April 30th - Country Club

This will be a very quick post, but we went to the country club today! We went to a club in Epsom, and started out our day by having some lunch in the child friendly restaurant. It was a bit loud, and I was warned that the service wouldn't be that great, and they were right, but the food was still good. I had a burger, and then we headed over to the gym for a workout that was much needed. I haven't been running and haven't done any weights since I left school, and I really need to get back into the habit of exercising. But, I am walking a minimum of 5km a day, most of which i'm also pushing a 2 year old in a stroller. So things will even out.

After I went to the gym, I took the boys on a bear hunt. We went wandering through the forest, looking for bears, and during that time, I told them about fairy rings, and how if you say you don't believe in fairies, a fairy will lose her wings. They thought that it was very cool that I knew so much about bears and fairies, and I told them that we can go have more adventures in the woods when school is out.

That was really it for the day, so I will end with some pictures!

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May 4th & 6th - British Library and Hyde Park

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