Dave has had to work some crazy hours so I have been trying to be a good "cruise director" and take the kids on some fun outings. Over the May half-term we went to Sutton Hoo on the Suffolk Coast, an old Anglo-Saxon burial ground. It had some lovely walks and a fun museum for the kids. John studied the Anglo-Saxons so he was very keen to go.
In the museum Natalie dressed as an Anglo-Saxon girl and John as a warrior/king.
Checking herself out!
Out at the burial mounds where they found all the relics. The archaeologists found ships and very elaborate burials of warriors and a king.
One of the hikes around Sutton Hoo.
We took Natalie on a hike around Wimpole Estate, a National Trust property not far from our house. It was a beautiful summer day.
At "the folly" on Wimple Estate. We thought it was a church but really it was just an architectural feature designed to give the estate owners something interesting to view from their stately house.
Off to another National Trust property (yes we are making good use of our membership) called Wicken Fen. It helps you to see what this land was like before they drained all the water from the fields. Interesting but very buggy this time of year.
I found a bunch of peonies from a local nursery for only 2 pounds. Natalie loved to smell them.
We went strawberry picking up by Peterborough this weekend. John complained that he didn't want to go, but once we got there he was so in to it. "I wish this was my job!" he said. It was fun but not exactly cheap :)
The farm used mannequins as scarecrows. Natalie was sufficiently scared of them. You can see the mannequin next to Adam in the picture above and below to the right of Natalie.
Well tomorrow is a big day in the UK! Should they stay or should they go? My bet is that they will stay. We shall see.
Cheers!
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