Sunday was a lovely relaxing day, despite the mountain of washing to get through.

I got a few loads on the line and then went to Nacton Shores for a picnic lunch. We'd never been there before but it was lovely. Sitting on the bank of the Orwell river watching the world sail past at a leisurely pace. That's the life!

After lunch we popped into town to replace something that I thought I'd left behind on holiday. Typically, we found it a few hours after getting home from the shops!

Nigel mowed the lawn (only because Kelly was coming round!) while I sorted more washing and the children played in the garden. Molly asked me every 2 minutes if Kelly was arriving. Despite giving the appearance of being shy I think my daughter secretly likes being in front of the video camera for Kelly. She certainly adores Kelly, even naming one of her dolls after her.

Molly performed well for the camera, although I was rather disappointed when her answer to the question " what did you enjoy most about the holiday?" was "meeting Sparkle" (the park Resorts female bunny mascot. We spent hours deliberating over attractions and days out but the most memorable thing for Molly was a 6ft rabbit!

Charlie was just his usual show-off self with Kelly here. Nigel had to 'hide' him at Grandma's as he refused to be quiet while we were being interviewed. Thank goodness for the grandparent's living next door!!


Today was my Mum's birthday (Happy birthday Mum!) so we took her into Ipswich for a picnic and some shopping. It doesn't sound like much of a special day but she enjoyed spending the day with the children. We went to Alderman Park again and met Nigel for lunch. After he'd gone back to work we took the children on the play area for a while then walked over to the Bobby Robson statue to see all the tributes. It was very touching to see all the scarves tied to the railings and the sea of football shirts, flowers, caps, toys and other football memorabilia. I have to admit that it brought a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye. I'm not really a football fan but Nigel is a lifelong ITFC supporter and I know that Bobby is a legend in the football world. It's very sad that he died but after 5 bouts of cancer that he fought bravely he is hopefully at peace now.

I don't know what the plan is for tomorrow but as it's meant to be warm and sunny I feel like we should be making the most of it and going out rather than doing the housework or gardening.