Dan has passed! We go to Kinder.

I'm very proud of Dan, on Friday he got the results of his medical school finals and passed all of his exams with flying colours! He's been able to let his hair down a bit and on Monday we took a trip up to the high peak to do some walking.

Off the train at Hope and up the hill view of Loose Hill in background.

Amy marching upWyn Hill with help from daddy.

Views from the top.

  Hike up Jaggers Clough up onto Kinder Scout.

Views back to Wyn Hill (right top corner) a roman road runs alongside the trees in the distance.

 Views from Kinder into Edale.

It was a gorgeous day for a walk, Amy walked miles and it was great to be out in the peaks again after a long winter and all Dan's hard work.

Lydia and Phil tie the knot

We had a lovely time on Saturday at Lydia and Phil's wedding. Lydia looked gorgeous, the service was beautiful and the reception was a lot of fun. Plus the food was very good, and that always goes down well.

 

I'm not quite sure what's going on here, but I'm sure Dan had drunk too much schloer by this stage.

Daffodils

Amy and I had a lovely afternoon last week catching up with Carrie-Anne. We enjoyed the afternoon sunshine, chasing birds and playing in the daffodils.

Playing in the garden because the sun is out and it is not totally freezing

Races in the garden

Robin Hood's Stride

Dan and I went along to the East Midlands Geological Society lecture on Saturday evening given by Tim Colman. Gerry was there and invited Amy and I along to the Derby WEA fieldtrip. So on Wednesday Amy and I went to Robin Hood's Stride and luckily the weather that day was perfect for walking.

Waving at lorries while waiting for the bus.

Mingling, exploring and getting very muddy!

Stomping around the countryside. She got a lot of giggles running down the hills. Robin Hood's Stride is the rock formation off to the left hand side of this picture. Amy walked virtually all the way there from Elton which is over 2km's.

Lunch break.

Up at Robin Hood's Stride. We had 360 degree views of the country side. We are looking at a stone circle near Castle Ring an old medieval fort. In the distance is Haddon Hall and Manners wood.

Flat out after a lovely day in the country side.

Back in Derby and a very happy little girl.

Amy's new hat

Amy is the proud new owner of a beautiful new hat crocheted by Aunty Niki. I know she loves it because I have found her infront of the mirror a few times trying it on and admiring herself! Now Amy has a matching hat with her cousin Emma.

The concerned face is just that she has a face full of banana and it is obviously taking a lot of concentration.

 After leaving the park Amy escaped, so Adam frog marched her back to me after I asked him to get her. Thanks Adam!

Just some other pictures... Enjoying spaghetti, she loves sucking up the pasta. Bananas and custard at Carrie-Anne's.

We often get big beautiful rainbows in the same spot. Amy enjoyed looking at it, and thought it was a circle.

Chocolate Brownies

So we decided to make some brownies this afternoon.  Amy was pleased:

"Where did the brownie go, Amy?"

"Where?  I can't quite see."