I got Dad tickets to the The Pixel Bunker for Christmas and today we managed to organise going. We set off nice and early as we were booked in for the 10am - 1pm session. We had a great 3 hours, completing both the TMHT game as well as Time Crisis. We had some races against each other on some driving games and also played on the pinball machines. After we went to McDonalds for some lunch and then to the Lego shop to have a look around before heading home.
It was a lovely day out today, so we decided to go and do 9 holes of Pitch and Putt at Blaby Golf Centre. We are not that great at it, we didn't really keep score so no clue who won, but we had a great time.
I got offered the position of Staff Engineer at Learning Pool today. Really excited about the opportunity!
Today Ethan and I went to my parents to spend the day with them and Thomas. We played on the Switch, Lego and some board games. We had a great day.
Its Joys actual birthday today, so we took her bowling this morning at Hollywood bowl for 1 game and then we took her to Costa for a coffee and some lunch.
Today we went to Claires for a garden party to celebrate Joys birthday, all her friends came round to see her. Ethan and I built some Lego and ate some food before heading home.
Tonight Mum, Dad and I went to see Here and Now, which is the Steps musical. It was at the Curve in Leicester, so we went for a Nandos first and then walked across town to the Curve. The musical was great, playing all of the classic Steps songs. The cast had great voices and at the end, everyone was stood up singing. We had such a great night.
Today Dad, Ethan, Thomas and I went to Laser Quest. We had 2 games, the first one was everyone for themselves in which I won, which was great. The next game was a team game, with Ethan and I being on the same team and Thomas and Dad being on the other team. Ethan and I split up for most of the game and ended up winning. On the way home we went and got a McDonalds and ate that at my parents.
Rachel and I have been married 12 years now. We went to Wildwood for dinner and had a really nice evening and the food was lovely.
Ethan and I went to see the new Mario film today, we got in one of the bug screens at Vue, we thought it was really good.
This morning we went up early, packing everything away and loading the car up. Once that was done Ethan and I went swimming while Rachel took the car back to the carpark. We then had some lunch at Starbucks. Ethan and I then went on a nice bike ride going over all the bumps we could find and through the forest and around the lakes. We then had Family Karting booked which was great fun as we could all go on, we did time trials and just pedalled around. We started heading home about 4pm, got home at 6pm and had a Dominos pizza as we couldn't be bothered to cook.
This morning Ethan and started off the day with a swim followed by some lunch at Starbucks. We then went for a bike ride and went around the lake. We then went Roller Skating in the Sports Plaza, I had forgotten my skates, but the hired ones were ok and we all had great fun. After getting hot skating Ethan and I had an ice cream and a sit down. In the evening we went to Cafe Rouge for dinner and Rachel and I had the pie.
This morning Ethan and had Tree Trekking, which we really enjoy to do. Afterwards we went Starbucks for lunch and a donut. We then went swimming before heading back to the lodge for a rest. We then went out on the bikes trying to find jumps and hills to ride over, we found some and had a great time. In the evening we went to Bella Italia and I had a pizza.
This morning Rachel and Ethan went pottery painting and then we went t Starbucks for some lunch. Ethan and I then went swimming and then headed to the Sports Plaza to do some Curling which wasn't on ice, but it was really good fun. We then went for a bike ride before going for dinner at Hucks where I had the fajitas.
This morning we loaded up both cars and headed off to Center Parcs Elveden Forest, it tooks us a few hours to get there and we stopped for a Starbucks and some lunch on the way. We got there about 2pm and they let us go straight to the lodge with the car as we were so close to the carpark. We unloaded the car and then Ethan and I had a ride and then went to the Subtropical Swimming Paradise. It was great to be back in the pool going on the slides, rapids and the waves. We then had a ride back to the lodge and headed to Las Iguanas for dinner, which was lovely.
Happy Valentines Day. We all went out this morning to Congo River Crazy Golf in Blaby, it was quite quiet which was good as we could take our time on each hole. We then went for lunch and had a nice cake.
Dad and I have just come back from a week skiing in Nassfeld Austria. We stayed in the Franz Ferdinand Hotel which we had been to 8 years ago, in that time they have added a swimming pool which we made use of daily. We tried night skiing the first evening but the runs were just frozen slush, so we didn't go for a 2nd run. Over the week though we had great skiing with loads of snow which made some days like skiing off piste. Some days the visibility was really bad and we were skiing through feeling most of the time. We really liked the resort and would go back again.
The cars took a beating at the end of last season and needed some work. 3 of the batteries we originally bought had stopped working, so I ordered 2 new ones of a different make. We got new shells, new wheels and tyres and then replacement parts that had broken. Ethan and I went to my parents to spray the shells and Ethan did his himself which he wanted to look like Baymax and it turned out great.
It was Rachels uncles 70th birthday today and to celebrate they had booked an executive box at the Coventry Arena for the Coventry vs Leicester game. We got there at 10:30 and were shown to the box, we then had a 2 course dinner which was really good. We then sat outside and watched the game and Coventry won 2-1 which was great for them as both Howard and Robert support them.
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.
Today I was in Sheffield for the company assembly day. After that I got checked in to the hotel and got ready and Christmas party. We walked to the venue which was The Hide, which is like an old building with a cafe and the front and a space at the back. It was a good night, there wasn't as much food as last year but it was still nice. I had a great chat with the team and then spent some time with the HR team.
