school hols!

I never intended the blog to be all about work but until recently, it's all I've had time for! Anyway, we are now on the last day of the October school hols so there's been lots of time for the boy and I to have fun!!! Jason even managed a couple of days off work too which was a lovely surprise and a real bonus.

In the middle of the week, Jason's cousin Fraser and his wife Debbie and their two boys came through to stay for a couple of days. They only live in Edinburgh but it's been ages since we last saw them all. The three boys are all quite close in age so they had a ball. The first day we went to Finlaystone Park (www.finlaystone.co.uk/) which is in Langbank and is just the best place for kids who love getting their wellies on and going on a big woodland adventure. The woods there are filled with all sorts of amazing structures from a huge pirate ship to tee pees with lots of swings, slides, forts and seesaws in between. It really is a haven for active kids and Debbie and I even managed to struggle over the net wall - not a pretty sight! We got home late that afternoon exhausted but the boys had had an amazing time.

The next day we set off for Culzean Castle (www.culzeanexperience.org/) in Ayrshire for another action packed day. Jason and I go here a lot with the boy and we even joined the National Trust for Scotland because we go so often! We had a picnic in the courtyard before heading straight down to the beach. I took the camera and have chosen some favourite shots to post. You can see them below. I'm so pleased that we had good weather last week and were able to enjoy the great outdoors - we are so lucky where we live! We drove past Braehead shopping centre a couple of times and it was packed! I can't believe people would rather go shopping with their kids than hit the park or the beach!

Here's my favourites!