Plant fair

 

We visited our local Château on Sunday to see the plant fair. Finally, the sun shone and the children ran and burnt off some energy. We didn't get to see inside the Château which is privately owned, but that didn't matter. Walking around the grounds and eating lunch in the marquee was good enough. Bella is wearing a dress sent by my friend Nuria from Madrid. I saw she was donating her daughters dress and quickly grabbed it. She runs a great website too at The Adventures Archive

An afternoon down by the lake. We had lunch first at the bar next to the lake and then to the play area. Bella screamed (nothing new there) when anyone touched the slide. She immediately takes ownership of public facilities. Sam being ever so sociable wanted to play with the Dutch boys but "mummy I can't speak duck". He wanted to take his t-shirt off just to be like them. A small boy threw a stick at my back. It hit me right on the spine. I did make a fuss at how much it hurt, but later regretted it as the father of the little tot made him stand in the corner because he wouldn't say sorry. He did aim very well though ;)

We went for a family paddle before heading off home. There's still lots of debris around, but soon it will all be cleared up and a good dose of sand distributed.

**Bella's dress made by nana :)