My eldest’s only homework this summer was to complete her summer journal. I understand in theory it's a good way to encourage memory, logical thinking, writing and drawing, but it’s also good way to make parents repeatedly nag their children to get it done. It should be a lovely book to look back on and remember the summer, from the ordinary days to the extraordinary. M's is somewhat lacking in content though so I thought I would create my own version, one which fortunately doesn’t rely on my art skills or handwriting.
![Flying to France with Children two children on an aeroplane, one is playing on the iPad, the other is writing in a magazine and listening to her ipod](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGwLRUkdpmmrVFZ85ojChRvNnBcL8HQT1IRX9Ok-In4MxkAD1pYMXpFII2itIyI2Mx70PwvKbo242jd841xkp_r7rSDRBjvp7kJ2nUwJMRiE4XLtVkccWcTjQ8366F_RjTZN71UkugtE/s640-rw/IMG_9321.jpg) |
Flying to France |
We had an extended holiday in France at my Mum's house (thanks for 3 extra days RyanAir). It was great to be out there at the same time as my nephew and sisters. The two weeks involved a lot of swimming as well as a few trips to the Supermarché for sweets, a couple of night markets, a chateau full of games, a farm and a theme park.
![Floating in the pool A 6 year old in a rubber ring floating around in a swimming pool](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigduRvPIB1tXy2Fz5Hcv5Tv8GOF16IX5cz2qtZwEwg9vG_w0HAqe2o_ylQ6Acat_V9822Tqo2U_s04iItzlr1ZczIrO33afBrmYCczwgQog7ELmkzrrkv6dO6dZerp4zoFnPEg9dSWHxc/s640-rw/France+2018+DSLR-2.jpg) |
Floating Around |
![Cooling down on hot days Dogs in the shade and a toddler playing with water](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtLwiDVu2C9M0Mpdslq7FgTVGoqC5VDM3hhbCXkqRBu2sXEqsYNH_-hsiw8JkfEocN6HuVPms08nUYmir3PZ-BYN_zZYRCnwG8Mhfm1_jwRALsOoIb_jsjjJw0IgRH9KhYBMU97097qA/s640-rw/France+2018+Sony+Cam-2.jpg) |
The dogs sensibly hid the shade while everyone else played with/ in the water. |
![Posing at a castle Me and G wearing knights helmets in front of a french chateau](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIO11TLuh2fVI9_-5lHpCLJF5XuPZ0abBpXSCdPp_Dp9PKEw8-jdUfV1820nsb-qOStuJekKTji5AkQvqXK3kmNBnPmMfE-LxV57LxWvFoIv65wlCiKw_G7SnOcFpPcickNXE2tfdn4ww/s640-rw/493F2153-BF6E-4F5D-8E16-762A34070D12.jpg) |
Posing at the chateau |
![Cousins playing at Granny's house 2 cousins with their back to camera sitting down and a toddler in a nappy wandering over with a plastic phone in hand](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvC1Ph983nNw08XZ7QEvdP5h8Qu8E5zKUz23lChpcObfKdBDx_Wx_6xvweW6KRV20sj5kgT12vqgQ5u_S71EzfRJygoTwVfAHOXf6IBo_STkgRneN63FgajEnSxNpm3Ds9lHbURQB79U/s640-rw/IMG_9509.jpg) |
Cousins |
![Parc Jacquou Crazy Coaster A roller coaster](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeBXK6chwt-yWq38SE2ScshwVmlx3v_Sr1_6-6xx9PNbWh9uELk_pyyYRXF23IG42S-u2CdHswPYBqT8qYoC7IpM4jlW1tVCFgZbkFnTDtd_U0mTnDBed7orwyxW5EQrrfoDhNKQG9mU/s640-rw/IMG_9661.jpg) |
Parc Jacquou is a small, quiet, decrepit but rather awesome little French theme park in Perigord. |
![Me squinting at camera Pregnant me with a 16 week bump which is just about as big as my boobs](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXel3nLs3Xb-e06VDCKpMXLvnAcZYWsEdSPf46kog-f2kSPUAS6wlIsbNNeYFuvWXLWTpvvdy7UL5SC2wUatk1qX8fTsAA6lobEDQKSUs8Ct4QWgfoGDYLp0-YD3EYcbvCdiAk9HEvP4/s640-rw/France+2018+Sony+Cam-10.jpg) |
16 weeks pregnant and sunkissed |
We had a quiet few days catching up on work etc while M was at her Dad's before she came back and chaos resumed and we decided to go camping for a few nights in Norfolk so we could visit Nana. We stayed at Bircham Windmill and had lots of fun playing their too. We squeezed in a visit to the beach as well.
![Camp stories My daughters sitting outside our tent in chairs telling stories](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsr_12YRDIUpcsfFwdLnynksy5vBgWiHrpm7HZZVe2pzVYEICuYCXYxtaTd8efds21EXz2KQEvBlhENGnuzvclAg-oo2IYTeQcs_skCKNBOuaJrlNJm7SGejXgY7aiqk6RfTiRVcX0lk/s640-rw/IMG_5826.jpg) |
Bedtime stories at the campsite |
![Running around the campsite 2 children playing with a windmill and tents in the background](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBhyqD0Iib8wTW2WuU1Qjj9irOzKWVLCysoFtRvM6-h2cMYXxwOSku7ObVUHi3-C3-pviiUwUEe7wFMU6GzusfXjPYz-yKvKtG0ewc7wrpKvWcNsPbZeK4ZC7M6tsRmONnUYNskFEZaU/s640-rw/IMG_5787.jpg) |
Running around at sunset at the campsite |
![Role play Miller style A girl dressed up in a mop cap and apron, a sack of flour, pretend bread and a kettle](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5Qy31CBgKxrr3HBgtCDM-MuGkYToE-tWE2Tdw_-IBW7gL9oasP0a01-5d9iCOzmpuWSs4rj8wqDWDDRoFkjMeyYFLOPPKCxcnx5ElfK9rnHAaNrxRlfaD5LCpajH0EfJvH4cITgsxao/s640-rw/IMG_5549.jpg) |
Playing in the Miller's Cottage at Bircham Windmill |
![Let's go in the sea Sisters holding hands and heading into the sea](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa624D3sqnd-kLcarhG1cuBJx7CveUc-cvEhlzXd34W5NJUssJZvkgAPZ2D-Oc79YzlF_lLGiJPWJsjZzXMYvNfI8CDlxhwT76nRE_0iOYDhK2gU3zicYSgxQiQIiSRMYTjYYoDYPT94/s640-rw/IMG_5584.jpg) |
Paddling in the sea, before complaining about getting wet |
Home again just in time for a day out with old friends at London Wetland Centre, Little enjoyed the ducks.
![Quack Holding at plastic duck at London WWT centre](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAReZEXMifJceTYKLP3X23lwe_PyF-albIRfHgeuIOwt84v3TIx7CI0X0vQ17860dIa2OevW-kJ38VLihsU4F2tKbiIOAqbzXLVbF0QGfoQMRWOId3eLJNhzGF5_jQBgbMYy0q9-_HTBw/s640-rw/IMG_5927.jpg) |
Quack |
The rest of the week was quiet with M away again, other than our 20 week scan and finding out we are having a boy.
![Me bump at 20 weeks Me in a black dress with a 20 week bump which is now slightly bigger than my boobs](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCOeBqqSQPi5Dwhzs4PnDCTeySYvfeJAEOUkOoGQ24KhJoSPUB0Y6P20ZX5lofrlnu2ZdAKE6VJXFEdx13eFO8X0p52ySzmNXcKVU70DBQTvzdKfUAl8dZCeO5yZdQ0mfy08aOYzPB1s/s640-rw/IMG_2663+3.jpg) |
20 weeks pregnant |
The last week of the holidays we were at home with M and we decided to fit in as much as possible including: seeing the circus at Van Hage before having lunch with lots of wasps, a visit to Mountfitchet Castle with my Dad, a day in London to see the new Boots mini club collection and a few of the sites (including Van Gogh's sunflowers, I decided to drag the girls to see some culture while we stopped in the National Gallery to use their loos) and a day at Cammas Hall Farm fruit picking and playing in their play area.
![Aerial performer at Lawson's circus Van Hage A young girl balancing while in the air with a thick ribbon like rope](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjjiUSpceG4V38yub1wmGlnBQI5HVdJoV0pvz9jZ3LFBtINPtVTn-KTI9er2ALMQ6mIFL3c8Nf6Lq09N9qDc8qhTQSty1GcT316ClciXmLBNwQbcPDdT-KjJlB5dBmvPoS1z-efu7eFI/s640-rw/IMG_0103.jpg) |
Awesome aerial act at Lawson's Circus at Van Hage |
![Mountfitchet Castle 2 children on a wooden horse](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRi-96k-gqHazBKX2pb5-UTHZiNT0CqW8L6dDrjyaDHCk8h0EpG74V8QHSH0SVPVEezu0uJVv0kjZeQAMKSDV9X3FFrLPU_xPHNAHSCL3S-OpRoancuyrbBmmyxsmT7vRcdUu-JKP8r08/s640-rw/mountfitchet+castle+aug+18-7.jpg) |
Training to be a knight at Mountfitchet Castle |
![Yum Selfie of me and my girls eating Vegan sorbetti](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7XRSQo4HTzc0lB5Z2tEn_jJL9UGSSHSk1Wv8VPpqF6XsMTaPaSfDwwPdnXPDBtuCTePFdH4csQNR520bbB9iv55OZD0Kz9MYKGn1xgARb9uYoa__oYXI-ZoQgMwOMc_Wp1tk7NFs4dY/s640-rw/IMG_0272.jpg) |
Discovering Amorino has loads of choice of (expensive) vegan sorbet |
![At Cammas Hall picking Raspberries My girls looking at a Raspberry bush deciding which one to pick next](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiCM66GkNAEFXVBKdYHD7NrF6rPb32lRK0lRzuDz_xW9Z1ZnGsjWdgwGLZ6wk4nEWjl21njv0KxTa9Gm2acKkecNr_q6Jg_NT3ij1ppcO-IgfvlKgktFrGnvLBBlXed9jAqJx3I9H_Do/s640-rw/Fruit+Picking+at+Cammas+Hall+Aug+18-3.jpg) |
Fruit picking is a very serious business |
Of course all of the above was punctuated by the girls making A LOT of mess at home, but nothing that's pretty normal in our house.
![Mess My toddler sitting on the floor reading a book surrounded by lots of books and toys](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16SQGQe0hqwRd-3wxbLOUFyLzpf4y6GLuXHJMuCIUeBqsc0PAgvDJ4H5VZFJBEK4tLkenJ76WeJ3noD9JOqnsm9X-uRww9b1qWoixUV8KMxXjYF2FPCw_U-ccsV3Zn-GqWSzv4AM_w7o/s640-rw/IMG_0072.jpg) |
Standard |
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