Clara becomes a teenager

Clara had fun bowling with Grace, Sophie, Kiera, Kaylee and Megan before having MacDonalds for tea on Saturday

Grace came back for a sweet fest and sleepover and had a cooked breakfast with us for Clara's 13th birthday breakfast.

Clara opened her presents before going off to football in Folkestone!

In the afternoon we went to Auntie Jo's for a birthday tea with Grandma and Grandpa, Sarah, James and Max, Hatty and Matthew and Grandad and Auntie Pat. Trish and Mike were also there as it's Trish's birthday too. 

Happy 13th birthday Clara xxx

Happy 16th birthday

Cameron is 16 today. He woke to a very blustery day which became a very rainy day. After a rendition of Happy Birthday quickly learned on the piano from Clara. It was time for breakfast and presents. 

A busy day for Cam as there were two performances of Dick Whittington to manage the spot light for. 

During the interval the cast had a cake and cars ready for Cam (queue red face and slight embarrassment). Then it was back to Grandma's for tea and more cake. With presents from Auntie Jo, Uncle Diccon and Celeste as well as Doreen and David and Grandma and Grandpa of course. 

The final performance of the panto was finished with a further singing of Happy Birthday by the audience, lead by Dick who announced af the end that it was a "very special person's 16th birthday today!!"

More embarrassment but he couldn't escape from the top of his tower.  

Happy birthday to a wonderful sonand brother and an amazing person. 🎂 

Irene's 75th birthday party

PPAuntie Irene was 75 this week and had a birthday party to celebrate. 

Auntie Vie brought a picture of Grandad with Dad and Auntie Vie just after they moved to No 8 King George Street. 

Dick Whittington

Clara has several parts in the Deing Players panto this year: Fang, evil King Rats henchman, posh lady and the baker. This involves lots of running round the audience with the other rattlings, buying "toilet pepper" and "not" selling bread to Dick Whittington. 

Cam was in charge of the spot light; a responsibility he fulfilled very capably from the top of a tall tower at the back of the hall.

While enacting "that" scene from titanic, or was not something from the Messiah?!

Both did really well. More than I can say for

Most of the rest of the cast - this was a usual, local amateur pantomime. Great scenery and props, great fun, dubious acting, much forgetting of lines. Apparently Friday evening was the night to watch due to the large audience (over 100 people) who all got involved with the "he's behind you"s). Making a great atmosphere. Even the Prompt got a curtain call as she had as many lines as the cast!