Stansted Bike Ride

Me, Joe and Karen went for a bike ride up to Stansted today.  Through Hollybank Woods...

Approaching Stansted House...

 Come on Mum!

We stopped at Stansted for an ice-cream and then headed back through the woods...

Joe and Seth

Joe and his best mate Seth.  Odd socks and a Canada top :-) 

 X-Box FIFA challenge...

Pompey Are Champions!!!!

Pompey had to win and Plymouth and Doncaster had to not win for Pompey to be Champions.....and it happened!  Amazing.  And Pompey won 6v1!   Celebrations on the pitch at the end...
Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1wSapw5ITM&feature=youtu.be

Kal Naismith and the lads celebrating his goal....

Joe, Me and Dad on the pitch....

The players celebrating....

And the all important table....

CHAMPIONEES...CHAMPIONEES....

Coalie Cup Final

 Coalie v Barns Green - City Charity Cup Final at Arundel...

 It was a tight first half...

Pat controlling the midfield...

 Good chance for the Coalie...

Rob lining up his wall...

Barns Green are one up at half time...Come On Lads!!!

The spectators go wild :-)

 Coalie score.   1 v 1...

Both teams have chances to win it, but.....

It goes to penalties....

Barns Green win on pens....

Unlucky lads....

Joe's Photo Comp

Joe entered the Maurice Broomfield children's photo competition.  And won four prizes!

Joe receiving more prizes!

The winners from each year....

Well done Joe!

Snowboarding Banff with Jez

I flew out to Canada this week to see Jez and to do some snowboarding in Banff...

We stayed in the Blue Mountain Lodge.

First day boarding at Mt Norquay....

Lunch in the sun.  Gotta love that Easter Boarding...

Jez on another empty run...

Pompey went up to League 1 today.  Play Up Pompey!!!

Banff is surrounded by mountains :-)

In the pub watching the Ice Hockey Play-offs...they are mad for hockeee out here...aye!

 Sunshine Village.  More clear skies and big Mountains....

Still celebrating Pompey's promotion....

Looking west across the Rocky Mountains...

Jez hounding some pow!

Cheers...

Last run at Sunshine....or so we thought....Jez lost his phone and we had to go up again to rescue it.

Celebrating finding Jez's phone with a £6 jug...

We went on a bear hunt....

We didn't find any bears....only a few mountain sheep....

Johnson Lake....

Another day, another ski resort....this time it's Lake Louise...

That's me, and me and me!

Light lunch :-)

One of many cafe stops....

Last Day....at the top.....last run down.....

We stopped at Lake Louise's lake.....That's me falling through the ice!              I survived :-)

Brilliant trip.  Cheers Jezza.

Lisa and Amy Tinkler

Lisa (Southbourne Gymnastics Club) and Amy Tinkler (Team GB)...