Charles (Charlie) and Emilia
(Millie) Clapp live in Sawston with their Mummy and Daddy. We have
cousins called Rosie
and Jonas, who also have a webpage. Here are
some pictures of the things we have been getting up to.
Today was Sports Day at the Bellbird
School. Charlie (in Amethyst team, hence the purple t-shirt) undertook
a number of different games/actitivites with his other team mates in a
set time. Here we see him balancing a hoop while walking through the
ladder, and hopping along with a ball between his legs. They finished
the morning with running races. Afterwards, Jigsaw Playgroup had their
sports day and Millie ran in the girls race (I have edited out the
other children so you can't really see the whole race). They both did
very good running and got a sticker.
6 July - East of England Show and Bellbird Primary School Fayre
Today
we set off in all our wet weather gear to the East of England Show. It
was actually good fun, we: saw a dog show; held chicks; played with
seeds and grains and squeezed oil from rape seed; saw all the farm
machines used in a year in one parade ring; made mini pizzas (and while
they were cooking coloured in and cut out animal hats); saw heavy
horses pulling old farm machines; played in lots of muddy puddles!;
(Millie and Mummy) went on a helter skelter; looked at pigs, sheep and
cows; patted some fox hounds; and stroked a baby little owl; and
Charlie and Mummy went on a working steam carosel; and saw HRH Prince
Charles; and we all ate ice cream, donuts, marshmallow chocolate
things; sausage soup, picnic lunch and our home made pizzas (I am not
sure why they look so sullen in the picture, they were very tasty!).
When we got to the car we saw Prince Charles' helicopter taking off and
leaving.
If that wasn't enough we came back to Sawston and visited the Bellbird
School summer fair. Unfortunately it got rather washed out but not
before Charlie and Millie went on yet another ride! When the sun broke
through we got a wonderful double rainbow, which reflected in the wet
playground rather nicely!
3 June - Jubilee costume competition in the Challis Garden
Although
the rain put off some people, there were still an intrepid band of
children in the Challis Garden in their 'Royal' fancy dress. Charlie
changed his mind 10 minutes before we left the house that he now wanted
to go as a soldier, so Eleanor had to quickly sew a felt collar and
some buttons on one of Tim's t-shirts, while Tim found a black beanie
to serve as a bearskin. Millie went as a fairy princess, with her
home-made crown and drumstick wand. Neither won a main prize but
everyone got a mug and a book about the Queen, so they were all winners
really.
26 May - dressing up
Charlie and Millie raided the dressing up
basket today. Charlie is dressed as I am not sure what (he has a
dragon's tail, black wig, hat, and a witches dress). Millie just has
fairy wings and a blue crayon 'wand' but she looks cute.
14 May - finally a warm day!
Here are little ones eating ice cream as it was a warm day and the ice
cream stopped by our road. I think Millie enjoyed hers a lot!
12 May - Jonas' 2nd Birthday - Audley End Railway
Cousin Jonas was two a few days ago and so all the family, including
Granny, Grandad and Auntie Claudia met up at Audley End for a day out.
Luckily the bad weather finally ended and we had a lovely sunny day. More pictures can be found at Jonas' webpage.
16 April - Bears' Vegetable Show
Charlie (having watched the Curse of the Were Rabbit a few days
beforehand) insisted we were going to have a vegetable show at our
house. The fridge was stocked with all sorts of interesting veg, and
each creature could choose something to bring to the show. Charlie
wrote labels for each one so everyone knew what they were. Here are
some pictures.
Thursday 12 April - playing with the 'chicks'
Millie and
Charlie were playing in the garden and wanted to see the chicks. I
managed to get a snap of Millie giving a chick a cuddle, although the
chick wasn't too impressed!!
Saturday 31 March - playing hockey and visiting Botanic Garden
Today
was Daddy's last hockey game of the season so we went along to see him
play and have a go ourselves. Charlie, Millie and Tim all pushed a ball
around a bit before the game started. After a little while watching the
hockey game, we got a bit bored and went to visit the Botanic Garden as
it was a lovely sunny day. We explored the rock garden, found the
blossom trees and looked at the 'magic fairy fountain' as Charlie
called it.
Saturday 24 March - Birthday Outing to London
As Charlie's
birthday treat we went to London to go on a trip on the London Eye (he
has wanted to go for months and months). We went down on the train and
Charlie and Millie went on the tube for the first time. After our ride
on the Eye, we had a picnic lunch and then got a bus to Regent Street
and went to Hamleys. We looked for things that Charlie might want to
spend his birthday money on, and for a present from Mummy and Daddy. We
eventually found some good toys to buy but we all had fun looking
around and playing with toys. We took a couple of buses back to
Liverpool Street and then got the bus home. We we arrived home, John
and Ruth arrived with yet another birthday present. We shared a slice
of birthday cake with them before heading off to bed, rather tired!
Friday 23 March - Charlie's 5th Birthday
Charlie's birthday today. He opened a few presents in the morning, and
after school he had a few school friends round for a party tea. Before
tea everyone played in the garden. At tea time everyone ate and behaved
very well. Charlie had a solar system cake (with a train going across
holding the candles?!). After tea there was an easter egg hunt in the
garden and we played pass the parcel in Charlie and Millie's bedroom,
and Charlie could show off his new disco ball he got from Mummy, Daddy
and Millie that morning. The party ended with everyone being silly in
bunk beds and/or dancing in the bedroom.
