Monday, 5 August 2019

What We've Been Up To...#20 - HOLIDAY SPECIAL

This post features our recent holiday to Butlins and the things we did before heading up north in mid July.

All packed and ready to go!

Playing on Minehead beach before heading to Butlins (you can see the Butlins Pavilion behind)


They had great fun in the indoor swimming pool

Mini Bow archery class

Aiming for bull

Little ones football club

Lining up to get into teams

The red team won!

Dropper arcade machine

Lunch in the Pavilion

Ptolemy especially enjoyed watching the puppet animals

Teletubbies' big play date

Little stars fairground

We started Ptolemy off gently with the train

He's nervously trying to smile for the camera

But the teacups were a bit too much

Tahlia and Jory loved flying high on the paratrooper ride

Fun on the helter skelter

Dodging the bumper cars

Jumping Jory

Good thing there's a soft place to land!

Giddy-up!

Riding with Mummy

Zachary loses his body in the hall of mirrors

Tahlia levitates!

Where's the rest of them? (I don't mean Jory and Ptolemy!)

Cool UV disco at Centre Stage (after watching Paddington in panto)

Fun in the outdoor pool

Splosh

Jory splashed down the slide over and over

Even Daddy joined in the fun!

Tasty hot dogs for our tea

Ptolemy the goalie tries to stop it going in

Awaiting trial

Tahlia waves as she passes by


Choo Choo!

Driving the car. I'm not sure what happens if they turn in opposite directions with those steering wheels!

Riding along on the  outdoor road train, which takes you on a tour around Butlins
 
Jory loved this slide

"Make those seagulls go away!"

Hula hoop workshop

Zachary goes for a strike

Checking which rides they are allowed to go on (Jory and Tahlia are actually the same height, Tahlia is on tiptoes)

DIY swings

Adventure golf with a pirate theme

Starting the ball close increases the chances of a hole in one

Help with Zachary's swinging technique

An interesting backwards swing

Building a tower with its own car park at the bottom

A handy four seater

Green is Jory's favourite colour

The Mr Men show

Having a go at snooker, though it's a long way to reach!

Heading straight for the crowd!

Cuddles with Billy the Bear

Last archery session

Zachary's favourite arcade machine, good for using up those last 2ps

Zooming down the helter skelter

We passed this giant chicken every day

They cashed in their tickets for prizes: Fairy wings for Tahlia, lollipops for Ptolemy, car race track for Zachary, sword and shield for Jory

Enjoying Minehead beach on the last day

Paddling fun

The sand is gloopy like mud and poor Ptolemy starts to sink...

Trying out her new fairy set

Before I managed to unpack the shopping, Ptolemy had found it and eaten seven yogurts!

Zachary's project on the Babylonians

Zachary's 7th birthday cake all ready for his party!

Tahlia, Jory and Ptolemy's last ever Bash 'n' Bang!

Zachary's new throwing game (for points); thanks, Auntie Phobe and Uncle Dave!

Playing parachute games at Zachary's birthday party

Running as fast as you can (sadly, Ptolemy couldn't keep up!)

Moving the ball to different people across the parachute

The number ball game

Musical chairs

Pass the parcel; someone always cries

The twins try to stop Zachary from blowing out his candles

Zachary had some birthday presents early, as we planned to be away for his birthday

When push comes to shove...

Very unusual for them: forming an orderly line

Tahlia admires the view from the top of Hound Tor

On top of the world

Jory pauses for a well-deserved rest after all that climbing

Cuddle time

So many rocks!

More furniture in the corridor - ready for Hospiscare to collect

On the deer train at the World of Country Life once again

The deer became quite aggressive and a little too close for Ptolemy's liking

Waiting for the bird to come back during the falconry show (it disappeared for 15 mins!)

Zachary lost his first tooth!

He found this under his pillow the next morning


We never found his tooth - perhaps he swallowed it in his sleep?


Getting the sauces ready at Hubbox

Admiring Daddy's giant milkshake

Burger and chips - first tooth treat!

A trip to Heavitree park splash pools

Fun with the beach ball

New underlay put in ready for the new carpet

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