We did it! William made it all the way to the top of Winder without stopping or being carried! I'm also quite impressed that I did it, as living in Bedford with no fells around it really did look like an impossible mountain to climb! It took us pretty much the whole afternoon, but we got back and had a nice long bath and fish and chips from the dalesman to help recharge our batteries. People thought we were mad going up on a day like today, but it's actual...

Had a wonderful day in Sedbergh today. We started out playing with Louis, Sam and Millie. They let William feed their chickens and play on their swing and trampoline. They also invited him to sleep over in their tent, but we decided he was possibly a little young yet. Then we went to steadmans, the best butchers in cumbria and possibly the World, where we got pies to take over to the Moss's. This is an incredibly important tradition known as 'pie club' which ...

We had the pleasure of sleeping over at the Read's home and spending he day with them today - made all the more exciting by meeting the beautiful baby Josiah for the first time (although he's not so much a baby and at 10 months old is already walking)! We went to some parks for a run around in the morning, stopped for lung and naps, then up to the memorial park and butterfly house for the afternoon. The views from the memorial were amazing. You could see the b...

After Church we zoomed up the motorway (well, Matt did, I slept) in beautiful hot sun. We made a quick pit stop in Lancaster to visit the beautiful Max (and his parents) and finally made it in to Sedbergh just after 7pm. Coming over black horse hill was so exciting, and Will kept shouting out where things were. Some friends have very kindly lent us their house for the week, so we could take a holiday. Will is a little disappointed that they aren't here too, bu...

We kicked off the summer holidays with a BBQ to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary, and it was lovely! Then we speedily moved on to Devizes in Wiltshire to spend an evening with Janice and Les. It was lots of fun and although I was beaten at the last minute I held a strong second place for most of the evenings estimation wist championships. The next day it was time to move on again, and this time the family separated :0( I for a retreat week with RTF (res...