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| Maddox at the park in Cuckfield. |
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| Channeling his Indiana Jones as he balances across the beam. |
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| Spinning around really fast! |
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| Playing time. |
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| Dizzy fun. |
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| Swing high and swing low. |
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| Another spinning contraption. |
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| Bounce, baby bounce! |
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| Channeling Captain Kirk. Live Love and Prosper my friend. |
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| The boys getting ready to slide. |
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| Hanging from the monkey bars. |
Today was a field trip for Maddox with his class from school. Since this was his first field trip for me to attend with him, it was quite a special trip. We were a little early arriving to school, so we played a game of chutes and ladders while waiting for his classmates to arrive. We took the mini bus to Cuckfield (pronounced ‘cook-field’) and went to the Cuckfield Museum. The boys were very eager to see the actual dinosaur bones and fossils found right here in this area of England. Afterwards they got to see the collection of historical items which include a lot of vintage toys. The boys had been learning about toys from various parts of the world in class. They got to take a turn playing with some of the old fashion toys. We did a walk through where the boys got to learn information about different pieces in the museum and what they were once used for many years ago.  |
| Maddox reading a Biff & Chip book before leaving on the field trip. |
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| Maddox beating me at Snakes & Ladders before class begun. |
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| An old riding bridle and chest. |
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| Fossils and Bones. |
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| A bell that run the bell at the church. |
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| An old vintage Noah’s Ark toy set |
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| A finding from Cuckfield |
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| A key that was for the chapel that I thought looked very cool. |
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| A vintage board game, much like monopoly |
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| A vintage bear, sheep, and doll dated 100 years old. |
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| A dinosaur collection of findings from Cuckfield. |
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| Maddox having a go at an old European lawn game of Skittles. |
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| Bed warmer for the fireplace. |
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| The Dinosaur collection at the Museum. |
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| The boys with the curator of the Museum. |
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| Vintage shoes and clothes. |
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| Maddox learning how to play a game. |
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| Doing the tour of the Museum. |
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| Checking out a dinosaur egg shell under the glass. |
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| An old clock face. |
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| The boys looking at the old toys. |
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| Magnifying glass. |
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| Lawn game of Skittles |
The boys are having a Viking day at school on Saturday for an open house day. They are both really looking forward to it. In preparation for this occasion, Ronan made a really cool viking ship in class. He was so proud to show me his creation. He is definitely more the artist when it comes to talents and he loves to create art. I think we will have to do some more fun with clay. Today was also the boys’ last day at school with one of their classmates. After school they played for a few minutes and got in some last minute hugs.
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| Ronan made a viking ship at school. |
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| Cobra! Thats serious. Indiana hates snakes. |
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| The boys playing tag after school was let out. |
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| Last day of school for one of their friends so we took a group shot. Boys were doing their Indiana Jones poses. |
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| One of my friends from Hawaii, who now lives on the mainland, was asking about the regional mugs from Starbucks. I found the England versions this morning at the Starbucks in our grocery store and took a photo. (£6.75) Kinda wish I had gotten an awesome mug from Hawaii now.  |
After going to bed knowing there would be much more snow on the ground, we were all quite excited to wake up and play in it. The boys and I got dressed for the snow and then headed out to get breakfast on the way and a sledge (a sled in the US). We went to the football park nestled in the middle of the town where there were quite a bit of inclines perfect for sledging. We had fun also making snowman, throwing snowballs, and making snow angels. Ryan came and met us after work and by the time we went back home we had been in the snow for three hours! I love being in the snow and I was pleasantly surprised to find the snow was so perfect for so many snowy activities. The boys were very eager to get some hot cocoa back on the way home and talk about all the fun they had in the snow. It was a great way to finish up the weekend.
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| The boys once we got to the park. |
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| Ryan is in Marrakech with his classmates. We got this photo from him. |
Today was the much awaited birthday party for my newly seven year old, Ronan. He loves Indiana Jones. We went to a leisure centre for his birthday party and all the kids got to play in the soft play area which had two stories. Afterwards we had an english tea with a lot of canapes and treats. At the parties in England you light the cake, but send pieces home instead with the guests. You also do not open presents until you get home. The boys had a great time!  |
| Ronan in his Indiana Jones costume. Apparently we were the first party to show up in costumes at this venue. |
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| Time for food and treats! |
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| Ronan and his classmate and friend Chinmay with their party hats. |
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| Maddox with his classmates Felix and William. |
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| The Reception age boys decided to make horns out of the party hats. |
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| Ronan’s birthday cake was a DS player. |
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| Ryan with party horns. |
