Christmas 2011

Well, Father Christmas has been kind this year, somehow finding space on his sleigh for three bikes. 

Nanny & Grandad provided the helmets, saving Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen & Rudolf from having to haul more.

So below you can see the monsters about to break the law and cycle down The Lane, Grandborough

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First Day Back at School

New shoes all lined up

New uniforms clean & pressed

They just can't wait to get out of thr door

...and onto the school-bus.

Holidays 2011 - Dad On Hols

By mid August Dad was finally released from the Oxford Circus Penitentiary, hopped on the plane and headed for the nearest bar.

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Holidays 2011 - Dad Free Zone!

At the start of the holidays Dad had to stay at home working, so the credit card bill covering the flights could be paid off. Didn't stop Mum & the kids having fun with Grandma & Gumpsy

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Holidays 2011 - The Burrell Tribe

We spent part of the hols with cousin Sam, aunty Clare, and our favorite uncle.....

"Smiling Dave"

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Bachelor Dining

With Lucy & The Terrors into their second week in Sunny España, I'm running out of culinary inspiration, and on the Sabbath, have to resort to opening a tin.

Not....

Sunday can mean only one thing - a proper dinner of....

Roast chicken with rich gravy, a selection of seasonal vegetables and boiled new potatoes in herb butter.
A bottle of 2010 Garnacha from the Campo De Borja.

Home made rice pudding sweetened with a mixture of tropical fruits.

A soft, organic, English goats cheese served with biscuits and the chefs own piquanté apple & tomato chutney
Espresso and a glass of Dow's Finest Reserve Port.

Large snooze on the sofa to follow.....

Grandborough Pig Roast 2011

There'll be hangovers from here to Lower Loxley this morning. See all the village drunks in action by clicking on below picture

pig-roast

Our Little Tiger

Joseph, showing off his face-paint after going to Lilly, Rose & Scarlett

josephs photo album

is at http://goo.gl/swljT

Boys' Light Breakfast

Following an emetic incident at school, Joseph has a day off school today.

Given yesterdays' chunder, he awoke extremely Hank Marvin



...so it had to be my all time favourite American Breakfast:-
Bacon,
Pancakes,
Syrup.

Let's just hope it stays put....

Thomas In The Wind

Thomas finally follows his Dad into the world of 2 wheels....

"Dad, which way to the Harley shop?"

Joseph's 4th Birthday

The little man continues to grow. And we spent it together on a day out courtesy of the National Trust

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Spring Break 2011

A few days in Suffolk; just over the Essex border (interrupted by Dad working in London @ The Marathon).

From Spring Holiday 2011

With beautiful weather, we spent most of our time out & about. Highlights included Flatford Mill, Colchester Zoo, Frinton On Sea,

From Spring Holiday 2011

And best of all Thomas Tank day at the East Anglian Railway Museum

From Spring Holiday 2011

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Sunny Sunday

The first decent weekend this year so far. And the boys head out for a hectic day. Rugby in the morning and the Scout parade in the afternoon. Still found time to drop into the pub...

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French Revolution

How to get the kids to eat...



...and they end up with their head in a basket.

Thomas' 7th Birthday

Family presents

Friends Presents

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Tre cappuccino

Uno cappuccino,
Due cappuccino,
Tre cappuccino...



ma dove è la pizza??

Dad's Birthday

What finer time to blow out the candles than at 07:00. Beats a bowl of cornflakes.

Paddy's Birthday

What finer time to blow out the candles than at 07:00. Beats a bowl of cornflakes.

Thomas' Maths Homework

Thomas had to investigate the metric weights of ingredients in a recipe, deciding which ingredients were the largest & smallest.

We found a great recipe for apple sponge pudding - and thought we may as well try it out...

Happy New Year 2011

A damp and cloudy morning wasn't enough to keep us in the warm house. As has become a tradition, we went for a stroll up to the stile



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