Just back from our second summer holiday, this time we went down to Bournemouth to stay with Granny and Grandpa. Bournemouth of course is not a patch on Hull as a summer destination but we made the best of it!!


We drove down on Monday, and as soon as Fidget arrived she was tearing around shouting "swima-pooool, swima-pooool!". Before bed she got to go in with Daddy and had a great time splashing around.

On Tuesday we all went out to Honeybrook farm which had animals, a farm shop and cool play things. We tried the slide in the barn but it was a bit fast for Fidget...

She wasn't sure about the chickens either...

She enjoyed the main playground...

Particularly a cool slide that came out of a horses bum...

she kept running round and round...

we finished off the morning with a tractor ride...

On Wednesday the afternoon weather was forcast to be very rainy. In the morning Granny and I set out to a shopping centre, and Grandpa and M took Fidget out to the park.

In the afternoon Fidget, Grandpa and M went to visit J in Poole. Granny and I continued shopping. We had quite a spree. The place we went was good as there wasn't too much walking between shops, but we certainly covered some ground. Granny got Fidget some great sticker and reading books. In Gap she bought Fidget a new winter coat which is just fantastic. She also bought several outfits which will be super for the cooler weather, some adorable bear slippers, and the cutest pjs I have ever seen (I have asked M to take a picture tommorrow morning as she wore the ladybird set to bed this evening). I did fairly well, getting some lipstick, a lovely silk top on sale from Monsoon that will be great when breastfeeding and a load of jersey basics from H&M some that I can wear now and after, and some that I will need to wait to wear, but that is not long away!

On Thursday we were supposed to go out to some nearby woods which had an adventure trail and other cool things for Fidget to run about and play on. I got up and toppled sideways to the bathroom as I was so dizzy. M thought I was capering about, but I was quite serious and went back to bed. The dizzyness lasted a good few hours, M tried to fuel me up with fruit juice and ceral bars and breakfast. After a bit more sleep I was able to get up, but we decided to give the day out a miss. I spent the day sat with my feet up. M went out and bought me magasines and cakes which was nice. Fidget had a great day playing with Granny and Grandpa, and of course got in some swimming...

and some painting....

On Friday, TeamChallis headed for the beach. We'd remembered our shade tent this time which was good as it was quite windy. We had a nice picnic lunch...

Fidget wasn't that keen on paddling, but really enjoyed digging in the sand.

On Saturday we went across to Poole park in the afternoon, where Fidget fed the ducks and played on the swings.

This morning was packing up, but we managed to get a final swim in, with M and I both joining Fidget, which she enjoyed...

here she is suggesting I sniff her foot!...

preparing to splash Daddy...

and just generally being pretty happy floating around...

A huge thank you to Granny and Grandpa for taking such good care of us all. It was very relaxing, particularly as both M and I got to have numerous lie-ins and sit downs while Granny and Grandpa ran around after the ever energetic Fidget! We all had a super time - thanks!