Summer Fete

Emsworth Primary School Summer Fete. Lisa's class doing their 'Underwater' dance. Lisa is in the blue mermaid dress... Joe and Lola (at the back) on the roundabout...

Great do....

Lisa's Sports Day

Lisa's Class R1 Giraffes. Lisa is second from the left at the front...

Lining up for the big egg and spoon (actually bat and bean bag) race. Lisa, in the middle, came 4th :-) ...

WC England vs USA

World Cup 2010 - Watching England's first game against USA. Gerrard scores!!! Lisa and Dad celebrate... The lucky melon didn't work....USA equalise. Result England 1v1 USA.

Half Term - Camping

We went camping this weekend at Honeybridge Park near Storrington. Here are the intrepid campers. Simon, Tory, Pete, Zoe, Kirsty, Debbie, Paul, Karen and all the kids...
Lisa, Ellie and Evie being cute and pink...

Simon organised a fantastic buffet meal for Debbie's birthday. Now this is camping!

Tucking into lunch after our walk on saturday morning...

Our tents were right next to the playground. That's Lisa pushing Joe on the swing with our tents in the background...

Our new tent. Now we can stand up and everything!

Saturday evening Fish and Chips in the park at Partridge Green watching the cricket.

Debbie painted Lisa's nails...

Me and Simon packing up our tents. He's got a bigger one than me...

Thanks to Simon for organising a great weekend.

Half Term - Lyme Regis

Lisa ready for action on the beach... The girls playing crazy golf...
Lunch by a very crowded beach. Half-term and sun means big crowds in Lyme Regis...

Here's Joe helping Karen with her mussels...
Lisa bouncing...

In the evening me and Karen had a night out (thanks Gran and Grandad) and went to see Dr Phil at the Lyme Regis Theatre. He sat and had a beer with us on the balcony before the show..

Diverter Valve

Today I finally fixed the diverter valve in our boiler. Here's the offending piece... Got it out...

Here it is ready for servicing...

All fixed and back in again. Brilliant...

Hot water again!!!

Hollycombe Steam Collection

Today we visited the amazing Hollycombe Steam Collection. Fred Dibner would have loved this place. There is a fairground which is all driven by steam. Here are Karen and Lisa on the Golden Gallopers.... We went for a ride on Caledonia, an old slate mine engine.

Some of those rides are scarry...

Lisa and Joe on the race cars. Hope they both steer the same way!

This engine drives the bioscope and steam organ. Check here to see Lisa dancing to the organ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81w6dck4oBM

Back to the car for a picnic...

This is the standard method of transport at Hollycombe for the Steam Enthusiast and his long suffering wife...

Great day out.