Weekend Fun

Last weekend we travelled down to Exeter to visit Mummy's side of the family. Zachary very much enjoyed seeing Bumble, Grandad, Uncle Julian, Uncle Aaron and his Great-Nan while we were there.

Zachary enjoys a cuddle with Uncle Aaron

Zachary has been teething recently, so hasn't been his usual happy self. He has rosy cheeks, dribbles a lot and chews on anything he can get hold of. The nights have been tough for the last few weeks, as Zachary keeps waking every 1-2 hours, just like in the early days. We're hoping he'll soon get back to sleeping 'through the night'.

Bumble helps to calm Zachary down

Whenever we're down in Exeter, we try to fit in a visit to our favourite Force charity shop, which has won an award every year for the last 11 years for being the most profitable charity shop in the UK. Zachary had a good time looking around, especially enjoying the fancy dress section.

Zachary steals Ronald McDonald's wig

Then it was on to Uncle Julian's house to have a look at all his recent developments, including a new shed, a fish pond and his retro 50 inch rear projection TV.

Uncle Julian holds a smelly boy

Zachary meets a terrapin

Zachary was pleased to meet his Great-Nan for the first time last weekend. She gave him a woolly snowman which he hasn't stopped looking at ever since.

Giving the snowman a stare

On Sunday afternoon, we enjoyed a walk with Bumble and Grandad along the flood defences (some of the river is siphoned off into a separate channel to prevent flooding) to feed the ducks and swans. Unfortunately there were mainly hungry seagulls, and if you didn't aim the bread accurately, a seagull would dive in and intercept it in mid air.