We drove from North Devon via Dartmoor to Plymouth where we met my sister and dropped off the hire car. The kids were very excited to see their cousins again and the normally quiet house is now complete chaos. On our first full day the kids headed straight for the beach and inspite of the overcast weather spent most of the day in and out of the sea. We then went to catch some bait so Poppa could take Flynn fishing. That afternoon Poppa took Flynn and Dad to ...

After travelling for most of the day we concluded it was easier in the planes than the car. We eventually arrived at our friends in North Devon to the first poor weather of the trip. Not that it was bad enough to stop us doing anything and over the three days we were there we visited Tarr Steps (a 1000 year old bridge on Exmoor), went to an indoor playground, visited our relatives in South Molton and Dad managed a round of golf with Sean. However, the highlight...

On our last full day in London Abbey had some special time with her Nana, including going to a shop where you can make your own teddy bear. Abbey thought this was great as you got to chose the bear, give it a heart choose what it could say, what material goes in it and what clothes it wears. The rest of the family went for a walk around Richmond Park and saw deer and squirrels. The next day we set of for Devon and visited Sarahs cousin on the way who lives near S...

After the excitement of the Lion King we decided to have a quieter day and visit the natural history museum at Kensington. This involved more bus and train rides although the novelty is beginning to wear off now. Mum and Dad were a lot more impressed than the kids with the displays, particularly the dinosaurs and the gigantic Blue Whale. Mia was the most interested but after a couple of hours they had had enough so it was back on the tube to visit Uncle Simon ...

Wow what a day. Abbey and Mia had a special day with Uncle Simon and Aunty Aimee. They went into london by bus, tube and taxi and first stop was Hamleys, the famous toy store. Abbey and Mia were in their element with four floors of toys toys and more toys. They were allowed to choose a couple of small toys each and were thoroughly spoilt. After lunch they headed to the theatre and sat riverted for 3 hours. On their return Abbey said it was the "best da...