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It was Thomas 9th birthday party at Laser Quest today. We had never been to this one and it was really great. We played 3 games, the 1st one was just the Warners and I won with over 400 points. In the 2nd game we were on with a group of kids which made it more fun as there were more people to score point with and I ended up winning with over 900 points. In the last game we played as teams which was great fun. In the afternoon we went to my sisters for cake and some games.

We met up with Sam today at Sunnyside Adventure Softplay. We had great fun in the 5 floor soft play, playing hide and seek and just having fun. Sam and I managed to sit down and have a tea and a chat too.

Happy New Year! Today we drove down to Milton Keynes to go to the Lego store as new sets are being released today. When we got there we tried to join the queue but were told to come back at 11. By the time 11 came the queue was massive and we ended up queuing for 2 hours to get into the shop. They had lots of stock though and we managed to get everything we wanted. We had a drink, some lunch and looked around some other shops before driving home.

Today we went to Rebound Inflatable Park in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It was busier than the last time we went, but we got on everything and were exhausted by the end of it.

Today Ethan and I went to Swadlincote Snowsports Centre with Sam, Thomas and Jenson. We started off with snow tubing which was a lot of fun and then we went on the toboggan. The first kart I had, number 20 did not want to go round the course properly, Sam had it on the 2nd go and he came off it! We had a great time though. On the way home we all went McDonalds for lunch and to warm up.

Happy Christmas! We started the day at 6:30am for stockings, before heading downstairs to open presents. We had Joy, my Parents and Richard for lunch and so we had setup a table in the garage so we could fit everyone in. We had a lovely day eating mainly, opening presents and playing games. I got some new Lego sets which I am looking forward to building.

It was difficult to see in the shelves and at the desk, so i got some LED strips for under the shelves and then a wall light for at the desk area. I wired a new double socket up for the LEDs which are also Tuya so can be operated from the app.

It was the Pepper family yearly afternoon tea today. We went to Coombe Abbey and we all had the Kights tea, which had mini burgers, fish and chips and lots of cakes, etc. We had a great time and it was lovely to see everyone.

For my birthday Rachel got us tickets to see Whitney Houston at Leicester Cathedral, but due to bad weather it was cancelled. The rearranged date was tonight, so we went into town and had a Zizzis before heading to the concert. The singer was great and sang all of her hits, we were sat behind the stage so we could only see the band but they were really into it and great to watch.

Ethan wrote his letter to Santa and then we scooted to the post box in the village to post it in time for Christmas.