Preston

I spent this weekend up in Preston, visiting Katherine, Philip and the gorgeous little Joseph who is growing up way too quickly. On Saturday, when Philip was at the cricket, the rest of us went to a pottery place in Walton-le-Dale where you can paint your own pottery. It was brilliant. If I was back up there, I would do this every week!

Happy faces.

"More!" paint required

Sticking his tongue out at me.

You can choose your own pottery and colours. I choose a reindeer tea light holder (ready for my christmas decorations) and Katherine choose a super cure giraffe. I will post another picture of the final thing when I get it (Katherine will have to post it down as they need to fire it).

My "masterpiece"

Katherine painting the cutest giraffe

After the pottery (and a bit of clean-up) we had lunch and headed to Worden Park. Joseph fell asleep in the car and didn't wake up when Katherine put him in his buggy. He just assumed a pose and carried in sleeping.

Tough life

 We walked around the gardens and did a bit of shopping (more christmas presents sorted).

300 yr old Cedar of Lebanon 

We decided not to go in the maze (I am really not a fan as I hate being lost) so carried on to the woods (and got lost there instead). 

Super roots.

Joseph finally woke up and helped us in our walk, pointing all the things we might have otherwise missed. :)

Shy

Tickles

 The long walk was rewarded with an ice-cream, happily received by all.

Ice-cream 

Enjoying life

 Then off to the playground.

Hiding 

Playing shop 

Woohoo!

Sadly we stayed too long on the playground and missed the train (it finished for the day) so headed back and enjoyed watching Despicable Me and playing.
The adults chilled out that night with pasta, wine and a movie.
Today, the weather was not so good. So we did a bit of shopping in Preston and checked out the new places and developments before I had to get the train home.