At the weekend us Hoopers travelled down to Surrey to visit Jean and Robin for Jean's birthday.
On the Friday night we watched the first 30 mins of the Olympics Opening Ceremony before grabbing a sleepy Kez from her bed and whizzing down the motorway to Surrey. We managed to get to Surrey in time to see the last of teams enter the stadium and Kezia was still up to see the cauldron being lit. I hadn't really been looking forward to the Olympics but the opening ceremony really got me in the mood. I think the way the cauldron was lit by the next generation of hopeful Olympians was very moving.
On the Saturday we went for a lovely meal and then we toddled off to Godstone Farm. It is a lovely farm with animals to pet and watch being fed etc and also has some playgrounds and indoor climbing frame things. Kez had a wonderful time showing Nanny and Grampy - which she pronounces Grumpy! - the animals. We found some miniature shetlands - one of which was a foal - and Kezia was overjoyed! We told her they were Gilda's sisters! chuckle.
The pigs were both smelly and rather large and noisy, so Kez wasn't a huge fan of them but she did like the ducks and the chickens.
Before we left the Farm we went to the petting area where there were little rabbits, guinea pigs and a chicken (!) to pet and have some one to one time with. Kezia checked out all the rabbits before finding her favourite one and giving that lots of cuddles. She also wanted to stroke the chicken but was a bit frightened by it, so Mummy helped out with that one! chuckle.
Whilst we were petting the small animals, Grampy Hooper discovered he could conduct the sheep in the pen next to us ... he is a man of hidden talents ...
It was a really lovely weekend and we were sad to leave at the end of it. Kezia is already asking when she can see her Nanny and Grumpy again, so we will have to make sure we meet for another lovely day like it soon.
On the Friday night we watched the first 30 mins of the Olympics Opening Ceremony before grabbing a sleepy Kez from her bed and whizzing down the motorway to Surrey. We managed to get to Surrey in time to see the last of teams enter the stadium and Kezia was still up to see the cauldron being lit. I hadn't really been looking forward to the Olympics but the opening ceremony really got me in the mood. I think the way the cauldron was lit by the next generation of hopeful Olympians was very moving.
On the Saturday we went for a lovely meal and then we toddled off to Godstone Farm. It is a lovely farm with animals to pet and watch being fed etc and also has some playgrounds and indoor climbing frame things. Kez had a wonderful time showing Nanny and Grampy - which she pronounces Grumpy! - the animals. We found some miniature shetlands - one of which was a foal - and Kezia was overjoyed! We told her they were Gilda's sisters! chuckle.
The pigs were both smelly and rather large and noisy, so Kez wasn't a huge fan of them but she did like the ducks and the chickens.
Before we left the Farm we went to the petting area where there were little rabbits, guinea pigs and a chicken (!) to pet and have some one to one time with. Kezia checked out all the rabbits before finding her favourite one and giving that lots of cuddles. She also wanted to stroke the chicken but was a bit frightened by it, so Mummy helped out with that one! chuckle.
Whilst we were petting the small animals, Grampy Hooper discovered he could conduct the sheep in the pen next to us ... he is a man of hidden talents ...
It was a really lovely weekend and we were sad to leave at the end of it. Kezia is already asking when she can see her Nanny and Grumpy again, so we will have to make sure we meet for another lovely day like it soon.
