A day with the ducks

More family fun to be had was had yesterday as  Starting with a treat for me, I left Alby with my parents and headed off into town for a spot of shopping.  Whilst Alby tolerates grocery shopping he finds anything else an absolute pain meaning that I simply don’t do it anymore.  With vouchers left over from Christmas and him in desperate need of a winter jacket however, I enjoyed two Alby free hours in town – the best Easter gift possible.

I came home to find Alby passed out on the sofa, wrapped up in my dad’s fleece blanket.  Bless his cotton socks.  Once awake, Family Beebe-Brooks headed off to the farm yard – Bocketts Farm to be exact, where Alby played slid, swung and drove a tractor in the playground then stomped off to the pond to feed the ducks.

The Alby way to drive a tractor

At the playground Alby proved himself a very huggy little boy giving the other toddler at the giant noughts and crosses board a good cuddle or two before poking him up the nose!  Such a charmer! 

Sadly the tractor was a little bit too big for Alby who even at his most stretched out couldn’t reach the steering wheel whilst sitting on the seat.  Not to let such a small thing as sensible seating to put him off he came up with his own way to drive a tractor.

Across the road and off to the pond we did our best to coax over the ducks, geese and swans with our stale bread and left over hot cross buns. It seems the rest of Surrey had similar ideas and all birds were looking as stuffed as we did.  Not to worry, with the waste not want not attitude of the family intact, Alby tucked into some of the bun instead! 

Stomp in the park

Duck spotting

Home again to a delicious dinner (me stealing the left overs for my packed lunch tomorrow), a bit more playing and then final cuddles goodbye.  I confess I’m quite liking the three day week, especially when the time away from the office is spent in the company of those I love and respect the most (well, next to my love love of course). I am, as I should be, feeling very spoilt at the moment.