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Dad and I went to Oldfield Forge for a knife making session which was my birthday present from my parents. I had wanted to do knife making for years and i was really excited to do it. We started with a blank and had to forge the handle curves and then thin the blade out with the hammer and then finally drifting a hole. This process took us the morning and then after lunch we worked on brinding the blad and then quenching it in oil before grinding back the blade part. I am really pleased with how it turned out, it still needs a handle putting on it but I will do that at home.

Today we went to Malt Kiln Farm for Pumpkin Picking. We went with Rachels sister and cousin and their children which was nice. There was some really interesting shaped and coloured pumpkins in the field. We ended up getting a really small one and then one that Ethan could decorate.

Ethan and I went back RC racing tonight, we had a really good time and got back into it. Ethan did really well and got moved into the A final and ended up coming 2nd with me winning.

Today we started off with breakfast in the hotel and then a few games of table football. We then went to the Lego store so i could get a new set of Brickheadz which got released today. We then had a look round the shops, then went for lunch. I had a nice KFC and everyone else had a Starbucks. In the afternoon we went to Volcano Falls Mini Golf, going on 2 of the 3 courses, Volcano Valley and Carnival Golf which were great fun. We then headed home and it was a great Birthday weekend.

Its my 43rd Birthday today and i got lots of great Lego Brickheadz sets, a nice Loungefly Card holder and some lovey cards.

Today we went to Milton Keynes to celebrate my birthday. We had a look round the shops in the morning and then checked into The Moxy hotel. Ethan and I then went to Gravity Rocks climbing at Xscape, we had a good time, it was quite warm though! We went back to the hotel afterwards for a bit of chill before heading out for dinner at Las Iguanas. I had the fajitas which were lovely! We then went back to the hotel and i had a cake and we played table football.

Having had the summer off from RC racing we needed to fix our cars before we could race again. We needed new bumpers, shells, tyres and Ethans needed some soldering. We went to my parents today to get the shells sprayed, I went for Hot Pink and Ethan went for Lime Green. They turned out really nice, i got all the wheels fitted and the tyre protectors all glued on so we are ready to race now.

It was Sams 40th birthday today and my Sister had arranged him a surprise birthday party at The Glen Parva Manor. It was nice to see his family as well as my own.

Today Dad came over and we worked on getting some of the last work done on the garden. We started by trimming all of the trees back near the shed and house border. We then moved onto fitting the seats around the circle, we got a nice tight fit but also added some expanding glue to really help them not moved. We then worked on moving the bin store and then cladding it in the 6x1 to match the shed. We had to do some work on the doors to make everything fit but it turned out really well, like a mini version of the shed. We then got all the rubbish left over and took it to the tip. I gave the hedges on the front a cut and Ethan helped me clean up and then Rachel and Ethan put down some grass seeds in the bold patches.

Today Rachel, Ethan and I went to AirHop Warwick. We had never been before but it had trampolines, slides, foam pits, dodgeball court and a soft play. We had a great time jumping and going on the slides. In the evening we made pizzas which turned out lovely.

It has been 16 years since Rachel and I went on our first date, so we decided to go out for dinner together tonight. We went to Zizzis and had a lovely meal. We couldnt decide on dessert so we nipped to the shops on the way home and got some.