Shoe skating dinosaurs

Rowan came back from our holiday with a tummy bug, which then got passed onto everyone else one by one, so for the last couple of weeks we have been avoiding other people and staying close to the bathroom! :(  Anyway we are all better now, just a bit out of sorts, trying to find the flow from before holidays and illnesses.  But we are getting there!

Last week was half term, as neither Rowan nor Reuben attends school this shouldn't make much difference but there was so much stuff going on, but being washed out from being poorly we decided to only go out to one activity, and that was at the Eden Project....

It was the last week of them having the ice rink there, so we went along to join an under 5's session, where they have no skates and there are loads of sledges etc.  it was great fun, the boys loved it, although Reuben did complain that it was too cold to start with (the boy really doesn't like the cold, he is so his fathers son!). Then we headed off to the rainforest biome to see the main half term attraction - a moving, roaring baby T-Rex.  Rowan got a bit side tracked on the way leading us off all over the place to cries of, "Mum, look theres loads of stuff up here" and  "I just need to read that sign".

We eventualy made it to the biome and after a very slow amble around all the different exhibits and things to do, we dashed through the last bit, just in time to catch the dinosaur.  It was pretty full on, there were lots of very scared children.  It walked up the path and bashed Rowan in the face with his hind leg, which Rowan thought was the coolest thing ever, then we had to chase him to get another look.  Reuben was bit unsure at first, but after seeing the mans legs and understanding that it was only a puppet he was fine.  the second look at it, the dinosaur stopped and sniffed Rowan, to which he hesitantly stroked it, then it sniffed Reuben, he stroked it then it nuzzled him!  They were both so chuffed!  I didn't get any photos though as it was all a bit a rush.

The rest of the day we spent watching storytellers (which was a bit too panto for Rowans liking!), making rainforest charms and wandering around. Then just before leaving we went into the Core which is the sciency bit of the project.  Rowan was absoultey fascinated, machines, inventions, buttons, wheels, allsorts of things to do.  He could have spent hours in there alone!

We left after that, a very very long day, but much fun had.

Reuben on the ice bike

Rowan loved the diggers

Rowan pulling Reuben on the sledge

Stroking a giants wasps bottom

Rowan trying to pull the metal man

These willow tunnels were great fun, I would like to try to recreate one in the garden

Rowan loved all the interactive displays, pulling and pushing anything and everything.  Note Rowans hair, very grown up hair cutting has happened!

Rainforest charm making, unfortunately Rowan has lost his

The Core - Rowans favourite bit

Especailly this one

Two cheeky monkeys i found on the bridge!

 This weekend bought an end to the horrible drizzle we have had for the last week or so, cold winds but blue skies we had all weekend.  On Saturday we headed off to Lands End, to see the end of the country.  there is a horrible theme park thing there now, but that was not half as much fun as having a picnic surrounded by a flock of starlings, they were so tame, they came right up to us to get crumbs, it was quite amazing.

Captain Reuben steering the lifeboat

The beautiful sky

Happy boy!

Oh yeah, other big news.... Rowan has had all his lovely locks cut off.  He looks about 2 years older now!  I have just realised though that most photos of him since have been with his hat on, must put one up of his new hair!