Meeting Donald

One of the less successful parts of our trip was meeting Donald Duck. Thurston didn't want to know and Freya was traumatised and started screaming her head off. Well worth queueing up for!

Disneyland

Back from France and a fine time was had by all. At Disneyland Freya put herself up for sale with all the soft toys but there were no takers so we had to bring her home with us.

Plaits of temptation

Thurston's discovered the boyhood joy of pulling plaits. The temptation of his Anglo- Danish friend's long hair has finally got the better of him. As a result he got his first social barring with a retracted invitation to her birthday party; friendship soon restored though, so his social exclusion did not last for long. Next time they meet the Viking helmet may be out of the cupboard and dusted down.

Buzz Barby

Buzz Light Year comes to the rescue while the host fills the glasses. I promised Clarkie Case Notes but amidst the fun and games of a 3 year old's afterparty, there were no serious observations made; just silly photos taken (and a couple of kilts flogged?! ). All thoughts of a Californian TWS were pleasurably forgotten in the long awaited sunshine. Great night guys, sorry we sloped off early suffering relly fatigue.

Will it ever catch on?

Our friend Rich has set up his business selling male "kilts" and has received his first shipment from Vietnam.
Best of luck to Rich with his business. After a couple of glasses of wine last night, I said I would buy one, but I don't think I signed anything and there's still time to get out of it.
Anyway, maybe they will catch on and I think they don't look too bad here.

Music and Dance

... sure can work together to get some happiness and laughter flowing. Here at Pacuare People we love music and dance. Our music collection is a lot more extensive than our freestyle and tango (learners) dance porfolio! There, have proved to Si that I can write a blog as it's meant to be - short and to the point. Though no point here apart from to say that if you like a private jig then get a copy of Feist's "The Reminder" and enjoy Track 9 - 1234. A Saturday morning staple for the juniors.

Legoland Discoveries

What a great day out Legoland was. I finally realised why people make such a fuss about it. I thought Duplo Land was about all the excitement you could have with a junior of almost 4; but no! With the rellies in tow we discovered Adventure Land and a host of other delights that we could all enjoy. Whacky races fire engines and the centrifugal water cannon ride definite highlights (we went on twice and it really was the best ride there!), though the most impressive moment was seeing Si actually manage to get his Digger under control. A moment he is clearly proud of given his action shot digger photo below. Believe you me, those Diggers take some concentration and dexterity. I've been in that hot seat and failed miserably.

We all had a brilliant day and big thank-you to NanaG+GrandyG who played taxi and patiently followed me on a magical mystery cross country route. Without you we'd have been train spotting for the day. Top tip for Legoland - definitely get some vouchers from somewhere as although it is a great day out, and the staff have clearly benefited from some of the best customer service training available as evidenced by their fantastic attitude, it is more than a little toppy. At £100 at least for a family of 4 the expectations to have a good time are set very high; come rain or shine. Luckily we had shine and a really great, happy day. And came home to Freya's first unaided steps, she was chuffed to bits with herself and continues to be so!