Sunday Squirrels

On Sunday we went to Weston Super Mare to see my Great Grandad.  We went out for lunch then we went to the park to feed the squirrels some nuts.  They took them out of our hands. We walked around the park to see if there were any squirrels.

Puppet Day

I really enjoyed Puppet day, it was so much fun making my cat and performing it in front of the whole school. I appreciated John coming to our school to show and help us all to create our shadow puppets.

When I got home I set up my own show using my cat and a torch to show my Dad.

 

 

Disneyland Paris

Over half term my family and I went to Disneyland Paris. I got lots of character autograph and were Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Mary Poppins, Geppetto, Duffy bear, Flagada Jones, Chip n Dale.

I did lots of Thrill rides while I was there including Tower of Terror, Arrowsmith, Big Thunder mountain and Crush’s coaster, they were awesome!

The Disney parades are so beautiful with lots of  detail having  music and dancing which are fun to watch.

The Disney Dreams fireworks and laser show was amazing. It was projected onto the Enchanted castle and fountains which made it look like the castle was moving.

Caravan weekend!

We went swimming on the first full day there.The pool was massive.We went shopping (clothes) and Mummy bought me a onesie!

The next day we played crazy golf. We went home early on the Sunday because the storm was due. So on the Monday we went bowling.

The purple cauliflower

Tonight we are having purple cauliflower for tea, we got it from the farm shop. Me and my sister think that someone has dyed it. I think that it will taste the same.

 

Room on the Broom and the Carnival

We went to see Room on the Broom in Bristol. We went with my cousin Joe. The Cat put a traffic cone in the cauldron to make a new broomstick.

In the evening we went to the carnival and when it was nearly finishing we saw Libby! She gave me a football leaflet. We saw some more people.

Year 1 Rabbits

I like writing in our own books.

Harrie

I like playing.

Macauley

I like going swimming.

Tilly

I like doing harder work.

Lilia

I liked making Humpty Dumpty

Dylan

I like going swimming

Shrina

I like doing harder work

Mckenzie

Now I’m a year 1 I can help look after ther reception

Sophie

I like going swimming

Tyler

I like helping the reception

Sienna

 

 

 

Cheese Show

I saw Choc Ice. He is a sheep . He belongs to my second cousin. He won some rosettes. He lives near Frome. I liked seeing the ducks and the goats. I went on the big bouncy  castle and i went down head first. It was great fun.

Brownie

Yesterday we got our dog he’s a cocker spaniel and his name is Brownie. He’s fluffy and loves cuddles when we run he jumps up at us and when we go on the sofa he jumps up but because he’s so small he cant get up. He  loves  chewing mums toes and he comes and licks us on the face. He has long curly, floppy ears and beautiful  puppy dog eyes. He has a wet, shiny, black, slobbery nose   He sleeps in kitchen he’s really cute.

We are very lucky to have him.

 

Cray Fishing

We went cray fishing at Great Elm and I caught four cray fish. There was a rope swing and lots of people came to look at our cray fish. We cooked them and tried them. They weren’t very nice.

Caravan holiday

We went to Cornwall for a week and we went to the beach on the first day. We went swimming and then we went to the arcade. My auntie, uncle and cousins Joe and Em came with us.  After that we played Old Maid and Happy Families.

We went to St.Ives on the train and we went to see the animals at Paradise park, I fed the penguins.

We went swimming in the pool a lot and there was a great water slide, we also went on some paddle boats in the pool, the teacher was pushing our boats and splashing us and throwing stuff at us, it was fun. I threw stuff back at him and bashed him and we laughed.

 

 

Season nearly over.

Well the season is nearly finished, I’ve had a really great year. I qualified for the European championships in Belgium and the world championships in New Zealand! I finished my first season of nationals as British number 9, south west number 2 and have won both Bristol club championships. I am off to Birmingham for the British championships next weekend and the South West championships on the 8th September. Then the season is done. Lots of hard work over the winter working towards the world championships in Rotterdam next year!!

My new chickens

When we got our new chickens I let some out the crate. I stroked one on the head. It laid an egg and I nearly stood on it and it was very warm. I held on to it then I put it in side and told mum.

 

Albufeira the rest of the week

We went to the marina where all the boats are docked.One day of the week Mummy,Daddy and Grandad went on a boat ride to see some caves.Another day Mummy bought us a blow up crocodile to play on in the pool.Sadly it got a puncture so we bought a blow up dolphin as well.On one day we went to the beach.That was nice.Some evenings we went to a restaurant.The food was lovely and for a pudding I had a pancake which was covered with chocolate and strawberries.Daddy was jealous!When we went out for lunch one day I had a giant ice cream for my lunch!

The Algarve was a great holiday!

Maddie xx

Albufeira in the Algarve travelling and day 1

We had to drive to Manchester on Friday.We had to drive there to be closer to the airport.We were going on holiday to Albufeira  which is in the Algarve.Manchester is where my Auntie,Uncle and cousin Isaac (who is 3) live, they were coming too..My Nana and Grandad were coming as well.My Nana and Grandad met us for lunch at a place called the Beef eater.We had a nice lunch and lots of chips!Soon we left to go to my Auntie,Uncle and Cousin’s house.After that we found our hotel and our room.We had a nice dinner and then we had to go to sleep.

The next morning we woke up to get to the airport a lady took our suitcases and they went down on a bumpy thing.Soon it was time to get on the plane.When we were coming down Mummy squeezed my leg really hard for the bump,bump,bump bit!We found our suitcases and then got in a taxi.We arrived at our villa.It was called Villa Mimosa.We had our own private pool.I unpacked and then got in the swimming pool.The pool was freezing cold but I was the bravest about the temperature! 

Maddie xx

Holiday

We went to the Algarve. The villa was nice. We had fun in the swimming pool and went to the beach one day.We had to wake up at 3am to go home.

Well Dressing

I went to the well dressing service with my mum. It was smelly from the incense.Our panel  looks really good.

camping

When we got there we had to unpack all of the stuff and me and Tyler played on our scooters on this tarmac platform. That night we stayed in the tent because it was really windy and there was loads of rain . Saturday we went to the stalls and I bought 4 things . I went on a ride and you get in a ball and it floats on water and you have to try and run in the ball and keep up. Then we went to make a van . The next morning we packed up and went to the beach . We climbed up the rocks and looked at the vans . We had a wonderful time . xxxx

 

World champs in New Zealand

I had an email on Friday night from British Cycling to say I had qualified for selection to represent the Great Britain team at the forthcoming BMX World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand. And this weekend in very wet and windy conditions I finished 2nd overall in Wales.

Busy…..but lovely Lyme Regis!

Me,Mummy,Daddy and Ellis went to Lyme Regis.It took ages to find a place to park the car near the seafront.In the end we parked in a quiet road where a few other cars were parked.When we got out of the car we grabbed the picnic basket and went to find a place to have a picnic.The sun was shining but when the wind blew it was quite cold so I borrowed Mummy’s cardigan.We found somewhere to have our picnic by a nice stream. Once we finished the picnic Daddy walked to the car to put the picnic away.

Then we walked to the beach.I prefer pebbly beaches more than sandy beaches so we stayed on the pebbles.Ellis threw loads of pebbles at the beach.Me and Ellis then sat down on the pebbles and waited for the waves to soak our feet.One wave got half way up my leg……… luckily I had rolled up my leggings to my knees.That day there was a fete on so we got up from the beach and went to the fete.On the way there was a man balancing stones on  other stones.That was cool.There was a paper mache looking monster as well  Ellis pretended to brush its teeth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lyme Regis

Yesterday we went to Lyme Regis for the day.  I put my feet in the sea. I liked brushing the dinosaurs teeth and pretending it was a real dinosaur! I called it Fred. We also saw some ducklings.

London Marathon

 

On Sunday my Mummy, Auntie and Uncle ran the London Marathon for a charity called Barnardo’s. My Auntie and Mummy wore bright green tutus.Mummy’s legs and feet are very sore. She is a bit sunburnt too. It is very hard for Mummy to walk at the moment. There is a website where you can track them and see where they were running. We also watched the telly to try and find them but we were out when they were finishing and the camera’s showed them, how annoying is that! Well done them!

Maddie xx

Another Amazing Rain Forest Walk

Today we went back to the rainforest. It was a bit like home today and was rainy and cloudy but the raindrops are huge as well ! The trees are just so enormous.

First we went to see the Hinze dam and you can walk right over the middle of it and look down on the water overflowing.

We then went to see a natural bridge in the rain forest.There is a waterfall which comes down and has formed the bridge. You can go underneath it into a cave. You can then go above the waterfall and there are lookouts on both sides of the water . It was very loud. I hope you can see how tall the trees are from the video.  The trees are so different from ours.

It was wet and cool in the rain forest today.

Forest Schools will never be the same again !!

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Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

We went to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. There is an animal hospital there where lots of sick animals are cared for. In the park you can see all kinds of animals and get really close up .

We saw pelicans,eels, crocodiles, kangaroos, koalas, dingos, tasmanian devils and so many lizards wandering about we lost count.

We saw the pelicans and eels being fed and a bird show. We were able to feed the kangaroos ourselves but luckily the crocodiles were fast asleep.

There was a magic show and the magician did the same bottle trick that you saw at the Berkley christmas party !

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Australian Forest School

Today we went to Springbrook which is a community in the Gold Coast, within the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.   Few places on earth contain so many plants and animals which remain relatively unchanged from their ancestors in the fossil record. There was so much to see we are going to have to back on another day.

We went up a very steep road and stopped at lots of lookouts to see the amazing views of the rain forests, waterfalls and the skyline of the Goldcoast.

The forest is very different to ours. The trees are massive and so tall. They have the most amazing roots. At one of the lookouts we were in the clouds and then they cleared away to show the view and then came back and we could see nothing.

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Kangaroos

Today we went to look for kangaroos. We found lots !!!!!

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Kuranda

Today we went to Kuranda which is known as the Village in the Rainforest. It is situated 380m above sea-level on top of the McAlister Range, in the heart of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Rainforests.
You can travel there two ways. We went up on the train and came back down on the sky rail.There are lots of shops at the village . We had a picnic and did lots of shopping.

The Cairns-Kuranda Railway was constructed between 1882 and 1891. It is amazing that they built the rail track in the rainforest. Hundreds of men were employed to build the 15 hand-made tunnels and 37 bridges. The train journey was very slow and we had a couple of stops to look at the view and the waterfalls

The sky rail was scary as you came down in gondolas above the tree tops and you are very high up.We had to change cable cars as we came down and were able to go to some look outs to see the view.

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my surprise birthday trip to disney

hello everyone,

I have been very lucky to have an extra week off school as my mummy took me to disney to celebrate my 5th birthday,

I had a very good time and went on lots of rides and I got to meet lots of the characters to. They even signed my autograph book which I am going to bring in for show and tell when we return to school. On the day of my actual birthday I got to have a royal dinner with princess’s which were belle, snow white, cinderella and prince charming, it was very exciting and even had a birthday cake there to.

My favourite ride was “its a small world” and I made my mum and nanny take me on it lots of times.

I have added a few photo’s for you to see.

See you all soon

The Great Barrier Reef

Today was just a perfect day. We went on a  bus to Cairns town and got on a catamaran which took us 36 miles out to sea to Marine Land.

We all had to get changed into special suits and get our flippers and snorkels. We then went down to the edge of the sea and swam above the coral.

It was amazing.

We saw all sorts of fish and sea life. We had lunch on the boat and then went in the under sea viewing area.

We also got on a glass bottomed boat to see some more fish and coral. We saw a 150 year old clam .

We then went snorkelling again. The sea was 29 degrees and so clear and pretty.

We went out for dinner when we got back. Someone was very tired.

Here are a few pictures but there are some more !!

 

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Easter

I had lots of chocolate at Easter.  I did 3 Easter Egg hunts.  On Easter Monday we went to the park and played cricket and went on the slides.

Cairns

We had to have a big sleep as we had an early start to catch a plane to Cairns.

It was very exciting to see the Great Barrier Reef from the plane. We are off on a boat tomorrow to go there and snorkel.

Today we played in the park and the pool. All the parks here have shades over them to give you shade from the sun !

A Busy Few Days !

I have had a busy few days on the Gold coast. We went to the beach …again !!

We saw lots of lifeguards . They have painted koala bears that you have to count like we had in Bath.

It is Mr Hirons birthday so we made him a cake…yum yum !

There was a big spider outside the front door which was a bit scary.

On Sunday we went to a car show where there were lots of hot rod cars. It was like being in the Cars movie .

 

My first national race!

Last weekend me and Daddy went to Manchester for my first national competition. On Saturday I had practice and watched the elites and on Sunday I raced. In my first moto I finished 3rd, in my second I had a big crash but in my last moto I finished 2nd which gave me enough points to make the main final which I finished 7th

 

Sydney

After 27 hours of travelling we have finally arrived in Australia. The aeroplane was very big . The airport in Dubai was a very funny shape. I made sure I had my seat belt on before we took off and I had a cosy sleeping bag for when I slept. The food was delicious and Mrs Hirons let me have her salad !!

We had our own mini computer and we had our own screen to watch movies. You could watch the map and see which country we were flying over and lots of information about the flight. It even had a camera on the wheels so you could watch the plane taking off and landing from under the plane.  We watched the new Bond film Skyfall and I saw the Fighting Temeraire picture you have all been learning about at school. It was a bit tricky to watch because Mr Hirons was watching Madacascar 3 . I will have to watch my animal friends on the way home.

The clouds were all shapes and sizes but the best bit was watching the clouds disappear so we could see land and see Australia for the first time.

The hotel is amazing and we are on the 23rd floor. It overlooks Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. There are some very tall buildings here.

No More Sleeps !

I am very excited to be setting off on my adventures. Mrs Hirons gave me a bath and I am all ready to go !  I think the aeroplane is going to be very big.

West Kennett Long Barrow

On the last day  of the holiday we went on a day out to West Kennett Long Barrow and Avebury (in Wiltshire). When we  arrived it was cold so we put on warm clothes but still had our lunch outside.

The barrow is a burial mound for important people but it is empty now. It is about 5500 years old.

Me and Tilly

Silbury Hill in the background

 

 

 

When Jessica goes away

When Jessica  is going on brownie holiday Issy.F.might  be comming  for a sleepover !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cornwall days 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9

Day 5
We went to Falmouth in the rain:( we looked around and had fish and chips for lunch at a famous restaurant called Rick Steins.

Day 6
We walked along to Mutton cove and saw seals being lazy on the beach. We saw some little ones swimming in the shallow water. It was very sunny:) We had lunch on the way back in a cafe on the beach.

Day 7
We went to a fish shop and bought fresh prawns and squid. I tried the squid and it was lovely.

Day 8
Daddy booked us to stay another night in a hotel..We left the beach house and drove to Porth. We went for a huge walk and flew our kites.

Day 9
After breakfast we had to leave:( We went to Padstow and bought some rock and fudge and then stopped for lunch on the way home. I slept all the way back. I loved my holiday but was looking forward to picking up my cat.

 

 

Marvellous Madame Tussaurds !

I went to Madame Tussauds in London. There was lots of people made of wax. There was lots of people I didn’t know and lots of people I did know.These are some people that I saw. See if you can guess who they are.Tell me at school if you know who they are!

Maddie xx

London

Our friends had a baby called Eva in London.  We went to see her. We went to see the dinosaurs.

Holiday in Cornwall Days 3 and 4

Today we had a another walk and  we walked five miles we also had lunch at the surf shack. The next day we went  on the train to st ives .We also were lucky because we saw dolphins! And we played on arcade games and I got a lot of two pees. We had pancakes and nutella .

 

Holiday In Cornwall Days 1 and 2

I  am in Cornwall with jan Gary mummy and daddy, Abi  and murphy .The first day we relaxed and explored the house and unpaked for tea we had pizza. The next day we had two walks on the beach.we went out for sunday lunch.We saw some wild shetland ponies.

On Monday

On monday we had to dress up as robots.It was great and nearly everyboady dressed up. I didnt know we were going to be in the paper.I havent seen us yet.I had  a grey face and a big body

It was great

 

Snow day

First we went to Karens and we had a fire in the woods and we got very wet because me, Oli and Beau had a very long snowball fight. Then we cooked sausages on the fire and had marshmallows with chocolate biscuits.

Fun with Robot Snowman

Me, Abi and daddy built a robot snowman. He is our new pal. We used snow, lids, twigs and tinfoil. He is very cuddly and smooth. He is lots of company. I love him.

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