Friday we started off with the Downing's headed for their beach only a few minutes walk away. the little ones took off their trousers and shorts to play in the sea and it was all fun and games until Oscar got submerged from a rogue wave and jamin stood like a scarecrow soaked to the skin not helping up the screaming 3 year old. we changed them into what we had to hand and headed back via the ice cream shop.
at about 11:45 we headed off to Ingrids house to see her & her boy as the others were all in school. She took us down to Jesmond Dene (a valley type park that was owned by Lord Armstrong before he gave it to the town)
we had ham and cheese sandwiches and a new instant favourite for the kids Hula Hoops off the fingers. Ingrid did an awesome job (as a mother of 4 as well she knows what works and what doesn't) then we went to the little agricultural farm in the park (a few sheep chickens and rabbits etc - and then went to play in the playground. Thoroughly tiring out Dylan in the process then a slow walk home via the milk run and the shoe tree (along with it's mythical story) up past the seperated womens and mens lawn bowling greens and back home.
Dylan fell asleep in his buggy and we got a nice cup of tea as the kids played with Dominoes - then Ingrid took the boys off to pick up her girls (Madeleine, and Eden) from school and I tried to get Bethy to take a short nap.
By the time they got back there was time for the kids to do a couple a things together and then we had to set off for Martin's
then it was a short drive over to the Beasley's were we got to meet Sharon and Amelie for the first time. So strange to see others again after 20 years and realise they are the same with more crows feet (and occaisionally like me larger waistlines). we got to hang out and eat piza before a couple of hours before we headed off back to rachels house for the night and an earlish bedtime (only 8:30pm ;-)
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