Summer finally arrived last week as Ben turned eight months old. We've been doing our best to make the most of the sunshine, with trips to the park and bubbles in the garden. Debbie and Ben also spent a lovely afternoon at
Hidcote Manor Garden with her parents and went for a walk around Draycote Water with some of her Kenilworth friends and their babies. At the weekend we all went off to Suffolk, taking in a trip to the theatre at Aldebrough with Mark's parents. The
summer theatre at Aldebrough and Southwold is becoming a bit of a tradition for us and we thoroughly enjoyed
Arsenic and Old Lace. On Sunday morning we went down to Ramsholt on the River Deben for a photo shoot with Ben (see above for results).
Baby Ben and his Nan enjoying the beautiful gardens at Hidcote Manor. Ben decided it would be fun to see if the gardens tasted as good as they looked. Luckily Nan noticed just in time to stop him!
Taking a break from the five-mile walk around around
Draycote Water to enjoy the view and the sunshine (and feed the babies).
Last weekend we had a lovely time celebrating Debbie's Grandad's 84th birthday with all the family. It was a special occasion bringing together the four generations, and as Ben's only surviving Great Grandparent he is an important person to us all. Ben's party clothes showed off his pink knees - the result of his new skill of pulling himself around the floor commando-style. It's surprising how effectively he can get around. We wonder if he'll bother with proper crawling.
Summer finally arrived last week as Ben turned eight months old. We've been doing our best to make the most of the sunshine, with trips to the park and bubbles in the garden. Debbie and Ben also spent a lovely afternoon at Hidcote Manor Garden with her parents and went for a walk around Draycote Water with some of her Kenilworth friends and their babies. At the weekend we all went off to Suffolk, taking in a trip to the theatre at Aldebrough with Mark's parents. The summer theatre at Aldebrough and Southwold is becoming a bit of a tradition for us and we thoroughly enjoyed Arsenic and Old Lace. On Sunday morning we went down to Ramsholt on the River Deben for a photo shoot with Ben (see above for results).
Baby Ben and his Nan enjoying the beautiful gardens at Hidcote Manor. Ben decided it would be fun to see if the gardens tasted as good as they looked. Luckily Nan noticed just in time to stop him!
Taking a break from the five-mile walk around around Draycote Water to enjoy the view and the sunshine (and feed the babies). 
