The British weather has been keeping us on our toes the last couple of weeks. First came the unseasonal snow - first in October since the 1970s apparently. A wheezy Ben wasn't able to fully enjoy it as he was stuck indoors, although if this video is anything to go by he wasn't too interested anyway. But the next day he did get to build a snowman at nursery, with a carrot for a nose, as he delighted in telling us.
After a brief taster of winter, the weather has reverted to autumnal - grey, drizzly, cold, and occasionally sunny. On Friday Debbie, Ben, Nan and Grandad took a trip to Ryton Pools, where Ben enjoyed playing in the the autumn leaves, kicking them around and throwing them up in the air.
Last night it was the Kenilworth Castle bonfire and fireworks display, but just as we arrived in Abbey Fields to watch, the heavens opened, so unfortunately no photographs, and a very wet Mummy and Daddy. Ben, who enjoyed competing with the fireworks by shouting "Bang, bang!", was nice and cosy in his pushchair behind his rain cover.
On Sunday, we decided that it would be fun to join up again with Stephen and Lucy, as they were heading back to Napton on their own, to give them a hand with the run through the six Braunston locks. This time we took Ben along for his first canal boating experience. He was remarkably well behaved and loved helping to push the lock gate and exploring the boat, which even had beds to jump on! Here he is navigating a lock with Aunty Lucy - we thought it was worth training him early so we can sit back and enjoy a rest on canal boat holidays in a few years time...
