Anglesey

The boys were treated to a week long camping holiday in Wales. Based in Anglesey but we travelled to the mainland on a few days. They both loved it and want to go camping again. Not surprising since they got to sleep in a tent and see beaches, castles, mountains, trains and all the other miscellaneous activities.

Flight Path

A recent Wednesday outing was a long drive and then long walk across 3 football pitches to reach the end of the airport. Here you can sit under the flight path of arriving airplanes/aeroplanes. A bit noisy but also a bit of a thrill. That's Henry sticking his fingers in his ears.

Woodsy Walk

Went for a woodsy walk with the boys this AM. George took on the role of intrepid explorer and led us on all sorts of tiny paths. Henry took up an offer by the RSPB to help build a bug box. 4 nails, 4 pieces of wood, stuffed with pieces of bamboo for mini beasts to live in. They supplied the hardware and Henry supplied the labor, with a little assistance!

Boys' Day

It was Boys' Day again and the boys and I had the whole day off together! So we took a steam train ride to a small village for a picnic lunch. We also fed the ducks, walked to the nearby church, and met some locals (who gave us a packet of sweets). Quite a nice day to celebrate boyhood.

Farmers need to be creative these days. This one figured it out 20years ago and geared his farm to children and their parents. So woodland walk along the river, animal petting, an adventure play area and the requisite tea room. Worked well for us!
George hesitates to smile for the camera. He did offer his pirate face however. He is becoming suprisingly agile on play equipment!
Henry is a stubborn two-year old but seems to show interest in animals of all types. The big ones can scare him a bit but he's happy to stroke them if they're are small enough, and tries to pick all the bugs he sees, including spiders, bees and ants!

Friends

A picture of G & H with their friend James at a park one morning. You can't tell from the picture but James is younger than either G or H!

Here the boys are a little glum because they've each lost their bedtime story by not being good getting ready for bed. So they sat looking at their chosen book and 'reading' them themselves.

Overall, the boys are in a good place at the moment. They chat to each other, over each other, at each other. Same with playing. Henry is having a bit of the terrible-twos (stubborness, not wanting any help but not quite capable of much without some help). George is trying to deal with having a playmate but also someone who steals his stuff and interrupts his play.
I got a rare opportunity to take a picture with both of them smiling and looking at the camera at a local nature center.