Our Easter Weekend

When it comes to the Easter weekend we have our own traditions, and many of them involve wearing PJs.

Good Friday

Friday was the ONE day of the long weekend guaranteed decent weather so we took advantage and enjoyed a long 5 mile walk (true to form it was the one day I forgot to switch on my pedometer app). For those who don’t know we are up in North Yorkshire and in my humble opinion thre isn’t a place more lovely anywhere.

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After our walk and a much healthier lunch we enjoyed board games and just generally hanging out together.

Saturday

Saturday was a true day of rest. There were art and crafts, Easter movies,  more family games, some baking but of course all was done in the comfort of our PJs.

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Sunday

After checking to see if the Easter Bunny had been for Roy and the boys (as Taylor puts it “Mummy didn’t want anything because she is liquorice (lactose!) intolerant”) we settled down to a breakfast of chocolate brioche. The boys get one egg and one little treat which was a net of Easter chocolate coins this year and so we didn’t want to break up the mini haul too early.

After breakfast was some binge-watching of our favourite Fort Boyard shows (we pick teams to support and cheer for) there was the annual boiled egg decorating session. Special mention must be made of my C3PO.

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The rest of the day was mainly back to chilling  out and the boys had some digital time.

Not an overly busy weekend but relaxed, quiet, fun and no-one is suffering from a chocolate hangover which I’m calling a win. Roy’s back to work tomorrow and I’ll be working around the boys (morning and night when they are in bed)  so while they are on hols still the magic of the Bank Hol weekend will have passed.

What did you get up to?

A Cawood Easter Weekend

I’ve been looking forward to Easter for ages. Not only do we get the long weekend off work (I haven’t popped up to the office once – honest), both Roy and the kids are at home for the rest of these week too. I will no doubt have to nip off and do some work at some point but overall everything feels very relaxed.

Relaxed though it has been so far we’ve definitely been busy!

My grown-up dining room finally called time on the on-going fight against being transformed into a playroom with a dining table…

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The Easter Bunny came and brought all manner of goodies (less chocolate and more creative fun – and Club Penguin for Kieran).

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Then I took delivery of a Singer sewing machine, a gorgeous clock and ornament for just £15 to add to my vintage home / styling project.

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Roy has been very busy too – his is renovating the workshop / garage to create a Man Den. Think beer fridge, dartboard and somewhere he can chop, saw and create without my threatening him with violence for sawing in the kitchen again. We found some more vintage items hidden away in the walls too which was a bonus.

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Quite a busy weekend so far! What have you been up to?