We've been having a lot of holidays lately which is unusual for us! We spent a week on the Isle of Wight in a Caravan; Gemma went away for a long weekend with her friend Jules; and she is away again this weekend on a Hen weekend.
It was great to get away to the Isle of Wight for a break. The weather was terrible but we still managed to do quite a bit, visiting dinosaur worlds and a family favourite, Black Gang Chine.
The Chine is very hilly and it was hard work pushing Matt around in his new ten-tonne pushchair. We got the new chair about a week before the holiday and Gemma pulled something in her back just in that first week - it is so heavy to lift!
I've since discovered a way to dismantle it when loading into the car but even then you are left with 2 heavy pieces of chair. Still it's a solution and it works!
We later went to Carrisbrooke Castle which the kids really enjoyed. I think James quite liked the cannons and they all loved the donkeys. Shame it was spoiled slightly when the cafe complained because we fed Matthew food which we had brought with us. He certainly would not have been able to eat anything which they had for sale!!
Gem went away with her friend last weekend (and this). It really is amazingly difficult to look after James, Emily and Matthew and to somehow find time to perform the huuuuge list of physio and educational tasks we're supposed to help Matt with.
In fact, on the one occassion I was able to fit it all into a day, Matthew just got so tired that he fell asleep, completely exhausted. But its been great to actually spend some time with the kids for a change! Matt and I played 'catch' while he was in his standing frame. I took a video on my mobile phone - but it's a naff phone and the quality is awful!
I shall be upgrading to an IPhone as soon as I can...
Thank goodness my parents live close by and can lend a helping hand, they have helped out loads. Emily is sleeping over there tonight so I just have the boys to look after: but it's the boys who tend to wake up in the night! :-)
My turn for a holiday next weekend: My best friend's stag weekend. It'll be fun, but bad news for my liver!
