Muddy!

We went for a walk around a nearby lake today - a few walkers coming the other way told us to prepare for some mud (and we thought we were already muddy by that time) - my gosh, it was muddy!  The promise of a ride on Daddy's shoulders was quickly rescinded given the state of the jeans and wellies. Jeans are now soaking most of the mud out ready to go into the washing machine as I deemed them too dirty to go straight into the wash! 

The eldest is transfixed on 'directions to the grandparents house - in Africa... it starts with 'go to the A1, turn right, not left, go to London, go round London, go to the coast, get on a boat to France, go all the way through France and then cross the mediterranean... We looked up directions on Google maps this morning, it's apparently a 7 day drive, or 95 day walk.. the husband thought this was pretty punchy and that either way would take a lot longer. 

Today I'm grateful for: 
Long walk (with hot chocolate, of course), there were some protests from the youngest, but he did (eventually) get over them.  And nearly fell asleep at the lunch table. 
Quiet afternoon building lego and playing with the puppy 
Fun in the mud!