every girl needs dancing shoes. and cb1 bought these with her very own money. as well as a locket to put a photo of her parents in (awwww).

i made myself keep my xmas holiday head on and actually sat down with the kids and played lego and crosswords rather than do jobs.

we swam with rob and the girls - well he swung from the rings but only because we begged him to. cb2 did extraordinary things on the diving board.

cb1 tried to show cb2 how to use his new scooter - he ignored technique and went for daredevil as per

consoled by hot chocolate and went home to see mr skaterg1rl and to find out if his hangover was any better. after a close call in a train station, i think he's on the mend. that's the trouble with being allowed out to wedding parties on your own in england. he should stay in scotland where everyone knows how to hold their drink....