Band, Blackpool and Bella

The last week has been full of alsorts of experiences for us as a family...we have had a much needed few days off from work ( it's never exactly rest when you have a 2 year old!)

Our time off began with me going out ( for pleasure!) to see Marc's wonderful band The Lost Missiles perform. We had taken the bull by the horns and invited a few of our new acquaintances and friends to come along too. I was delighted to see some friendly faces ( nothing worse than being a band widow!) and the band went down a storm. I felt so proud and even got told that I am the coolest vicar ever known :)
It was a truly amazing night and the easiest opportunity to chat to people and get to know them much better on their territory!...If only we could spend more time in the pub!!!

Our time off then took us to the wonderfully sunny seaside resort of Blackpool....a place I often went to as a  child to enjoy the illuminations!
From the second we spotted the tower I felt like I had reverted back to a 10 year old child I was so excited, seeing the sea, the tower the piers brought back wonderful memories and to re live those memories again with Daniel was truly delightful, he was a total delight and absorbed everything we did with the enjoyment of a 2 year old. He tasted Candy floss explored the sea life centre and discovered many new things whilst we were there and to see his eyes light up with the illuminations it was a real sight to behold.

We then travelled down the M6 M56 and M53 to see my beautiful little niece who was celebrating her 2nd birthday. Our niece has been a poorly little poppet since birth so to see her and Daniel running around together like best buddies happy as a daisy was again a delight to behold.
The thing that I really struggle with my job is the distance that is between us and our family, we don't get to see each other nearly as much as we would like to but these moments that we can spend together are to be treasured, from going to the urban farm and meeting up with my Aunty and cousin to going to Chester Zoo to watching Daniel and Bella just playing happily together was truly worth its weight in Gold.

We won't get to see our family now until Christmas time...2 long months but the moments we have had this last week will be happy memories to help us until we create the next ones .