Happy Easter!!!!!!

Today is Easter Sunday and I got a chocolate Easter egg.

Despite mum and dad getting their own Easter eggs, I think they are going to eat the chocolate egg but I don't mind as I am having fun ripping the box apart.

:)

Beach Party!

Today, Mum and dad decided to enjoy the beach.

Dad searched for the 'closest sandy beach to London' and the result was Camber Sands which was theoretically 2 hours drive away. It is near Hastings.

So on the first day of the Easter long weekend we drove down to see what it was like.

We were making good progress when we hit the holiday traffic. It was also the day tripper traffic as it was 25C outside and fantastically sunny.

It took us about 3 1/2 hours to get there.

We weren't sure we'd arrived as we were confronted with a tiny beach hut selling nick knacks and take away food and bar/grill type restaurant. However, these two items which would normally be in the middle of no where were surrounded by hundreds of parked cars.

A tiny sign confirmed that we'd arrived - ' Welcome to Camber Sands'.

We watched as people tried to get into the £15 a day car park only to realise it was full (this had spots for approx 200 cars) and then the make shift car park in the paddock across which was charging £5 a day (aprox 300 spaces there).

Even along the road for a half a mile either direction was full of parked cars.

Luckily for us a car pulled out of the verge and the space was big enough for us to fit in.

Parked we began to load up for the walk to the beach.

Mum had packed the night before and managed to get everything (including towels) into two bags (a back pack and cooler bag) and my changing bag. This was advantageous as dad was carrying me in the baby carrier (the pram would be impossible on the sand).

As it was 2.30pm and mum and dad hadn't had lunch they decided to splurge and go to the bar and grill for lunch. Dad had scallops (which were sautéed in a Spanish sauce) and mum had fish and chips. I had some of mum’s chips.

They were so taken by the food that they decided to take a pamphlet for the 'hotel' which was attached.

They might come back and stay overnight.


After lunch, we trudged up the sandy hill past the beach hut. Mum and dad had thought to get me a bucket and spade however, after seeing the queue (approx 50 people long) they declined.

We hit the top of the sand dune and took a long breath. As far as the eyes can see were people. There wasn't much space between each family.

Fortunately, a family was just leaving so we quickly grabbed their spot. It was ideal as it was close to the water but far enough away that the sand wasn't wet.

Then it happened.

Mum started spraying on this white gloop all over me. Then she rubbed it in.

After that I was allowed to play in the sand.

I had a great time. So much so I decided to cover myself from head to foot.

Just before we left mum and dad decided that the only way to get the sand off was to wash me in the sea water.

OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Did I scream? Oh YES!!!!

You would tooo! It was sooooo cold.

Despite this dunking there was still sand in places where the sun doesn’t shine. ;)

Bang Bang

Dad decided to film me whilst I was playing (unfortuantely the file is too big for this website).

I might just become a builder, like my uncle Craig.

Alternatively, I might look into animal welfare.

Playing with mum

I decided to sit beside mum and show her (and Acorn) how to play with the shape ball.

Hide and Seek

Mum puts the washing up on a A frame clothes rack so I thought 'how about a game of hide and seek'.

The only thing was I forgot to tell mum we'd started.

She's really good at this game and found me pretty quickly.

Latest Addition to the Henderson Household

Young Ava was born 5 weeks ago and we went to visit her and her parents for afternoon tea.

Everyone commented that I was the big boy and how much I'd grown.

I'm quite a bit bigger than Ava. 

I wonder if Acorn will be that tiny.

I Can't Bear It!

Mum and dad keep dressing me up in cute outfits and then taking embarrassing photos.

They claim they're going to put them up at my 21st Birthday party!

:(

Lets Play In The Park

We regualarly meet up with Lucus, with his mum - Stephanie (they're Kiwi's but have a Hong Kong Chinease background) and Alexa, with her mum Ivanda (they are Latvian).

Lucas is 2 months older than me and Alexa has just turned 1. 

Usually we meet at an indoor play area (Bees Knees) which has a slide and lots of toys.  This suits all of us as there is something sutable for each of our development stages.

Recently, as the weather was nice (sunny but still quite cool - approx 15C) we went to a different play centre; this one had both indoor and outdoor areas.  It was very busy so we found a spot close to the action yet far enough away that the older kids wouldn't hurt us.

As you can see Alexa is standing.  She is also very capable at racing around the playground and climbing up and down the slides.  Whereas Lucus is almost crawling.

I loved watching all the kids playing.  In particullar I liked it when mum put me into one of the little cars and pushed me around. 

On our way home we went through Battersea Park (a very large park).

Given the success of the day we are planning to spend more time outdoors and at playgrounds.