Mary Mary Quite Contrary

Mary Mary quiet contrary

How does your garden grow?

With silver bells and cockle shells

and pretty maids all in a row.

Well it's carrots, parsnips, courgettes, peas, raspberries, strawberries, rhubarb and one lonely tomato who was taken away from his green friends.

Heavenly Father clearly noticed our food bill was getting too big and helped our garden to grow into a real success this year.  It's the first time we have successfully grown carrots and parsnips. I can't wait to eat them tomorrow.

BFF's at the age of 3

A little while ago now we met up with our friends Holly, Darius and Aryana at Gosforth park for a picnic. I asked Evie and Darius to pose for a photo for me, thinking they would be all silly or reluctant to pose....how wrong I was.  The pair of them jumped at the chance of standing together arms round each other and smiling sweetly for the camera.  



I just love that Evie has her hand around Darius' waist and he has his hand on her shoulder.

 

After the park we headed back to our garden and got the paddling pool out for the kids.  It was one of sunniest days we have had in a long time so we definitely made the most of it!



Insert evil laugh



The Hoppings come to town.

So every year in June 'The Hopings' - Europes biggest funfair comes to Newcastle.  Its a yearly tradition to go out one evening and wander round the rides, eat and hot dogs and buy some candy floss. This year Benjamin loved every ride we let him try and was crying each time we had to take him out of the seats.  I think he is going to be a bit of a daredevil.



Evie enjoying a hot dog.




The first ride in a red bus




All the kiddos having fun on an elephant ride




Our friend Nelly




Evie would have happily taken the tiger home. We weren't so keen!




Evie with our friends Thomas and Krew



Enjoying the bouncy inflatable slide.




Our last ride of the evening - well the kids last ride.

 


Thomas and I then tried out this crazy spinning ride.  Richard wasn't brave enough!

 



I rained all the way through the ride so we were soaked.  It also made my stomach so bad that I needed to throw up. Its a good job I didn't eat a hot dog.  Maybe i'm just getting too old for the hoppings.