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Dad and I have just spent 11 days skiing in Whistler, Canada. We stayed at The Listel Hotel, which was a nice place to be as it was only a few min walk to the main gondolas. We had 9 days in total skiing, we alternating between Blackcomb mountain and Whistler mountain. We enjoyed the Ridge Runner, Cloud Nine, Peak to Creak and Adagio Run and in the morning would try and get on these first while they were still good. After a long day skiing we would enjoy 30 mins in the hot tub at the hotel. In the evening we ate at Peaked Pies, Fat Tonys Pizza, Splitz Grill and La Cantina many times.
Happy valentines day! Rachel got me a Lego Mickey Mouse Brickheadz which I am looking forward to building.
This morning we went ice skating at Jubilee Square Ice Rink. It was really busy, but we all had a great time. Ethan was a bit wobbly at the start but got the hang of it by the end.
Happy Christmas. We had a lovely day seeing family and eating lots of food. I got a nice new coat, some Lego and some items for skiing.
We thought we would try somewhere different today, so we went for lunch at Pennbury Farm in Great Glen. I had a lovely sausage and egg cob and a hot chocolate. We will definitely be going back again.
We took Ethan to Woodlands Garden Centre so that he could meet Santa. We had a good look round before going to meet him and Ethan told him what he wanted for Christmas.
It is becoming a Christmas tradition for us to build the Cadbury house kit. So we got another one this year and Ethan built most of it on his own. We got some coloured icing so we could add some extra details to it.
We put up the tree this afternoon. We put the Christmas music and the fire to get us in the Christmas mood. We decided to put the tree in a different place this year and it works a lot better. After the tree was up we watched Home Alone.
It was Vehicle Visions Christmas party today. We all met in town at Frankie and Bennys and had some lunch. We then went to Lane 7 for a game of bowling, where I won. We then played pool which was good and i won 2 out of the 3 games which made it better. We then went for a drink at Juuice Bar, the cocktail I had as lovely. To finish off the day we went for dinner at Crafty burger.
Happy 8th birthday Ethan! Today we celebrated Ethans birthday. After opening his presents we went to Treetop Adventure Golf where we played both courses, we then went for lunch at Costa. In the afternoon we went to Hollywood Bowl for 2 games and we got upgraded to the VIP sections which was great. In the evening we went to Prezzo for dinner.
To finish the kitchen off we decided to change out all of the white sockets and replace them with some brushed gold ones to match the taps. We struggled to find all of the different types we needed in the same colour and style, but we ended up getting Eurolite ones with white inserts. They didnt take us that long to wire up and they look great.
Today Ethan and I went to the Coventry Transport Museum with my Dad, Sam and Thomas. It was quite quiet in there which was good, there was lots of cars to look at. Ethans favourite part was looking at the land speed record vehicles.
We had a mini bonfire in our firepit this evening and then had some friends and family round for some fireworks. The fireworks were great, some really good ones this year.
I added 2 Tuya RGBCCT LED strip lights to the top of the cupboards in the kitchen and utility room, this gives a nice slow to the room when they are on for late in the evening when we dont want the full lights on. I also added 2 lights under the units in the utility room, controlled by a Tuya smart switch.
We went pumpkin picking today at Malt Kiln Farm. The ground wasnt that wet this year which was good. Ethan got some nice pumpkins for a little display outside.
We went to Treetop mini golf today for a nice treat. We had 2 games, 1 on each course. Ethan did really well and won.
I have wanted a boil tap for a while, as they are really convenient. When planning for the new kitchen I made sure we could fit one in and today I got it all fitted and plumbed in. Its not really quick to make a tea in-between meetings.
On our last day we loaded the car up in the morning and then Ethan and I went swimming while it was still quiet. We then went Starbucks for lunch. In the afternoon we did the long walk to the outdoor activity center so that Ethan could go on the Off Road Explorers for the last time, as he will be too old next time. We then walked back to the car and headed home.
Ethan and I started off the day on the Aerial Tree Trekking, where we got to do 2 loops round as the group was so small! We then had 30 mins on the electric boats which was good, Ethan got to drive it for a bit which he enjoyed. We then went to Starbucks for lunch before Ethan and I spend a few hours at the swimming pool. In the afternoon we went to the Park before heading back to the lodge. In the evening we went to Hucks American Bar and Grill for dinner.
This morning we started things off with Pottery Painting where Ethan painted a pumpkin jug which looked amazing. We then went to Starbucks for some lunch before Ethan and I went swimming for a few hours. In the afternoon Ethan and I went on a ride through the forest and then went back to the lodge for a rest. In the evening we went to Amalfi for dinner.
We were up early this morning getting the cars packed ready to head off to Center Parcs. We had to put the bikes in Rachels car this time as they didnt fit in the Mini and then I had all the cases in the back with the seats down and Ethan in the front. We had a nice drive there and headed straight for Starbucks for lunch and then Ethan and I went swimming. We then got our bikes and went to the lodge to help unload the car. In the evening we went to Las Iguanas for dinner which was great.
After getting the new cars, I finally got round to getting our private plates put on them. I had to order new ones, but Audi sent Rachels when she got the car which was nice.
Today we got our Gemini Worktops, Calacatta Grand Imperial quartz worktops fitted. We went for a matching upstand and also a waterfall end panel. It turned out really great and makes the room look really bright.
Dad came round this morning and helped fit some new wallpaper in the kitchen. The gold on the white background looks great with the flooring.
As Mum and Dad were away for my birthday, they took us out for a meal this evening to Las Iguanas, we had a lovely meal and a great evening.
Happy 40th birthday to Me. I had such a lovely day, I get the day off with work which is great. I opened some presents in the morning, then took Ethan school, did some jobs around the house, picked Ethan up from school and then went to Joys for some cake. Ethan got me the Lego 42114 Volvo Hauler which is amazing.
This morning we had a great breakfast in the hotel and then we went bowling at Hollywood Bowl, followed by lunch at Starbucks. In the afternoon Ethan and I went to The Hangout for 2 hours of playing on old and classic games. We had a great time, it was good to show Ethan some of the old games that I used to play on when I was younger. We then had a walk around MK One before heading to Zizzis for dinner. After dinner we got the car from the hotel and drove home.
For my birthday Rachel organised for us all to go to Milton Keynes for the weekend. We drove down early in the morning and Ethan and I started off the day at Treetop Extreme, which was great fun, you get 1.5 hours to go round the course as many times as you like and then you get to do The Drop. We then drove to MK One, had some lunch and then went into the Upsidedown House, which was really disorientating, but good to take some photos. We had a look round the Lego shop and then walked over to Volcano Falls mini golf. We then parked at the Moxy hotel where we were staying, got changed and then went out to dinner at Las Iguanas.
Rachels car was having a few issues, so we had to look around for a replacement. After going for a test drive in a Ford Puma and an Audi Q2, Rachel decided on getting the Q2. We got a black, 1 ltr turbo one with virtual cockpit.
We are going to be having new worktops, so we needed to removed the old worktops, get all of the tiles removed, get the walls plastered and then get it painted. We did this over a few evenings and now it is all ready.