It was Bess’s second birthday party on Saturday, and we were all invited! Chris and Lucy and the girls stayed with us, and we all travelled up to Leeds on Saturday morning. The dogs came too – we found a convenient area of countryside close to Claire and Si’s home in Rawdon for them to stretch their paws (and roll in the snow still present at the field edges).
Claire booked us all in at a pizza restaurant/pub for a lovely lunch, before we headed off to the party at a nearby “play zone” (I’m not sure what its proper name is) – slides, mats, climbing apparatus and a ball pool for the children to have fun. We were joined by Si’s family, and of course lots of Bess’s friends. There was party food for the children and sandwiches for the grown-ups before the dancing and games commenced.
Afterwards we went back to Claire and Si’s for tea (and beer for some) and birthday cake, lovingly baked and decorated by Si and Bess.
Steven and Sherry came back to Leicester with us (a bit cosy in the car with 4 adults and 2 large dogs), stopping over at the Oakstump along with the Hampshire Tilleys. On Sunday the Tilleys headed back south shortly after breakfast, but Steven and Sherry were able to spend most of the day with us, before Ian (who had been staying with Andree) picked them up in the late afternoon.
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Technically we live in Oaktree House, but sadly the tree had to go.
We now have a thriving Oakstump at the front of the house.
