29/04/2022
A new week and we were all hoping to step it down a couple of gears. We have been spoilt with the weather again. Super Mum and the kids have been living outside all week.
We had heard good things about Romy’s and family fish and chips down the road. It was the easy choice for dinner. Eloise was chomping into the fish before we had even got home. Fish and chip shops in the UK are strange. The batter is so much more crispy than what we are used to, almost too crispy. It is also different how they don’t cook the fish and chips on the spot, it is all prepared earlier. It still passes the Eloise test in flying colours.
On Monday ANZAC Day was celebrated in Australia and the UK, although we did not get a bank holiday here. It was good to hear that crowds are returning in Australia.
A “new campaign [launched in the UK offering] £10 flights to Adelaide” as South Australia try to boost numbers in the state.
Tuesday was Lachlan’s day, blocks and a stroll around the house. He is getting awfully close to walking. Eloise had her second dance lesson. There is not much communication with the parents about what happens. Eloise left excited again with plenty of giggles and kept repeating “naughty toes, naughty toes hehe”.
Wednesday morning, Eloise went rogue with the screenshot button when calling home. Watch out Nali, Grandma Nicholls and Becca.
After the Easter break Bounce Back to Netball was back on to the delight of Super Mum, it was a good turnout with 14 people, enough for a proper match.
Thursday morning was Gymbroee before Eloise and her homies took over Milngavie Town Centre.
This morning after an early Grandma Nicholls like run around the block we called home. Grandpa Dave and Nali had found some souvenirs from their trip to Scotland in the olden days. Culzean Castle, we had to check it out.
It was costly to visit Culzean Castle and Country Park so we rang up the Scottish Paul L and signed up as Scotland National Trust members. We hope you all are not sick of castle posts because they are only getting started. It was a ripper day so as soon as the clock struck midday we scoffed down some lunch and jumped in the car to Culzean Castle and Country Park.
The Culzean County Park was enormous, thanks to Eloise’s back seat navigating we eventually found Culzean Castle which had a grand entrance.
After the car drive, the kids were restless, we had to let them blow off some steam. Lachnado had fun exploring the lawns but keep trying to jump into the fountain.
After soaking up the sun the Super Mums tried rocking their babies to sleep. However, we then remembered it was Lachnado and that he does not sleep so made our way back up to Culzean Castle.
Culzean Castle was impressive as soon as we walked into the entrance hall.
There were LEGO figurines in each room to find that kept Eloise busy, they were very well hidden.
Dwight David Eisenhower was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, and achieved the five-star rank of General of the Army. He planned and supervised the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–1943 and the invasion of Normandy from the Western Front in 1944–1945.
Culzean Castle is a castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, Carrick, in South Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The clifftop castle lies within the Culzean Castle Country Park and is opened to the public. From 1972 until 2015, an illustration of the castle was featured on the reverse side of five pound notes issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland. As of 2021, the castle was available for rent… The castle was built in stages between 1777 and 1792… Culzean Castle received 333,965 visitors in 2019.
After making our way through the interesting Culzean Castle we spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the Country Park.
We made our way to the opposite end of the Country Park towards the Swan Pond. Eloise found an A grade castle-themed playground and she was off. Even Lachlan got in on the action.
As we started to leave Eloise noticed the Adventure Cove and Wild Woodland, nothing was stopping her.
It was back past the Deer Park and back into the car.
By the time we were going to get home, it would have been a late dinner, we were not sure if the kids or Dad would make it. We headed into Ayr to find some food.
The bridge is thought to have been built in the early fifteenth century. According to John R. Hume, the bridge was built by James Kennedy, who died in 1465, but the first recorded mention was in 1512. The bridge was described as “ruinous” in 1593. The bridge features on the 2007 and 2016 series of £5 notes issued by the Bank of Scotland.
Dinner tonight was at Arthur Street Kitchen. It was a bit challenging though because Eloise’s pizza came covered in green bits, this did not work for Eloise-I-don’t-eat-green-Fensom, to be fair, it was getting late too, the day had got away from us. Lachnado on the other hand downed anything he could get his hands on while making friends on all the nearby tables.
It was well past their bedtime but Eloise was keen to ride her bike so we made our way down to Ayr Beach. Surely this will tucker her out.
It was well well past Eloise’s bedtime by the time we got home, she was still hungry after not eating much dinner. It was toast on the couch as she caught up on Peppa’s castle adventure too.
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