Platform One

Now that we've moved into our new bedroom, the old one gets a lick of paint and a platform bed, and Holly has a proper room of her own since the first time since we moved in 2008!

On a side note, this is my 1000th family blog post. The first one looked like this.

Big School

First day of S1 at the Royal High School!

Return to Hound Point

As the school holidays drew to a close, we got a sunny day so went back to Hound Point to splash about in the oily waters of the Forth and dig holes in the sand. The under-construction Queensferry Crossing lurked quietly in the background.

Pentland Camping

A wee adventure. I took Louis and his pal Will up to Harlaw Reservoir for a bit of wild camping. The boys camped in a tent, I slept under a tarp.

We gathered wood, built a fire, and made "cowboy stew" - baked beans, sausages and potatoes - on it. Ignoring the dog walkers and other campers, and the fact that we were half a mile from the car park, we could just about convince ourselves we were out in the wilderness.

The boys played Top Trumps into the wee small hours, and in the morning we built the fire back up and had boiled eggs, bacon and tortillas for breakfast. Great fun.

Best Yet?

Holly made a cake for Eloise's birthday. Astonishing.