Fun day!

Being a Beaver Scout leader is so rewarding, and yesterday Sue and I took our Beaver Scouts along with about 50 others on a coach to Skreens in Chelmsford for the bi-anual Beaver Scout Fun day.

This year it was a circus theme and it was just brilliant!  There was a huge "big top" that was a craft tent with over 12 different circus themed crafts to make and do - Cassandra loved her lion mask!

 In the main field was a whole area of circus skills to be learnt..

 and on site she tried her hand at fencing,

 archery,

 climbing & absailing

 cross bows,

 a jacobs ladder

And amongst other activities, took part in the space hopper race!

All the beavers had a great day and I'm proud to be part of an organisation that offers so much to young people..

One photo, 20 words...

Elephant photo bomb!

Wild Woods

I honestly can't remember the last time I had such an enjoyable day with the kids.. (although saying that I did only have two of them and when you take any one of them out of the equation, the other two are normally okay).  

Lee was very happy to secure two tickets to the FA cup final, so off he and Nicholas went to Wembley last Saturday and Mum, Alexander, Cassandra and I all went off to Hockley wood for "Wild Woods Day"!

 

 I was blown away by all the different activities the kids to try - they both made necklaces

 Alexander fell in love with the owl called "Cassie"

 As did Cassie with her little feathered friend.

 After a bit of paintball,

 fencing,

 Archery,

 fire stoking and cooking

 It was time for some axe throwing?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 To say I was almost hyperventilating is an understatement!

 Then it was on to fire lighting,

 Karate,

 and climbing

And all this was FREE!!!!!

Definately a date in my diary for next year!

We're all going to the zoo tomorrow...

Well, we actully went last week!  We always try and do something all together as a family for the kids birthday's and this year Cassandra said that she wanted to go to the zoo.  We were just a little late getting there!

After arriving and meeting Puddles the penguin, we went off to see some real ones!

The sealion show was next

  and then a general wonder around the zoo...

   The kids got to feed the giraffes and the elephants!

Ole little legs hitched a ride on Daddy's shoulders on the way out, but said she had a great time!

Beaver scouts...

Becoming a Beaver Scout leader is one of the best things I've ever done and I love it when the kids get to try new activities.

Now that it's the summer term, I like to schedule activities that are outdoors if at all possible, so two activities we did last month were pond dipping over at Chalkwell park with a couple of lovely Council Park rangers leading the way... 

And we also went crabbing along Southend's beach!

 

Fun times!!!

JSL Swim Gala

Whilst football will always be Nicholas first sporting love, swimming comes a close second and my boy is quite good.  So much so that despite the fact that he's only just, this week been moved up a group within SOS (Southend Swim School) he's already taken part in two Junior Swim League galas.

 

 

I get to go and watch him in his 3rd and last one in a few weeks at Braintree where I'll be routing for my awesome boy!