First day of school
Jessica on her first day at school
Family
Mini Great South Run
This morning I had fun doing the mini great south run with Abi, unfortunately RunKeeper crashed as we went through the start line but I think we did the 1.5k in roughly 11minutes. She had a great time and did it with a mixture of running at a good pace and then walking for a little bit until she saw too many people overtake, then she would pick up pace and dive through gaps in front of her. She enjoyed the stretch on grass much more than the road and path sections and was thrilled with her medal at the end.
Looking back on 2011
- Greg and Poppy's wedding in February with the girls as bridesmaids.
- My 30th birthday and combined birthday celebrations with my mum's 60th in the Cotswolds at the end of April.
- Going to the London Men's Convention with Des and some of the men from church.
- Starting to get into gardening and growing lots of tomatoes.
- Holiday to Malta with Des where the girls swimming really took off greatly.
- Our summer Hampshire pass, visiting some of the sites around - and especially our family trip to Basingstoke to visit Basing House and Milestones museum
- Our lovely anniversary weekend in Torquay thanks to Anne and Des.
- Abi starting school and her space party for her birthday
- Visiting the Royal Landscape and meeting up with Linda and Dave on their way back to Canada
I'm 30 today!
So to celebrate my 30th, with thanks to my mum, here's 30 photos of me, one for each year:
Treasure Island
This afternoon we took the girls to the New Theatre Royal to watch Treasure Island, thanks to winning tickets in their twitter competition.
The set was really impressive with so many different things to spot with Abi before the show started, and had a fantastic ship's bridge, which doubled as the tavern entrance.
The show started with the beating of a drum and a fiddle player on stage, then the musicians took over and it developed into a big opening number, a combination which returned several times throughout, making great use of rhythmic elements intertwining with music from the excellent musicians.
There was a great balance of comedic and serious moments. The cast were fantastic and interacted well with the audience creating a great atmosphere.
The New Theatre Royal is a beautiful setting and all the staff were friendly and helpful. We had a really fun time and the girls both had a great time and got really into the show. If you can get to a performance, I'd strongly recommend it!