Ironbridge, Museum of Iron & Enginuity

 Enginuity 
This is a great fun place where you can discover the science behind Ironbridge along with many other things. There are Many Hands on Exhibits here.

While we visited on Sunday we had the best time we have had in ages we just laughed and laughed. One thing i love about being a parent is being able to be a big kid myself, even if we did end up getting a little wet. lol.

Enginuity offers somethign for all ages, even Arrianna's size as they have a soft play area. Arrianna also got excited over the X-ray machine as did i. As inside was a Merrythoughts Teddy Bear, Something i love and collect as and when i find them. As they are made in Ironbridge.

 After a quick lunch break we headed over to the Museum of Iron. Where we Learned the History to Abraham Derby's Discovery and its impact on the Coalbrookdale area. There was also an exhibition on Crystal Place something i feel is a great loss to us, I would have loved to have visited the Great Exhibition in London and seen the latest technology from Around the World. Unfortunately the Crystal Palace was destroyed by Fire a great loss to our world History i feel.  

 Kellyn as ever had lots of Questions so we sat down to watch a short film peace on the Darby family and then we sat and had a good talk answering questions and talking about what we had seen. As it was such a lovely day we wondered over the ground to view the original blast furnace which is preserved under a specially built canopy. Kellyn and Ceienna Found this most interesting. Before heading home we visited the Ironbridge. The children love walking over it so we did. We all had such a wonderful time together and Kellyn was still talking about it days later.

Oh What a Night

Well What can i Say, But What a Night. Friday We headed for a night out and what a fab time it was too. The school held a Talent night. There were many acts on the stage all great i was so glad i wasn't judging it must have been a had choice to make who would win. Kellyn headed off to join his friends, Ceienna played tricks on her Friends and Arrianna and i sat in the Corner of the room bopping away to the music, Arrianna had a massive smile all night long. She loves Music and Dancing and even more so the disco lights. Just totally fab, Cant wait for our next nocturnal adventures.

Remembrance 2011

As remembrance Day draws near i would like to pay tribute to those who fought for our freedom. May these days not only be a time of respect for those that made the biggest sacrifice but also a celebration of peace. I am just Sorry but this was not The War to End All Wars and i Pray that someday very Soon our world will be united in harmony.

For me the Poppy signifies so much. The Red , The Blood for the serving Men and Women. The Black the Eyes That Wept and the Green fresh new beginnings. 

North Wales Crabbing, Houses and a Whole load of Fun : )

 Thursday of Half Term saw us head up to Conwy North Wales, Here we did Crabbing for the First time Kellyn Caught the first crab.

 We spend a few hours doing this we looked allot at the crabs we caught looking at they body and just watching them. I hasten to add none of them were hurt we didn't use hooks and all were let go again after

 We then had a lovely walk around the town and also got some lunch, which we eat at the front. Next we drove down to my most favorite place on earth Betwys-Y-Coed. Here we had to go on the train, it was Arrianna's first Train Journey so it was even more special. Here Arrianna was holding the train ticket and for the first time ever she put it in ehr mouth she has never put anything in her mouth unaided so i was chuffed to bits.

 Also while we were he we visited the Ugly house and its beautiful gardens the children loved exploring here we had loads of fun.

Arrianna at 8 Months

Arrianna is now 8 months old. She is doing so well she has so much determination to succeed in what she wants to do. After months and Months of work with her, She has put something in her own mouth recently for the first time. Arrianna has recently been on lots of adventures throughout half term she loves having her older Brother and Sister around she gets lots of attention she has also even had her first pick and mix ( Bag of Sweets) when we all went into town recently which was very exciting. She is still no where near ready to yet but we are doing lots to help her with this and hopefully we will be getting close to it real soon. The next 2 weeks we have lots of appointments once again so Arrianna will be living in the car (it feels that way sometimes ).

Llangollen Half Term Visit

We spent a little time in Llangollen recently, There is so much to do here including the trains, Canal shops as well as this being home to one of the Severn Wonders of Wales which is the Bridge which now carries the road over the river.

Rays Farms - Bridgenorth Shropshire

Well What can i say but Fabulous i was just so impressed with the trip. Rays Farm located just outside Bridgenorth Shropshire had been on our list for quite some time. So off we went this week. 

On arrival we were greeted by a very helpful and informative member of staff who answered the children s questions and issued us with our map.

Firstly we looked around the animals, these include Red Squirrels and a very large collection of Owls Arrianna loved them. As we headed into the woods the children were keen to start the walk hoping to spot their favorite Nursery Rhyme Character. Having Checked the web site at home i was a little surprised, The website stated that the site was wheelchair friendly, though there are footpaths all around the site, It is located up and down very steep banks, not for the faint hearted, lol as i was on my own with 3 children who are very small and needing the pushchair too one point was very scary getting Ceienna and Arrianna down safely but we managed as ever. After wondering around the woods, we finished looking around the animals including more Owls Deer and Reindeer. Finally we headed off to the park for Lunch and a play, The playground here is well made and i was very impressed also there is an indoor toddler area, we didn't go there as it was such a nice day and as Kellyn is getting so big now he forgets he is alot bigger than a toddler.


Over all we had the most wonderful time and both the  children have asked to go back there which i am sure we will be doing very soon.