High everyone. Hope that Grandma and Grandpa enjoy their stay in Cornwall.

We have had a school holiday this week, so I took today (friday) off and took the two children out. We went on an open top bus ride and also had a look at Hamsters, we are thinking of pets since the fish have all committed suicide.

Last night, Jen and I took Joshua and Esther (and Claire) to Disney on Ice, part of a birthday gift. Something neither of us had done before and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

Claire has been filling her time at a painting class which culminated in a visit to the Botanical Gardens. She had a lot of fun and feels some sense of achievement, I don't suppose she would part with her paintings even for US$100.