York

I finally uploaded the York photos. Here they are. Firstly, on the Sunday we went to the Railway museum with Nick and Andrew (but sans the littlest kids, Emily and Angela). It was great, and apparently ok to touch the locomotives



Ilona in her very own bed

This guitar was a popular toy (and there was a lot of dressing up going down)






It was very very cold outside more or less all the time







Uncle Nick



Impromptu fashion shoots. Note same dresses on Della and Bluet (purchased completely independently)





Ilona was a role model for Gus






Wagamamma!



Gran Helen also came up from Cambridge to see all her grandchildren

York one

So it is just over a week since we flew back from a brief trip to York to visit Simon, Angela, Della and Gus (and Andrew, Nick and Gran Helen).

Some of the things we did included:

visiting the railway museum (which you pretty much have to do if you go to York). Note that this photo was liked by the national railway museum, tacit approval of kids touching the exhibits.

Oh. The rest of my photos have not uploaded. Be back soon.......

York (rain)

The first morning in York it was raining. Bravely we went to Rowntree Park and after lunch, it had cleared up enough to do some playing. Bluet helpfully used her dress to dry the slide for future users. (later on Friday the sun came out, but that is for another post)

Saturday morning it rained again, so off to the railway museum we went, as you do. Bluet was delighted to be allowed to carry an umbrella. At the museum the most fun thing to do seemed to be to go and sit in the seats on a train not dissimilar to the ones you can ride around Britain any day at any time.

After that, Della and Bluet then proceeded to run around holding hands, too fast to be captured in a non-blurry fashion on my camera.

As we waited for the bus home, the rain had stopped

And back home, a tired Bluet and a tired Della crashed on the sofa and watched Frozen.

Back to the UK

So, back to the greatest trip ever made. When I left you, we were in Glasgow, breaking our journey from Aberdeen to York. Wednesday morning, we headed from Scotland to England, arriving in the early afternoon. After a sandwich, Bluet, Caroline and Della were able to spend the afternoon playing happily together in the garden. In fact, this was one of the most rewarding bits of the whole trip - getting to see Bluet playing with other children her own age - something we don't usually get to see.

Whilst I don't have a video of the three of them playing in York, here is one from Aberdeen, a few days earlier.

While in York, we visited the railway museum (of course), and Bluet got to pick apples at Uncle Simon's allotment. In York they have it good - the allotment is right next to a playground, so fun for everyone. The Museum was a big hit as the girls could run around (and ride the Bullet train) and there were no guards around to stop them.

I think we might go back.

(you can read more about our visit to York here and here)

Waiting for the bus to see the trains