This morning Jackie and I shopped for lunch items at Tesco and continued for a short forest drive.
The now fast-flowing stream bridged by Church Road bubbled, rippled, and reflected the adjacent waterlogged woodland.
I wondered whether the young equestrian we followed for a while had been given his horse for Christmas.
Danni, Ella, and Jack visited today, keen to meet their “new baby”, as Ella, clutching her Foxy, termed Ellie. Our great niece and nephew were very attentive and gentle with our great granddaughter throughout the visit.
Ella normally makes straight for the toy box in the library; today her first wish was to engage with Ellie. The toys had to wait.
Ellie was content to spend time with Danni and her children.
Eventually Ellie needed to be settled upstairs and the others amused themselves in various ways.
Despite appearances, Jack thoroughly enjoys his mother’s squidging.
Jackie provided her trademark cold meats and salad buffet, of which there was more than enough for the rest of us to graze on later, once Elizabeth, Danni, Ella, and Jack had returned to their respective homes.
In the meantime we all settled down to a restful time while Danni read to Ella and Jackie kept Jack occupied with her computer.
A lovely family, guys! ❤️🇬🇧
Thanks very much, John
What a souper day with a forest drive AND a family visit. Nice!
Thanks very much, Pat
Ahhh…who doesn’t love a good squidge 🥰
Thanks very much, Donna
What a lovely family visit! Such is the stuff that memories are made of.
Thank you so much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
So Ella meets Ellie! What a beautiful way to spend a day. Ella has grown quite a bit!
Thank you so much, Lavinia. And she is not 4 until next week
Ella will be 4 years old already? It seems like yesterday I was reading about little Ella waving and smiling at the bin men!
Thank you once more
Beautiful family and photos, and it looks like a thoroughly delightful day. All the children have grown so much.
Lovely forest and stream photos, too.
Thank you so much, Merril
You’re very welcome, Derrick.
Fine pictures of flood and family both.
Just a note to say that this post didn’t appear in my reader today as it usually would. I visited it via an email.
Thank you very much, Tootlepedal. I am hoping this can all be resolved when my computer advisor is back.
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal
Ella is certainly growing up very quickly!
She is – yet not 4 until next month, John. Thank you very much
It doesn’t seem two minutes since Ella was born.
These images are absolutely gorgeous, Derrick. Family treasures!
Thank you so much, Sue
I love that last photo. The chubby hands of little kiddies are so beautiful.
I’m pleased you liked that, Yvonne. Thank you very much
A full and wonderful day! I love Ella’s look of delight in the header photo. She’s at that age when it’s fun to see the world through her eyes.
I am so pleased you picked up Ella’s delight, JoAnna. Thank you very much
You have a beautiful family, Derrick.
Thanks very much, Eugi
Most welcome, Derrick.
One of the ways of living longer is to me getting together with family as often as you can. You are doing just that. Good for you, Derrick
Thank you so much, Byung
Such adorable children! Happy New Year to you and all the family, Derrick 🎉
Thank you very much, Marina. Your good wishes reciprocated
Your grandkids and great granddaughter are almost as cute as ours! 🤪 Hah! And hey: “squidging” is the best idea yet! I love it!! What a beautiful family you have. Thanks for sharing the fun, {{{Derrick}}}
I like the “almost”. Much appreciated, Jan
Beautiful photos! What a lovely family!
Thank you so much, Ribana
So sweet. They are all growing up so quickly. And all so happy and precious.
Thank you very much, AnneMarie