New View

Now for the first time we can see our house properly from the back garden! 

Our jungle

Wow what a green jungle, but the amazing apples on the trees have already been picked, cooked and eaten or frozen-hoorah!

We'll have our work cut out clearing it all!

Our New Garden

We have been celebrating because we finally own our new land we have purchased behind our current (tiny) garden. We feel so lucky to live in London and be able to gain more outside space. We have already bought the first essential item-this wonderful child bench which will eventually find a lovely spot for them to sit on between gardening or just playing outside. We have a LOT of work to do before that can happen as it's so overgrown, but at least we have already been enjoying the delicious apples from our very own apple trees and the kids even had some yummy home-made apple crumble for lunch this week! Watch this space for some pictures of the jungle as we begin to tame it.

Fire Drill Practice

Because fire safety is so important for the children to understand from an early age, we make it a fun game. The older children made a fire escape plan which is on the wall in the playroom and we practice leaving the house safely and calmly. This is something we talk about regularly so the children know what to expect in case we ever had to. Lets hope not!