Bobby sets off and leaves Henry and friends...

Bobby woke this morning with a plan in mind and seeing that the weather was finally good he set to putting his plan into motion.  He had been thinking about the message he got from Suzi the other day...

Hey Bobby 
Cool trike - Now you have wheels, you have no excuse to come back and see me again in Devon - wouldn't take long I reckon.... Missing you soooo...much

Suzi xxx

Well why not he thought?  'Have wheels...will travel'

Trouble is he hadn't thought about anyone seeing him...

"Hey Bobby, where are you going?"  Henry asks.

"Oh just for a short bike ride"  Bobby replies.

"But why have you got your back pack?"  Henry asks

"Um..." Bobby quickly thinks... "Just in case I need a drink and a sandwich"  

"Now out of my way Henry" Bobby says as he gets on his trike while Henry stands aside.

Henry stares after Bobby who resolutely rides off...

"Bye Bobby, see you later"  Henry waves.

Henry watches Bobby cycling down the garden path all the while wondering whether Mum knows that Bobby is going out of the garden...

Bobby looks very determined and doesn't dare look back.

"I hope he doesn't grass on me"  Bobby is thinking.  "After all it is not as though it is a big deal going to see Suzi, as she says, it can't be that far surely..."

Bobby sets off down the road, it is early in the morning so there is not many people up yet.  He figures he should arrive at Suzi's fairly soon...perhaps by mid morning.

Little does he realise it is over 200 miles away!

Henry watches Bobby cycle down the road with a worried expression on his face.

Bobby looks so little cycling down the road...and Mum had said they mustn't go out on their bikes without her knowing...

"What should I do" thinks Henry.  "I know I'll see what the other boys say"

"Bobby says he is going for a ride on his Trike this morning and won't be long, but he had his little back pack on"  Henry tells Simon and Harry.

"Perhaps he has just got sandwiches and a drink in his bag"  Harry suggests as that seems the most sensible explanation.

"Well, yes that is what he said"  Henry replies.  "But he had this funny look on his face"

"What sort of look?"  Simon asks.

"You know, the look he has on his face when he is up to something or thinking about Suzi"  Henry tells them.

"Oh THAT look" Harry and Simon chorus together giggling.

"Yes, THAT look"  Henry agrees.  "He went down that way" he points down the garden path.

The boys wander down the path to the street entrance to have a look.  

"He went down the road"  Henry says worrying..."Can you see him?"

"No, can you?"  Simon replies.

"No he is gone now...what should we do?"  Henry asks.

The boys stand there for a bit long watching down the road to see if they can see Bobby, but they can't.  They discuss whether to tell Mum or not or whether to leave it a bit longer to see if Bobby comes back.

I wonder what will happen next?

Gorgeous Blonde Boys

Not many words as the pictures tell it all, some gorgeous handsome blonde boys for us all to admire with thanks to Ellen Church with whom they all live.

What a smashing looking character he looks!

Thank you Ellen for the photographs, I will post the photos of the others another day...don't want to spoil everyone at once!

Knitting for the Big Girls.

I finished the outfits for the two American Girl's Kit and Kat the other day and they look very pleased with their outfits.

These are lovely fun items of clothing to make I think I am going to try and convert the patterns for Sasha.

Not much chance of being outside today it is pouring with rain!

A couple more fun outfits I have recently made...

A little daring!

Pretty in pink.

Surprises for the boys

Henry was very surprised to get a package in the post today from the postman.  He couldn't wait to open it.  Nothing like a parcel addressed especially to yourself.

I wonder what is inside it he thinks.

He rips open the package in his enthusiasm and discovers...

"A Steam Train!  Yippee!"  He cheers.

Harry hears Henry cheering and comes over to have a look.

"Oh wow, it is just like the one we went on"  Harry says to Henry.

"Yes isn't it neat?  Henry replies.

"Who sent it?  Harry asks?

"It said on the back Madison"  Henry tells Harry.  "That is a friend of Mummy's.  She has her own blog as well which can be found here

"That was ever so nice of her wasn't it?

"Can I play as well Henry?"  Harry asks.

"Of course Harry, go and find the tram, and we can play with that as well"  Henry replies.

"Thank you so much for my steam train Madison"  

Meanwhile Bobby has been soaking in the glow of getting such a nice message from Suzi the other day and has decided he wants to show her his 'new trike'  or rather the family's new trike...

"Look Suzi, I can ride - isn't this such a cool trike?"

Bobby rides round on the patio area just as it starts to rain.

He heads back towards the door ready to come inside.

"So what do you think Suzi?  Aren't we lucky?  Make sure you thank your Mum for telling my Mum about the bike Suzi."

Jubilee Preparations.

The children are gathering for their Jubilee Party.  The table is laid with plates and cups and they are waiting on the food being prepared in the kitchen.

They have done their best to dress themselves in the colours red white and blue.  Molly is keeping an eye on the babies, Amelia and Alfie, to stop them getting under the feet of the girls who are working hard at setting the table.

Harry and Henry watch on while chatting to the girls.  They did the heavy work and pinned the bunting and flag up.

Cora lets them know that the sandwiches and cake will be coming very soon now.  

The excitement is building..

A wagon arrives.

The boys had been excited for days...they had been asking for a wagon 'because everyone else seems to have one' and whilst that is not a reason, they had been very good boys so Mum thought she would get them one as a special treat.

"Guess what?"  Henry asks.

"What?" Harry and Simon ask together.

"I saw a package arrive the other day...I wonder if it is for us?"  Henry replies.  "I saw Mum hide something away.

The wagon is bought out to them and the boys look at it a bit shocked.

"It's a bit big, don't you think"  Simon says.

"Do you think Mum measured wrong" Henry comments..."She did that with my first suitcase!"

"How are we going to pull it?" Harry asks staring at it.

"Well I can lift the handle, but that is about it" Henry demonstrates.

"If we can only get someone to pull it for us, it will probably be okay, don't worry Simon, it will probably turn out okay after all"  Henry reassures Simon while they have a think.

"Why don't we ask Bobby? Harry suggests.

"Oh yes that would be a super idea.  Might stop him moping over Suzi.  He does nothing but send her messages on the computer"  Henry tells them.  "Best not say anything to him about that though, or he may not help.  He is...let's say rather 'sensitive' about it".

The boys manage to convince Bobby to come out to look at the wagon.

"Please Bobby, play with us" They ask imploringly while looking at Bobby with their 'puppy dog eyes'.

"Well okay" Bobby says

"Three cheers for Bobby" The boys shout and cheer!

With the wagon loaded up Henry and Harry help push it to get it started.  Looks like little Alfie has hitched a ride as well.

Once they get it going the boys are able to let go

and walk alongside it.  Harry keeps a close eye on Alfie to make sure he doesn't fall out.

"Let's go over there" Bobby suggests.

They are all quite happy with that idea, Simon leads the way to their favourite play area.

Out come the tools.  Henry starts to saw a piece of wood while the others chat about what they might make.

"Careful Henry, you might need to use two hands if you are sawing some wood to steady it"  Harry suggests.

Harry walks over to Henry and suggests that he might see if he can cut the vine that is in the way with his pliers.  

"I don't think they are going to work on that"  Bobby observes.

Meanwhile no one has observed what Alfie is getting up to!

Suddenly Henry spots Alfie as he swings his leg over the side of the wagon and rushes over to him.

"Hang on a minute there Alfie, let me give you a hand" 

"There you go, that's made it a bit easier, hasn't it" Henry comments as he helps Alfie down out of the wagon.

Alfie sits down with the boys while they have a discussion about what to do next.  Alfie plays with some sticks while looking up at the boys.

"Why don't we pack everything up now and go back inside to watch a video...it is getting a bit chilly out here and I think Mum will have dinner ready soon"  

"That sounds like a good idea...I can go back on the computer and see if Suzi is home yet"  Bobby murmurs to himself, hoping the others don't hear.

Simon helps Alfie back into the wagon.

"Steady on Alfie, you can't get out again yet, wait until we are inside"  Simon holds onto Alfie to keep him from scrambling out while Bobby is pulling the wagon.

"What shall we watch?"

"I don't know. Pirates of the Caribbean?"

"We always watch that.  How about Harry Potter"

"Um, I'm not sure I feel like watching HP"

The boys continue discussing what to watch... 

While Bobby wonders what Suzi has done today...