We’d planned to meet Lucy and The Rs at Drusillas today and due to last minute tweakings of plans last night they ended up coming to us so we could travel together. So lunch packed and seating arrangements in the Nicmobile organised we waved goodbye to David (thank you neighbour, all I needed when arse pressed up against the car window while struggling in the very very back of the car with seatbelts :rolls:) and off we went. Our plans to get petrol were twice thwarted when traffic was backed up on every route to Sainsburys and the local pricey garage was out of stock of unleaded. Fortunately we were just low rather than running on fumes so easily made it to the next one along the route.
We got the traditional egg picture from Drusillas,
raced round the first bit with animals and then by democracy decided to go to the paddling pool. We’d met up with C and her two girls M and E and had a very pleasant hour or so lounging around the pool chatting while the children came back for food, to complain about being splashed and have cuddles. We then moved from there to the play area for more of the same really. It was a nice lazy day. D and S were lovely, very low maintenance and I just enjoyed chatting in the sunshine :).
We went off to Lemurland and C, M and E joined us while Lucy and The Rs did the train -have I mentioned how much I hate Thomas? I’m sure I must have done ;). Scarlett asked loads of questions at Lemurland including some sensible ones about physical differences (aside from obvious genital ones) between males and females, their diet, how many babies they have at a time, where all their lemurs came from and how they got their names and a couple of more random Scarlett-y ones too. The woman claimed to remember us from last time and told Scarlett she should think about being a zoo keeper when she grows up. This was a bit of a ‘well – duh!’ moment in much the same way as people remarking on Davies doing someting artistic to us as zookeeping is her number one plan currently but still nice to have affirmed I guess.
We met back up with Lucy and Sam – an ex MM attendee (infact I think she started MMs) briefly – Ali and Allie, she sends her love 🙂 – who Lucy had met up with previously there with her girls K and I so that was brief but lovely. We were slightly hurrying though as were expecting Ady home after 2 nights away and also keen to avoid the traffic and keep having 6 people in car without fully functioning windows for as least time as possible.
As it happened Ady wasn’t home but Lucy and The Rs came and played in the garden for a little while and then we went inside for food and playing and then Ady was home :). I read a couple of chapters each from Indian in the cupboard and Five go off in a caravan then amused myself by taking pictures of the back of our house complete with chicken run, chicks area and cat on a wall:
and the front with it’s plethora of hanging baskets and as seen on tv bedding plants 🙂
Oh, that ‘s a lovely lot of flowers. Our garden is always full of good intentions and mess.
I haven’t read past the first photo yet, had to stop and say woah! That girl on that egg CAN simply NOT be Scarlett! So grown up looking. Totally stunning picture of her.
Right will commence skimming….er….I mean reading thoroughly the ins and outs of your yesterday.
i thought the same as above about the pic of scarlett, she looks so different, so grown up!
that is a lovely pic of scarlett, I think it’s the fact her hair is all off her face and she has a real grown up look on her face. Kind of a glimpse into the future for her!
Yes, I was struck by it when I looked at it too, really funny you’ve all said the same. She makes D look like her baby brother in that shot!