Half Term Part 1

We had a wonderful half term and packed it so full of activities that I've decided to divide it into two parts! Here's part one...

The first Saturday in half term was a particularly busy one. The Dobson three visited Hereford for its annual food festival, enjoying the many delights of cheese and chutney, cake and cider. Zachary enjoyed sitting up in the pram (he's now big enough to do so) and watching the crowds of food enthusiasts wander by. 

When the food and crowds all got too much...

Then it was on to Wigan to see our favourite fellow United fan Ashok, with his dad and sister who enjoyed a few cuddles with Zachary...  

Zachary ignores Ashok to look at the TV

We then spent most of half term visiting Daddy's side of the family in Leyland, Lancashire: Grandma Jeanette, Grandad Harry, Auntie Marilla and Uncle Bar.

Pleased to see his Grandma

Zachary loves his Uncle "YMCA" Bar

A highlight of the week was a trip to Brimham rocks in Yorkshire. For those from Devon, this is like a more compact version of Dartmoor (much less hill climbs though), with arrays of oddly stacked rocks well suited to climbing. Auntie Marilla and Uncle Bar loved climbing to the top of each stack, while Zachary, strapped to the front of Daddy, had fun watching them. 

Auntie Marilla, Daddy and Zachary

An exhausting trek

We also had a lovely time visiting a cheese factory in Garstang, Lancashire. Zachary watched intently from above as they prepared the cheese. Mummy, Daddy and Auntie Marilla particularly enjoyed the free samples of cheese afterwards.

Mmm...cheese

After cheese, then came ice cream! Wallings Ice Cream Parlour was a delight to visit, with a huge variety of creamy flavours, the highlight being delicious bonfire toffee. Unfortunately the maize maze and alpacas were not available - we'll have to go back again to see those (what a shame!).

Zachary looks to see if there's any breast milk ice cream

As we left the ice cream parlour, the heavens opened and we ran to the car. Unfortunately Zachary wouldn't tolerate having his hood up, so he got drenched on the way and wasn't too happy!

Look out for part two next week...