Eye eye pork pie!

A lovely lie-in followed by breakfast, a bit of colouring with Smallest and then we all helped Small make his Diversity Doll. We spent most of the morning working on it and he was very pleased with the outcome.

Old John (a monument in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, a place we love and somewhere that Great Grandad Ic made Aunt Pear and Grandad walk up if they were ill!!) for a hat. Sheep for his hair. Pork Pie (famously invented in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire) and Conker for his eyes. A Cricket Ball (typical English sport and one loved by many members of the family) for his nose. A trumpet (played in the War by Grandad Ic) for a mouth. Union Flag tee shirt with the Leicester City Fox in a fox hunting jacket playing football. Canada mittens with the year we arrived. Cricketers, Morris Men, Smallest with his favourite English sporting mascots (Charlie fox, Filbert Fox and Pottermus), the Sydney Opera House (Australian cousins), cricketers and a football (Small's favourite sport). He is standing on a Alligator representing our relatives in Florida USA. He is holding a pub sign from the village he was born.

Once again we enjoyed doing this and it brought back many memories. Lovely.

Don't they make a lovely couple.

Smallest finished his homework while Small and Huffle watched Stoke play Swansea, before the kids went on the Wii. I went out into the garden and cut down some stuff and planted three new plants. Huffle came out after the game and helped me clear away and then we all had lunch.

We were going to go for a walk in the forest but it has turned quite cold and Huffle has pulled his Achilles and hurt his chest. Huffle Skyped Grandma and Grandad while I made savoury muffins. Banana Wholemeal Pumkin ones and Oaty Raisin Sunflower ones. Taste a bit like cardboard but Huffle will eat them and Small will if you put custard on them!

In the afternoon we practised piano, played Disney Monopoly, Pictureka, Pictionery and had dinner. Today we made burgers (Turkey for the boys and Bean for me, though mine were better and everyone else ate them). We had risotto with them which was lovely. Our oven beeped at us after we had finished cooking and we have no idea why. Everything was turned off. Strange!! It needn't start that again!

The boys watched TV before bed.

 

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