Hello from Sunny Scarborough

Well this is my maiden blog- and what a great achievement it will be if I can actually manage it! I am even going to try to post a couple of photos of the boys. The first one shows their excitment at finding the Easter eggs left by Easter Bunny and the second shows the result!!

This weekend saw us undertaking a dramatic challenge- requiring strength, determination and stamina. While it didnt probably quite match the efforts of some of the other contributors, it was quite a feat for us... and now we have erected in our back garden a mountain of a trampoline for the kids (all of us!!)

This weekend also brought with it a loss... yes Tommy lost his first baby tooth on Saturday. He has been wobbling it around and trying to ease it out for weeks now, so he was very proud when all his hard work paid off and he is now the proud owner of a gappy smile (not to mention the £1 the tooth fairy left- I think we were done- I am sure the fairy only left us 10p!)

Anyway, I'm not going to ramble on on this first effort- just incase it doesnt work! Best wishes to you all

Jane

xxx

Well Done the Conquering Heroes

Your photo reminded me of our wedding anniversary in September 2003 (our 32nd) when we decided to celebrate the occasion by scaling the very same Aonach Eagach Ridge. We did it the other way round by starting at the Clachaig Inn and climbing Sgorr nam Fiannaidh, Meall Dearg and then Am Bodach. Bill very gallantly ran back down the road to the Clachaig Inn and fetched our car as my legs were a wee bitty wobbly by then. Never was a glass of the strong cider more welcome! I managed at one point to slip off the path and go sliding down a steep slope, managing eventually to grab some heather and come to a welcome stop. It is quite a scary climb and one which I don't feel I have to do again! We kept coming across parties of climbers all roped together with a guide and all going the other way!