Playing Around

We've been blessed with some brilliant weather this trip. Last June, it rained for most of the two weeks we were over, but this time around the rain has mainly stayed away.

We all headed to Nine Springs park in Yeovil a couple of times. Here, the Brave Captain Poodle conquers the invading pirate.

(Violet has adopted the word "poodle" as her new favorite. It makes her laugh all the time, and she fills in many words in her favorite songs with it. See, it sounds like her old favorite word that she isn't allowed to say.)

One evening, we met up with Dunc, Lindsey and their children at a park for some evening fun. We played football, rounders (a game like softball) and had a picnic dinner.

Violet invited Charlie to play pirates with her, using plastic jewelry as their treasure. It was sweet to watch.
Thanks, Lindsey, for the photos!

Pop got all of Stace and Dean's old Legos down from the loft. They rebuilt this complete castle set from 1983, and then moved on to build a boat, a spaceship and some tractors.

Cora is now officially a Lego fan. With her English birthday money, she bought some Legos of her own. I actually have a big pink box of Legos at home that I picked up last year at a consignment sale; I'll have to get those out as a treat when we're settled at home and summer boredom sets in.