It's been one long stretch of holiday since the end of May, when Ma and Pa (that'd be Alex's parents; mine are Mom and Dad) came to visit and we spent a glorious weekend in the southwest. Since then we've also made a trip home and, just this weekend, a trip to Singapore to see Mama (that'd be the babies' only remaining great-grandparent).
And because this will be about the sixth night in a row I'm up later than I should be, I have to list just these points down, so I don't forget about them. Hopefully I'll elaborate later. If not, maybe they'll at least trigger the right memory some time later.
Dorset, Somerset and Devon
Serious paintwork damage: Alex 2 Yin 1
Empress Isabel
Walking for ice-cream
Lyme Regis and the small world
Home
Flying with two
Grandchildren get away with anything
- 24-hour air conditioning
- Ice-cream in any flavour you want
- You sit on the floor, grandpa (!)
The cousin hurricane
Kai Qing and Izzy
Izzy entertains her sister in a slightly deranged way
Chilli with everything
Paean to our food
Heat rash and cornflour
Showers and swimming
Rosie squeaks and squawks
She can grab stuff with her hands
And almost put it in her mouth
She also really laughs now
Singapore
Rosie finds her toes
Rosie says 'Ah Em'
'Oh, peanut butter.'
Our former London gang
The cutest sandwich maker (I heart Bandai)
Mama says bye bye
We're in that awful stretch of holiday that is the last week now. Time to portion out meals and decide who we can manage to see before we go. This one is harder to organise than most as it involves two birthdays and a wedding - and that's not even counting the belated Father's Day celebrations... and failed travel plans for a 60th birthday trip.
