Ramble on

Daddy and Sprocket go for a ramble

Lucy enjoys the view.

Daddy abandons Lucy on a bridge for a slightly optimistic photo opportunity.

Ah, that's a bit better. At least you can see Lucy in the lovely Devon countryside.

She's properly enjoying her walk. Especially because Daddy had to do all the walking.

Devon help us!

To celebrate Grandad Ray's 60th Birthday, we joined Nichola and Mark for a holiday in deepest Devon. We rented a cottage. Here are Sprocket and cousin Jonathan with Ali i the rather nice front garden.

The cottage was quite nice as well.

Ducks

One of Lucy's favorite things is to go down to Barnes Pond and look at the ducks.

Share Sprocket's point of view. They are very friendly ducks.

Da Vinci

Lucy is learning to use crayons. Obviously there is no decernable patten to her random scribbles but we still see it as a precursor to her burgoning artistic genius.

Piink

Aunty Pink helps Lucy have her dinner.

Bubble Bath

Lucy likes to have plenty of bubbles in her bath.

Interesting Costume

We normally dress Lucy better than this. She looks like Max Wall.

This Sucks

Bizarrely, one of Sprockets favorite toys is the stick from the center of her Stacking Hen Toy.

I think chewing it might help her new little teeth.

Sunny BBQ

Uncle David was over from Australia so Ken and Chris arranged a BBQ. David always seems to bring the weather with him - it was a scorcher. Great Grandad Don and Nana Moo admire Lucy's fine new Sun hat.

Nana Moo had bought Lucy a present. Lucy is getting much better at ripping open wrapping paper.

Mummy and Nana Moo take Lucy for a stroll round the garden.

Mummy enjoys a glass of beer in the shade.

And then Lucy has a bottle of the good stuff.

Sprockets Farm

Mummy and Daddy took Lucy to Bocketts Farm. It is a kind of farm theme park near Leatherhead. I was going to photoshop the sign to be Sprockets Farm but I couldn't be bothered.

This sheep was ignoring Lucy until she said "Baa-ram-ewe, baa-ram-ewe. To your breed, your fleece, your clan be true. Sheep be true. Baa-ram-ewe". Then they were friends.

Lucy comes face to face with a Pony called Lance.

Daddy explains to Lucy that she is not getting a pony.

When the chance arises, Lucy always enjoys a good swing.

Being on a farm its is only right that Sprock has go on a tractor

Even though he is enjoying driving it, this tractor is a little bit too big for Lucy.

Riding Daddy is a much more appropriate form of transport.

Or so we thought until we found the area with the Sprocket sized tractors!

Forget the Pony - I think she wants a tractor!

How can you possibly distract a little girl from her favorite tractor? PIG RACE!

In fairness to the porky pigglets they could certainly get a fair clip on.

And their reward was a big bowl of lovely food.

The Evil Drink

It all starts so innocently.

Just one little drink.

Next out comes the comedy headwear.

Then more booze.

It was always going to get messy.

(I hope I don't need to point out that the can was never open)

Knackered

Mummy took Spoink for a walk up to the beautiful Richmond Hill. On the way back she ate nearly a full punnet of strawberrys. By the time she got home she was a little fatigued.

Portrait

During our trip to Legoland we had Lucy's picture done by a street urchin. We'll let you judge how accurate her rendition is.

Legoland with Holly

I know what you are thinking, we must have taken Spork to Cape Canaveral in Florida in order for her to visit Nasa and see the Space Shuttle Orbiter and an Apollo Rocket. But no, it is actually Legoland in Winsor were we went with Mellon and Holly.

Here are Marcus and Holly with Mummy and Spork on the water ride.

Holly looks at the scenery whilst Spoink focuses on her milk.

Mummy and Spork watch an interesting reinterpretation on the Pide Piper of Hamlin at the Duplo Theater. It starred muppets, Roland Rat and Elvis!

Marcus and Daddy wait with the kids while Mummy and Ellen go shopping.

Mummy and Ellen take the sprouts on their first ride on a Carossell.

It looks like they both had a lovely time.

Pink Feet

Perhaps getting Lucy a pair of pink trainers wasn't the best way to disguise the phenomenal expanse of her feet.

Doh!

Big Strawberry

Lucy is a big fan of the Strawberry. Especially big ones that she can gnaw on for ages.

This strawberry is almost as big as her hand.