Easter Holidays Coombe Mill #CountryKids

I am linking up with Fiona from Country Kids From Coombe Mill, which is all about getting outside with the kids and having fun! That is something we love doing here and try and get out on a regular basis.

Friday 29th March 2013

Today we went out to Splashzone for Megan's birthday. You can read about that here.

Saturday 30th March 2013

We had a busy day with Grace and shopping.

Sunday 31st March 2013 - Easter Sunday

We had a lovely day full of Easter egg hunts, chocolate, fun and family. I am going to write about this when I get a minute!

Monday 1st April 2013 - Megan's Birthday

Another day that deserves a post of its own! You can read a bit about Megan's actual birth day here.

We went to Wythenshawe Park which is always good fun and had a play in the park and a wander around the indoor jungle and around India, Asia and Australia to name just a few places!

                                              

Tuesday 2nd April 2013

We went swimming with Laura, Jack and Grace to Hyde Leisure Pool. It is great there and Megan has developed a new found confidence in herself to go on water slides since Splashzone. We couldn't get her off it! Ben and Jack enjoyed floating round the rapids, especially when the wave machine was on! 

Grace liked the water and lasted about 50 minutes before she was getting cold.

A lovely day out with Laura and the kids.

Wednesday 3rd April 2013

On Wednesday, Jack and Grace came for the day as Laura was working. It was lovely and sunny, but very cold. 

Megan and Jack went outside roller skating and Ben and Grace had a play in the garden.

   

   




 Grace was very taken with the Cozy Coupe car and kept getting in and out, in and out, over and over again, usually through the window!

After an early lunch we went to meet some friends at the park. Considering it was so cold (it's the wind that is awful) we were there for a couple of hours and the kids loved it. It isn't our usual park, so the different equipment provided endless fun.

   

  
         

Thursday 4th April 2013

We went to Wales to visit our very lovely friends and had a really nice time at the Ice Cream Farm, where we played crazy golf, had a ride on the go karts, bumper cars and went panning for gold and gems! We saw the animals and had hot chocolate to warm us up and tucked into gorgeous ice cream. A fantastic day and fingers crossed there we will be lots more coming up and we will get our holiday get togethers back on track.









   

   
      
   

Friday 5th April 2013

After all of outdoor fun in the cold this week we met up with friends at an indoor soft play place where five lively children burnt up lots of energy!

Saturday and Sunday will be back to normal as we prepare for being back in school next week.

Roll on Whit holidays when we are off camping to South Wales with our friends!!!

Photo of the Week Week 14

Photo Of The Week

I am linking up with Louise from Team Lloyd for Photo Of The Week. Louise will post a linky on her blog for us to link our photos up. If you fancy joining in, click here.

It is an opportunity to capture a special moment from the whole week, something that happened, something that you saw or something that you want to remember.

Week 14

My beautiful daughter was 8 this week! 8!!! How on earth did that happen???

I can vividly remember the day she was born. My waters broke just after 6am on the 1st April 2005, 5 days overdue. Thankfully I was in the bathroom as there was a bit of a gush! Because of the day it was, Mr W thought I was joking! Not long after my contractions started and hospital asked me to go in to see what was happening as 48 hours earlier I was already 3cm dilated with no labour pains whatsoever! After being assessed I was pleased to find I was 4cm and as the TENS wasn't doing too much, I had an epidural which was great. Mr W and my sister were with me and the day passed quite uneventfully until I was fully dilated at  about 6pm. After this I was pushing for about 2 hours with not much progress and at this point it all went a bit pear shaped. Megan's heart rate was dropping considerably, mine was racing far too much, doctors were called, the room filled with people and an emergency c section was decided on. Within minutes I was in theatre, epidural topped up, Mr W in scrubs and signing (scrawling,) my life away (giving my consent,) with the doctor waiting with a raised scalpel. It was probably the most terrifying moment in my entire life and the main reason I opted for a planned c section with Ben.
Moments later, my beautiful daughter, Megan Ellie was born at 9.49pm, weighing 8lb 2oz and my life changed forever as I became a mum.
Not long after my poor sister, who had no idea what was happening, got to meet her niece and our new life as a family began! 

Review of The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game

The lovely people at Learning Resources sent us The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game to review.
It is brilliant!
It's not often I say that about a game, but it is.
For starters, we can all play it. Ben is now at an age (3 and a half) where he wants to join in with the games Megan plays. As Megan is 8, that isn't always possible as the games she plays can sometimes be more complicated than Ben can understand. Not this though, it says 3+ on the box and I would have to agree with that.
The idea of the game is simple, spin the spinner, follow the instructions on it and try and fill your log with correctly coloured acorns. The first one to fill their log wins.
There is a squirrel to 'pick' the acorns off the tree, which adds a fun twist to the game.
Another thing which really impressed me about this game is the quality of it. The base of the box is the tree and is made me sturdy cardboard, as are the logs and the spinner. The acorns and the squirrel are made of plastic and great for little hands.

The creator of the game is Riley Wilkinson, and this is what it says on the box about him:







When we opened the box, we couldn't wait to get everything out!



Ben very carefully put the acorns on the tree.



Megan was the first to win an acorn!



Ben was really good at matching the colours.



A log full of acorns!



Ben won the first game and was sooo pleased! Megan won the second and Daddy won the third!

As well as being great fun the game has the added benefits of, "helping preschoolers master matching skills, develop fine motor skills including pre-handwriting skills, social skills like taking turns and strategic thinking skills.

We would definitely recommend this game to families with young children and for birthday presents for 3 and 4 year olds.

To get your hands on one of these fantastic games pop over to the Facebook competition here.
The closing date for this competition is Tuesday 30th April 2013.

Or have a look at the Learning Resources website here for more information.