Evie turns two! Choo choo choo!

Evie has had a brilliant birthday week with visits from family, lots of playing and lots of cake.

 She had a birthday lunch with her Granny Margaret and Grandad David, with a visit from her Uncle Ian too. After lunch there was a lot of bouncing about and chucking things over the fence!

Evie enjoying playing with her brilliant new choo choo:

Off to the kitchen with Thomas:

Another fab new choo choo:

On Evie's birthday in the morning, we went through to wake up Isla for a change! Then there was great excitement with all the present unwrapping. She liked her new bracelets from Isla, a new puzzle (with a train!!), a tea set and an island playset.

Watching clangers on t.v. with Granny Ilene and Grandad Alan:

Sat with their lovely new Clangers:

We went to two parks on Evie's birthday!

Evie enjoying her favourite of rice and curry for her birthday dinner:

We had a delicious lunch with a view at the Hare and Hounds in Bath:

Towards the end of Evie's birthday week of fun, we met up with friends at Beale Park near Reading. 

Waiting with great anticipation for a ride on the train:

Visiting the guinea pig village:

Spectacled owls not looking amused by us:

The train!!!!!!

Back home, picking the first courgette of the year. Evie was adamant that they were in fact bananas and kept wanting me to peel them...............

Jumping around and an air show

Hello!
We had a trip to Dyrham park a few weeks ago and joined in with some activities there. 

Isla and Evie picking tomatoes in the garden:

We found a new park near us with a brilliant trampoline, see saw and little bridge and slide. Our little trampoline at home has broken so Isla and Evie appreciated the one at the park.

Isla and Evie painted some boxes to make into tractors to wear:

Isla, Andrew and I cycled along a nearby cycle path and stopped at a steam railway. Evie didn't cycle but got a free ride on the back of Andrew's bike. She really enjoyed watching the trains there.

We decided we couldn't survive the summer without a trampoline in our garden so upgraded to one we can all go on:

Fairford Air Show:

The Vulcan Bomber: This had flown over our garden a couple of years ago, with Isla thinking it was a spaceship.

The Red Arrows flying in formation with the vulcan bomber:

An Osprey:

Spitfires and Hurricanes from the Battle of Britain:

The Red Arrows:

My beautiful anniversary flowers:

The tractors were finished at last:

They also made some (sunburnt) pigs and food:

Doing a spot of spoon licking: