beijing, here for Yangling (in the North West, where the conference was) and here for Xian, including the terracotta warriors and the big red pagoda.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Poorly Matthew
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Originally uploaded by Phil Haygarth
Our Matt is suffering from glandular fever, listless, tired, no energy...should be a few weeks until he is fully fit again. Tough at 8 - get well soon lovely lad....
Scary stuff....
Last night was....a scary night in our house. See the pictures here. Other recent images of the South Zeal Carnival (Beavers as Olympics, Helen and Matt as Pirates) here.
West Cornwall for Half term
This week we had a terrific couple of days visiting Penzance, Sennen, Land's End and St Micheal's Mount. We were really impressed with the mild weather and also the majesty of the landscape. particularly St Michael's Mount. Great material for photography too! Strongly recommended to all.....
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Matthew does the double
This weekend Matthew did the double - here he is captured scoring goal at the South Zeal Saturday morning football yesterday morning, and this morning he scored a try in the rugby! Well done Matthew!
Sixer....
Today is 6 years since Angus John Haygarth came into the world! We celebrated in true style with a football and sports party on the village field. Happy day, happy boy. Lots of pictures here..
Sunday, October 12, 2008
He did it!
I knew it would happen sooner or later. Today, in glorious sunshine, in his second ever match, aged 5 yet playing in the under 7s (averaging 1 school year below the rest of the team) Angus scored his first competitive try against Barnstaple. Fantastic - well done!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
"Come on Uncle Dave!"
After the rugby we drove a few miles to see Uncle Dave compete in the National Trophy Cyclo Cross Round at Bicton Arena. It was great fun to stand track side and chant 'Come on Uncle Dave'. I took a load of pics, mostly cycling action but also some fun muddy kisses..... see Dave's blog for the links.....
Angus's first Rugby match
Last Sunday morning Angus played his first game of rugby for Okehampton under 7s at Sidmouth. Predictably he looked and seemed very much at home, planty of tackles and commitment, despite him being nearly a whole school year behind most of the team. Pictures here....
Saturday, October 04, 2008
8th Three Peaks bike race .....
Last Sunday I completed my 8th 3 peaks bike race and on balance I am pretty pleased with how I did. It was a glorious sunny day and this year for this first time ever I managed not to over eat the previous 24 hours, and started out from Helwith Bridge on a bowl of Shreddies and an energy gel! Friends Trev and Leanne had impressed on me the importance of not starting too fast and I used a wrist pulse meter to make sure I kept my maximum below 165 – if I go beyond this I tend to build up lactic acid and pay for it later in the race. Basically it worked, I did not panic on the starting road section and was happy to let others race away. When the steep side of Simon’s Fell kicked in I seemed to claw back places, enjoying clambering up the steep slope whilst others queued by the fence. At the top I lost about 5 minutes waiting for the large race field to cross the style, briefly saying hello to Leanne, who seemed somewhat shaken and upset about her partner’s misfortune at the start (follow the links above for their stories). I got to the top of Ingleborough in 1 hour 10 and to Cold Coates in 1.25, to grab a bottle off my stalwart support Mum. Onward, past Ingleton (photographed here by colleague and track-side resident Harry Pinkerton – thanks Harry) to Whernside, when a bouncing and enthusiastic Tigger Trev caught and passed me, having recovered from his injury on the start line. I made the summit in 2.33 and descended, somewhat frustrated by how many riders seem to be carrying their bikes downhill and blocking an otherwise eminently rideable route. There did seem to be a lot of ‘traffic’ this year. At Ribblehead I grabbed a welcome bottle of carb drink and gel again from Mum, briefly stopping to pick it up again after dropping it at the cattle grid, onward down the road, passing mate Andrew Talbot to climb Pen-y-Ghent. I definitely slowed here, nothing dramatic but the fight seemed to go from my legs. Interestingly, I could still get my pulse up to 165, but the power output was way down. I recall the unpleasant sticky fingers from the leaking gel as I slogged up the track. I hate those gels and I really dislike the after affects of the stickiness, but they do seem to work. Reaching the top in 4.13 (it took me 1 hour 40 from the top of Wherneside and this was quite poor in relation to the rest of the ride, and others). Descending without incident, the last couple of miles along the road I hooked up with a guy who was super strong and we took it in turns to dig hard, my pulse nearing 170 as I rested the final rise (when he dropped me). Great to get to the finish, I recovered easily this year, no cramp at all, probably as a result of all the ‘astronaut drinks’ that are so good nowadays. It took me 4 hours and 41 minutes, my 3rd fastest time and 15 minutes slower than my personal best of 1999. I cannot complain although I would like to improve on my PB of 4.25 one day and I have a dream of doing less than 4 hours, which will probably be only achieved if I lose another 2 stone. In the words of my friend Roger Ebner “Pretty good, only 5 minutes lost for each child you have brought up since 1999”. A good perspective from a fellow father of three! Thanks to my Mum for her support on the day and to Anne, Matthew, Angus and Helen for supporting me whilst I indulged in the training this summer. Will be back!
Here are the results and split times.
Summary of my event times over the years:
2008 - 4:41:29
2006 - 4.48.09
2005 - 4.31.14
2004 - 5.17.07
2000 - 4.46.32
1999 - 4.25.45
1998 - 5.09.31
1996 DNF injury
1995 DNF mechanical
1994 - 4.54.46 (major mechanical delays)
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Late September sunshine
I came back from Lancaster on Thursday and enjoyed a day off yesterday in the Sun. Helen helped Anne and Heather prepare a dragon's head for the Beaver parade, whilst this image shows Helen Angus and I squeezed in the Wendy House (more here). It is the the 3 peaks tommorow so I am up north again today....
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Angus unleashed....
Last week Angus started playing rugby for Okehampton under 7s and 2 years watching and learning his older brother on the touch line paid off..... it was like unleashing a torrent of talent and pent up passion. He scored a try in his inaugural match and did the same in his second session today - caught on camera. Here are the images taken in the Indian summer sun today and some shots of the try. Well done Angus - I feel the future looks good for you in this sport you seemed very natural....(although I am a little biased!). Dad
Helen starts pre-school
This September our lovely daughter started pre school and was jolly chuffed to do so! Here are some pictures of Helen taken recently including an image with the brothers as they entered years 4 and 1. Well done Helen!
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Bike races for all......
On Sunday the 3 Haygarth males - me, Angus and Matt - all did the South West Cyclo Cross Race at Bodmin. Angus and Matt were first timers. Angus put in a brave performance as 5 year old in the U 12s race and Matthew won the under tens. The picture shows Matthew receiving his gold medal and other pictures - in fact loads of pictures - can be seen here. Grandma also came along to shout support from here deck chair! Milestones!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Grandma's happy ensemble
Yesterday we Haygarths gathered for the first time as a group of ten, welcoming Elsie into our chaotic fold with many smiles for Grandma and her 5 grand children. In G'ma's own words, as we drove to meet Dave et al at Rivington, "for the first time I will be able to hug all my 5 grandchildren at the same time". She did! See pics here.......
Sunday, August 24, 2008
The winning pair.....
Last weekend Angus showed Dileus in the Sticklepath dog show and, amongst a field of about 10 competitors, won first prize. Angus was delighted and has subsequently been in the Okehampton Times. Here are some pictures of the last weekend, including Matthew as a marshal in the Sticklepath Horseshoe race and Helen with Marianne Bardgett (they visited en route to Cornwall)....
Monday, August 11, 2008
France Holiday Summer 2008
Last week we came back from 12 nights away in western France - a much needed holiday for the 5 of us. Like last year we used the excellent Canvas holiday company that supplies ready erected tents with fridges, beds, cookers etc and this year had a dual location with 6 nights on our loved Ile de Re (as last year) followed by 6 nights at St Jean de Monts (Vendee) (click links for the photos). This year we took our own bikes and travelled in the new family Bongo which was a breeze. The children made some great friends at both locations - with Hanna, Justin(JJ) and Ben (Il de Re) and William and Ellen (Vendee) - these friendships also helped us make good friends with the parents too! Highlights at Il de Re were crabbing in the rock pools, morning runs for me accompanied by Angus on the bike, playing table tennis, Matthew fetching the bread from the shop and playing volley ball and soccer with the big boys. Highlights at the Vendee were visits from Lizzie. Hamish, Serena and Flora (from our home village of South Zeal), the boys on quad bikes (they LOVED it!), playing chess with Matt and downfall with Angus and a trip to the Circus. The latter was particularly special because Helen (somewhat bravely, equipped with clothy in hand for protective sniffs) saw Lions for the first time and Angus, aged 5, guested in the ring with a clown and other grown-ups, miming air guitar - the brief video clip below shows the special moment of the brave 5 year old...
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Happy Birthday Anne
Today was Anne's birthday and we celebrated with a trip to the coast at Crackington Haven. Gran and Aunt Chrissie, who have been staying at ours whilst we were away on holiday, also joined the happy trip. See pictures here...
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Skiing video
I just finished editing this from March....somewhat out off season, but about 6 minutes of winter fun in France. Thought it would be good to get it done in time for another trip to France coming up next week.......
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Angus's first sports day
Yesterday was Angus's first sports day at South Tawton School. It was an idyllic summer scene in South Zeal and we were tinged with a little sadness that this is the last time we will do this here. Both boys performed well, with Angus getting 3rd in the sprint and 2nd in the egg and spoon race and Matthew winning the 400 m. Here are some images of the lovely day.......
Friday, July 04, 2008
Helen's third birthday
Our lovely daughter Helen had her 3rd birthday today - here is an image of her opening her cards....
Below is a short clip of the birthday candle moment with the family at tea time...
And finally if you click here you will find a link to the birthday party shots that took place the following morning.......... The sweetie became overwhelmed at the singing happy birthday moment and froze - having to be helped by Mum to blow the candles out!
Below is a short clip of the birthday candle moment with the family at tea time...
And finally if you click here you will find a link to the birthday party shots that took place the following morning.......... The sweetie became overwhelmed at the singing happy birthday moment and froze - having to be helped by Mum to blow the candles out!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Happy Birthday Matthew
Matthew is 8 today - here are some pictures of the dude to start the festival of celebrations which will last the weekend! The link now includes pictures of the aftermath of the football birthday party at Meadowside in the sunshine on the 28th. Wow birthday parties for 8 year olds are manic things - we are shattered!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Carry on camping....
We just got back from a fantastic 2 nights in Cornwall with the Bol, Bell and Chadwick families. The weather was not ideal but we soldiered on and had great fun, with a camper van/tent commune, watching the Netherlands match supporting Roland and some hi jinks repairing tents in the middle of the night! A weekend of fun ended with a calm pint of Doom Bar overlooking the Doom Bar at New Polzeath - just when the sun came out. Pics here from me .....
Pics here from Tom
Pics here from Tom
Sunday, June 15, 2008
A very happy father's day
Today I have had a joyful day with my family. I was spoiled with scrambled eggs in bed this morning courtesy of Matthew, after which we went to the seaside at Crackington Haven and played in the waves. The only slight downer is I dropped my camera in the surf so there are no images to show you - you'll have to believe me! What a lucky Dad I am!
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Dancing, cycling - and a new job
This week has been a milestone week as on Monday I started my new job at Lancaster University. The job is a Professor of Soil and Water Science and Co-Director of the Centre for Sustainable Water Management - a great new challenge for me. The only temporary rub is that until late summer, when we will all move, I will be living a weekly commuter lifestyle which takes me away from the family. However, the bonus is that I temporarily stay with Mum and also I was able to easily visit baby Elsie on Wed night. This weekend, once home, we got Helen going on a 'new' bike and Angus partook in a lovely country dance with his class mates outside South Tawton school - follow this link for the pics.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Half term camping in Cornwall
We sneaked in a couple of nights camping at the Little Bodieve campsite near Wadebridge last week. It was a great family time for us, with the simple pleasures of camp sites with the boys enjoying cycling all over the site and Helen being highly sociable in the play park. Angus also made friends with some Ginnie pigs. Other notables was a moments surfing at Polzeath (a first for Angus), some crazy golf and the campite pool. Some pictures here....
Farewell North Wyke
After nearly 15 happy years as BBSRC employee at North Wyke, this week I said goodbye to 'Grasslands'. North Wyke has been great to me and I will always have many happy memories, but it is time for a new challenge (I start that on Monday - more about that next week). I worked with some great colleagues and made some long term friends (some of which accompanied me for lunch recently - see pictures here). Although I will continue to collaborate with people at North Wyke, the last couple of weeks I have been saying my formal 'goodbyes' as an employee, which culminated in a lovely send off 'cream tea' on Tuesday. David Chadwick, my long term friend and colleague made a terrific presentation speech and I was given a lovely John Christian painting of Dartmoor, a 'This is your life at North Wyke' photo book of my life through the years and a signed North Wyke photo card. I was touched to see some past colleagues turn off to mark the occasion, which included Andy Fraser (who made the trip from London) and Tim Harrod who presented me with a humorous 'IGER's Tiger Flies the Nest' Okehampton Times spoof. Happy days - thanks everyone.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
The stuff of life
Today we learned of the arrival of Elsie Annice Haygarth, our new niece. Congratulations Dave, Kate and Lils. Savour the moment folks, 'cause news does not get better than this....
Gran and Grandma visits
For the last two weeks we have had Gran and then Grandma to stay - enjoying some pleasant spring weather (at last). Both were on good form, with Gran helping nurse Helen through chickenpox and Grandma watching the UEFA football with the boys. Here are some pictures - includes on of Grandma taking a penalty!
France '98 and other memories
During the Summer of '98, Andy Gregory was a lodger in Anne's house as an undergraduate doing a summer project with me at North Wyke. 10 years on and 3 children and a PhD later, Andy visited us recently and it was great to see him - we recalled watching the world cup on balmy summer evenings - happy days. Let's make sure it is less than 10 years until the next get together....
Sunday, May 18, 2008
A hot day out
Last weekend I dragged my carcus around the tortuous 100 mile Dartmoor Classic cycle ride. It was a great day out, shared with companions Roger Ebner (my new-found training partner this spring) and Richard, long term boogie-bike friend, and co-rider from last year. In contract to last year's rain, it was a baking hot day (my computer registered 32 degrees C) and the route this time was varied from last year, with the infamous Dartmeet climb coming after 80 plus miles. It took me over 8 hours, in part reflecting the harder route and heat, but also my diminished training schedule this spring. The great weather made it especially pleasurable though, and I hunkered down and did it, ignoring the pain best I could. I had a great support crew, who intercepted us after Okehampton (35 miles) and at the top of Dartmeet (some lovely 'big hugs' from Helen as I stopped at the side of the road). For those interested in stats my official time was 8.15 (including all the necessary cramp stops), and my bike computer says I did 102 miles in 7 hours 24, at an average speed of 13.8 mph and I burned 5400 calories and nearly 600 g of fat (judging my slow time I need to burn some more)!! Here are some snaps that Anne took.....
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Helen's answer 'phone message......
A couple of weeks ago I got this answer 'phone message from my daughter, describing what has been a step change in her lifestyle. Apart from the significance of this for the family budget, and the relief on Anne and I after 8 years of continuous nappies, the message is also very cute because she so evidently does not quite get the answer 'phone concept.....
Friday, May 02, 2008
End of the season for Matthew
Last weekend Matthew celebrated his last game for Okehampton with a try (one of many he hasdelivered this season) at the Ivyvridge rugby tournament. At the end of the day the coach Greame Horn gave Matt a certificate and a photograph - thanks Greame. For more details see here. Also, a full weblog reporting on the whole season can be viewed here. Well done Matthew on a great season, we are so proud of you. Dad
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
When in Rome.....
....enjoy your photography. As I did, focusing on the tourist clinches of the Vatican and the Colosseum, but more interestingly enjoying some candid snaps of pedestrians (great fun!), a study of scooters (surely the essence of modern Rome?) and some of the less classically pretty aspects of the fascinating city.....click here.... Phil
Friday, April 18, 2008
Postcard from Rome
Here for 2 days on EU business. Lots of mopeds, pasta, peroni, pizza and piazza. Coffee like tarmac. Chilly. Hope to squeeze in the sights before I return home. Off to see the Pope next, wish you were here...lol Phil
Monday, April 14, 2008
Easter Hols....
The Easter school holidays came somewhat later than the bank holiday this year. Last weekend we journeyed up north in the great new Mazda Bongo up to stay with Grandma (thanks Mum for looking after us so well - you can rest again now), including a trip to see the Gruffalo, a brief visit by Lily, a meal with Richard and Jill Bardgett (thanks). On Monday, back in Devon, I took the day off with the 3 of them and we spent the day down at Dawlish on the beach - we got some great light for some photos, which can be viewed here. Dad
Soils at school...
Just before the Easter holidays I visited Matthew's class and gave them a lesson about soils. Great fun! Here are some pictures......
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Matt's musical moments
Matthew is coming into a phase of loving music at the moment, with his piano, wanting to play the guitar, singing in the school choir, watching 'High School Musical' (repeatedly) and listening to Robbie Williams on his MP3 player. The image here captures him doing a concert duet with his piano teacher, Jane, the other day. Nice one Matt! Dad
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
New wheels
We just bought ourselves this Mazda Bongo 8 seater and we are all jolly excited about picking it up in the next few days! Space at last - and with the added extra of sleeping potential too - I can see us having some fun with this! DadSaturday, March 29, 2008
Easter Encore
Easter weekend saw a visit of Dave, Kate and Lily plus a bonus 'pop in' from Adrian Dee and Izzy. The image is caught here by Dave as is a great blog by the master of all bloggers viewed by clicking here....
Monday, March 24, 2008
Family Skiing Holiday, Val Cenis, French Alps
Between 8-15th March we went skiing and what was a bit of a gamble (with the children so young) turned out great. Our philosophy was that first and foremost it was a family holiday rather than a solely ski-focused trip, and it worked, with some fun and quality time together. The boys went to ski lessons for 2.5 hours a day in the mornings. On day one they were on the nursery slopes and thereafter up the hill on the chair! Matt did the whole 6 days but Angus did 4 days - he was a tad under the weather and got tired. Later in the week I had a quality one to one ski session with both - which saw Angus (aged 5) on the blue runs and Matthew (aged 7) on the reds - they are off, amazing. This was a great parent moment for me. Anne and I also each managed some lone skiing for an hour or so most days and easily felt like we had skied enough - it is not that much fun sking alone. We had a couple of afternoons skiing as a family with Helen skiing between my legs whilst I supported her (she was so relaxed on one occasion she had the audacity to fall asleep!). Other special memories were made from simple shopping trips to the village with Helen, sledging, teaching Angus Uno (and him winning) and a great apartment next to the slopes. Pictures here. Phil
And here is the video (uploaded in July)
And here is the video (uploaded in July)
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Mother's Day 2008
After the trip the Wasdale I dashed back to Kirkby Lonsdale and took out all my 'associated mothers' for lunch at the Sun Inn - made extra special because Gran had driven down from Scotland. Lovely lunch, nice day - piccies here.....Phil
Monday, March 17, 2008
Wasdale 2008
The first weekend of March saw me have a precious couple of days walking in Walsdale with my brother and cousin Adrian, amongst other friends. What is now an annual bonding experience (see other blog reports 2006 here and 2007 here) more than fullfilled expectations with an ascent of Pillar and a Sunday morning jaunt to the top of the Wasdale screes. Some notable exitement was a powercut in the valley due to high winds. Great blokey fun with some great blokes! My pictures are here and those from Adrian, Dave and the Wasdale Public Conveniences Knitting Club are here.....And below is a 6 minute video summary...(warning only for those who have a blokey interest in bodily function, being overly picky about choosing breakfast and Jose Mourinho fibres)......
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Half term in Cornwall - best yet!
Well it is 5 years since we started this annual event and for me this one was the best yet. I think it was due to a number of things really. On this occasion we were joined by the Bol family in addition to the regulars of the Bells and the Chadwicks and more people made it more fun and gave us more options to do things or simply chill (see previous trips blogged 2006 here and 2007 here). I guess it was also easier for us because the children are that bit older - the boys played on their own nearly all the time and slept together (with the others) in one room - what an adventure for Angus! St Agnes was the great venue (what a village!) and the 18 of us stayed in a cracking house, next door to the St Agnes Hotel, venue for a 'sharpener' of St Austell's finest Ale most days. The coastal walk from Perranporth to St Anges with Tom and Matthew was a high for me, whereas the Murder Mystery night 'murder at cafe resistance' was the social high of many highs. Other notables were trips to Tate St Ives, beautiful Lostwithiel and Fowey, Newquay Zoo (3 years to the day we found out we were having Helen and a real hit for the children). We also had a bonus invite to other South Zealites staying in another holiday home in St Kew. Roll on next year! Pictures here from us and also Tom's pictures here (even better!) and Roland's - artiste extrordinare!
Saturday, February 09, 2008
The toilet position....
In excited anticipation of our up and coming skiing holiday we have been working on our leg strength by doing some 'toilet position' tests against the wall. Matthew managed the longest.....piccies here.....
Monday, February 04, 2008
Matthew starts the Piano
On Saturday Matthew had his first piano lesson and seemed to take to it like a duck to water. Already he can play a couple of tunes! Soon I we will have a band....
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