Family Time

The past 18 months have been more than challenging for us as a family. We have gone through a few tough times and are still clinging to the hope that things will eventually get better for us and all of our close family. All we can do is try to remain normal for our boys and give them ways to distract from the dark cloud hanging over us all at the moment.

So, I booked myself a few days off work during this half term and have promised to make it more about the boys. They have witnessed enough heartache lately and they deserve to be spoilt a little.

Yesterday we took them out to Walsall Arboretum, our local park; it was cold and damp but the boys loved running around. Oliver was keen to feed the ducks and climbed eagerly onto the rockery and ran head first into walls and jumped off ledges. That boy gives me a mini heart attack with everything he does, but he does have fun. :)

Ethan was running around too and feeding the ducks alongside Oliver but he also had his dads IPhone in hand as he hunted for Pokémon! He loves that and he and Stew swap details about Pokémon that have been found. It was nice to get out in the fresh air and think about something else, even if it was just for a little while. I think he helped Stew a little bit too.

After the boys had run themselves empty, we took ourselves off to Smyths Toy Shop. My mom gave them both a £50 gift card at present to spend and they hadn't had a chance to spend it up until now, so we took them to buy new toys...not that they need any...I think its fair to say that they already have TOO many toys.

Today, we got up and booked a lane at Hollywood Bowl, Bentley Bridge. We arrived at 11.20am and we all enjoyed an hour of bowling. Ethan came out the champion again! That kid can bowl! We then had lunch at Subway, before retiring to Nanny Geary's house.

It has been a nice few days, we have plans for the next few days too, but I don't mind what we do as long as we are together as a family.

I will add more pictures to this most once I have charged my phone. :)

S x