This is a quick post to say... We're back from our week in Cornwall.  The weather was disappointing generally, but we made do, and made the best of the little sunshine we had.  The boys loved the beach, the wildlife centre we went to, the farm, the cottage, basically everywhere we went!  We took a picnic lunch with us every day, and had our dinner in the same restaurant every day (a little pub by the sea edge - lovely view, great food, and quiet, so the boys didn't disturb many people).  Here are some photos from the holiday...

Our holiday cottage

Splashing in the puddles at Crackington Haven beach

Exploring the beach and looking out to sea

A family photo in Boscastle taken by a friendly cafe worker who was passing by. :)

At Widemouth Bay beach

Collecting stones :)

Fishing out more stones from the river

Splash splash!

Copying his big brother :)

Does this wheel move??

A walk along the coastal path on a rare sunny afternoon.  Sea in the background! :)

Knackered out :)

Ice creams!!

More beach fun, yippee!

Trip to Tintagel.  One windswept and tired mummy from carrying Christopher up the path to the ruins!!

This was taken after coming back down from the very top of the ruins.  It was very blustery and Christopher didn't like it at all.  So we stopped for cuddles and milk in Tintagel ruins!  Note the sunburn from the day before - oops!  You don't expect the sun to be that hot when it's so cloudy!

Having fun outside the cottages

Cutie pie! :)

Lots of running around on the fields by the cottage. :)

A trip to the beach again on a sunny but blustery day (hense my jumper!!)  Daddy built a castle and moat, and built a channel from a passing stream to fill the moat.  Which quickly overflowed so a leaving channel had to be built ;)

The boys enjoyed running round and round in the moat.  The water was lovely and warm but the wind was biting.

A little trip to the slide near the cottages, Christopher enjoyed just being out and running along the grass.

Cheeky boy! :)

Rather over-exposed pic of Robert at the beach.  He loved just running around the beach, splashing in the puddles.

Found some shells stuck on a rock, he managed to pluck one off!

At Tamar Otter and Wildlife Centre.  They had lots of peacocks, geese, ducks, as well as owls, wallabies, deer, and of course several pens of otters.

Some quails (I think?).  Christopher kept quacking at them :)

One of the deer in the woodland walk

The deer are very tame!

Stroking an owl during a demonstration

Looking at the peacock

Christopher getting a kiss from a baby deer

Boat ride at Trethorne Leisure Farm

Then Christopher had a go!

Petting session

Robert wanted a chick - and was handed a grey one.  At which point he started crying because he wanted a yellow one.  He got his yellow one soon enough, and sighed, saying "I love this chick!  It's SO cute!"

This was the last full day - we went home the next day.  The boys were so good in the car for both journeys!