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Hotel Toggie

Family visit meaning a house FULL of Duplo, felt tips, teddies, Peppa Pig, sandy shoes and noise!!!!!  There has been a lot of posing, sitting and dancing on the dining room table singing twinkle twinkle by our two year old (two on Thursday how time flies!!)   Our rather boistrous 8 year old has learnt to knit, baked bread, stirred the Christmas cake made wishes for all and sundry - one is never enough!! - and actually spent some quiet time painting and designing some picture frames.  (takes after her Nana in the making department).


We went to Woodhorn Mining Museum to count pumpkins set in and around the permanent displays learning a little bit about mining as we went along. 



We ran about on Alnmouth beach like demented beings and then cooked sausages in the van for lunch. My youngest granddaughter was fascinated with the horses on the farm - well really the whole visit is a treat for two small city girls - lots of space and beach to run about in - a van to drive to Africa , Japan and china in - with sausage lunches thrown in and a Nana to spoil them rotten.   

I love having my family to stay but its bloomin hard work, hats off to all those Nanas and Grandpas that take on child car on  regular basis... and now as they go home our house for a very short time will feel twice as big haha and very quiet!!!  Bring on Christmas!!

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