Lincolnshire Avaition Heritage Centre

Lucy loves aeroplanes. So she persuaded Mummy, Daddy and Uncle Si to take her to the Aviation Heritage centre in East Kirkby. It is one of the few places that you can see a working Avro Lancaster.

Up close with the mighty bird of prey.

There were other planes there as well doing flybys and landings.

Not surprisingly the most impressive was the Spitfire which flew an classic display and was then joined by a Hurricane for mock dog fighting.

Lucy has a great time wandering around looking at everything

And of course having a lolly

Daddy helps Lucy to understand some of the subtle nuances of flight dynamics

Uncle Si just smiles

Simon looks after the kids

Uncle Si demonstrates that looking after 3 excited sprouts isn't so hard

Banana Lovers

Lucy is sneaking up on Milly

They are having a glorious time together.

Lucy is very fond of bananas. Arguably too fond.

Milly also likes bananas.

Apparently bananas are funny.

Lucy and Milly

Milly and Lucy are making butterflies small birds together.

They are sticking sparkly decorations on them to make them look pretty

Milly is an excellent teacher and Lucy is a studious pupil

Then it is time for a lovely spread out tea.

Skegness Natureland Seal Sanctuary

Lucy is visiting the Seal Sanctuary in Skegness. These are Harbour Seals.

Uncle Si, Mummy and Lucy look at the baby seals.

Mummy looks like a secret agent who is kidnapping a baby Eskimo.

In deference to the fact the she has just been observing the aquatic world of nature, Lucy opts for egg and chips. Mummy and Daddy have no such scruples and wolf down fish and chips because everyone knows they always taste better at the seaside. Uncle Si has curry sauce and chips because he believes curry is part of his Five a Day

Picaboo

She's behind you!

Football with Uncle Si

Lucy is playing football with her Uncle Si. He is proving rather difficult to handle despite being no Wayne Rooney.

So Lucy picks up the ball. Let's play catch instead.

It's a great throw from Lucy to Si.

And Lucy is very pleased with herself when she holds onto the return throw. Possibly a goalkeeper in the making?

Uncle Simon

Uncle Simon is over. Lucy is fascinated.

Lucy and Uncle Simon

Lucy and Uncle Simon wave to everybody

Lucy points out where his tomatoes used to be until she scoffed them

Uncle Simon is very forgiving. Big hug Uncle Si.

Milly and Uncle Simon

What a treat. Being Oop Norff we get the chance to see daddy's top mate Uncle Simon and our goddaughter Milly. Milly loves meeting Lucy again.

Milly has an inflatable hammer that her Uncle Ports gave her. It says everything about how fond she is of Lucy that she doesn't whack her. She did whack every one else of course.

Down at the pub, Lucy reads her book.

Later on, Milly, Lucy and Ali get prime position at the bar.

Lucy had ordered a bottle of house white, Uncle Simon helps her drink it.

First Trip to the Local Pub

After we returned from our Northern adventure, our top mate Si came down to visit from ooop Lincolnshire. We decided to take the Spork for her first visit to our local Pub.

Mummy taught Lucy how to clap.

Daddy tried some "baby on the head" cuteness to impress the locals.