Holiday Day 3

Day 3 was our day to explore the coast line.  Well, it was a little chilly for that but we made the most of it and I got to see the ocean.  We found an arcade on the ocean and the boys had a great time "driving" the cars. 

Ben's first driving lessons.  It was pretty deserted so it was a perfect time for Ben to just play.  He had a hard time pushing the pedal at first but by the end he had it down.

And we found doughnuts!  They were pretty yummy.  Not krispy kreme but a fun snack.

Holiday Day 2

Tuesday morning we woke up and heard phesant outside our tent.  So the boys went to explore.

Then we headed to Dartmoor National Park.  It was beautiful!  Animals graze freely within the park and the views were just breath taking.

We decided to hike up a small hill to a Tor, which is granite boulders.  They are all over the park and really fun to see pop out of the green.  Allen carried Ben who did not want to take a picture!

I carried Nate.  It was really windy.

There are wild ponies throughout the park.  We just walked by this pony. Amazing

That is our car down there!

We survived the hike!

We stopped at a farm shop on the way home and bought some sausages.  We enjoyed sitting around the fire or really helping the boys learn about fire and how dangerous but fun it is. 

Yummy food.  We have potato, carrot and onion packets that we put in the coals.  Yummy camping food!

Holiday Day 1

Last Monday morning we set out for our first English holiday.  We had a great week camping and exploring southwest England.  It was beautiful and just tons of fun as a family.  Our first stop along the way was a picnic lunch and time for the boys to stretch their legs. 

We arrived at the Wood Life in really good time for traveling in and around London.  We ALWAY get stuck in traffic on the motorway around London.  But on Monday we didn't!!  You aren't given directions to the camp itself but to the home of the owners of the Wood Life.  They then drive you out to the secluded 8 acres of campsite that was all ours for the 5 days.  It is beautiful and I will post about the camp itself.  We had beautiful weather on Monday and just enjoyed the afternoon of exploring the camp and the surrounding area. 


There is a homemade see saw that the boys enjoyed immensely.  Notice Nates dirt on his face.  I really struggled with my boys getting dirty and messing up their clothes and mine for that matter.  Anyways, after a quick rebuke from my Heavenly Father, I let go of it for the week and let the boys get muddy.  I am pretty sure that I was dirty a lot as a kid in Kenya.  Not really sure where that crept up from but I was not a very fun mom at first trying to keep Nate off the ground.  Not sure how many pounds of dirt they ate but they were happy.

Yes, that is his passy!  I did take it out of the play and just kept it for nap times and when I could keep it clean.  He would put it back in his mouth with pretty much ANYTHING on it! 

Enjoying the swing.

The fun tree house! 

Holiday aka Vacation

Starting this afternoon we are on holiday!  I am so excited.  Allen has a week off of work and on Monday we are heading to the Wood Life for the week.  I am looking forward to the week in the woods exploring with my three guys.  We will be near Dartmoor National Park and also not far from the coast.  YEAH!!  The best of both worlds.  Allen will hopefully get lots of time to fish and the boys and I will get lots of time to play.  A friend of mine says your vacation/trip is only as good as your snacks, so we are working on making/bakimg some really yummy snacks for our time away.