Hylands Park

We went with Becks, Helen and their children (I'm including Lucy as Helen's child!) to Hylands Park - our first trip there and it was lovely! Plenty of room to run around with 7 children and an exciteable dog, and not cause too much trouble (although we did have to leave the formal garden when Lucy started digging up the flower beds - they're SO fussy! )

The seven Fagg and Hastings children are all petless and so Lucy was definitely the centre of attention!

Although she looked a little more bedraggled (but still very cute!) after she'd been in the muddiest puddles and in the lake a few times!

Lucy's a proper dog who likes chasing balls and sticks and the kids loved using the ball launcher to throw it a long way - even Eden had a go, although she spent most of the time shouting Lucy, and then running away if she came anywhere near!

The formal gardens were lovely - I think Sam had ideas about formally proposing to Niamh there! He certainly looked on the pull! And who can blame him!

So many pictures to take, so little time!

Boys will be boys! Football and climbing trees - what more do they need in the Easter holidays?!