TheSmiths 2013

The Smith's New Year 2013 started with a gathering at Catslide.

The guests arrive

Lunch is served, beef pie and chicken a la king pie

After lunch, the santas arrive

gifts are distributed

All hand knitted hats by Oma

New boiler suit for Ben, alas no chance to fix the boiler

Bathtime for the little ones

Ready for bed

Next morning, a new year

Much tea was drunk

 TheSmiths 28 May party

Andrew's bicycle MUST be returned in the pristine state in which it was borrowed...without a puncture

The pop-up tent self assembles with consummate ease

Becky practises packing the pop-up tent, not as easy as taking it out

She gets plenty of un-informed and gratuitous advice

"What's the time Mr. Wolf?"

Katy's birthday cake, but can we light a candle in the wind?

 TheSmiths at Winterton on sea

This summer, we rented a large house in Winterton on sea. Winterton was chosen as being 'mutually inconvenient' for all with the level of inconvenience being inversely proportional to the number of children. The house, Rose Bay suited us well as we wanted somewhere in walking distance of the beach and large enough to accommodate us under one roof with catering and dining facilities large enough for us to eat together en-famille.

Our party consisted of: Ben and Becky with daughters Maya and Janey, Matt and Tam with daughter Lana, Katy and Ant for the weekend and Rosemary's brother Nick, partner Amanda and Amanda's mother Joan commuting from Lowestoft to join us for a couple of days.

Links for Rose Bay and Winterton on sea

Rose Bay
Wiki: Winterton on sea
winterton-on-sea.net
winterton-on-sea.com

Rose Bay

Sunday

Tumble through the dunes

Monday

All aboard the fitness train! whoo! whooo!!

Two little monkeys on the bed

Audry Hepburn in "Breakfast on the beach"

Tuesday

Wednesday

Mix the cake for daddy's birthday

Cakes ready, now to pick him up from the station

Happy birthday daddy!!!

Thursday

In easy walking distance of the beach

Friday

Time for Oma's annual swim

But what is this?

Something is nipping Nick's foot. Rapid exit from the water

Oma nearly comes to a watery end

Amanda swims on regardless

The classic cartoon beach shot, Nick's crab damaged foot

Soon repaired with cream scone

This was the year that England won the ashes

Even without their best players