Day 45

Wow! I am one sleepy lady! ...A very large fish and chip dinner did not help the situation. But it was delicious nonetheless :p OMG, I'm watching the Man U game (which just ended and I won't give you the score), but in the last few minutes of the game, two guys in jeans and hoodies ran on, took the ball from the goalie, and kicked it in the net. Smart. Hope they enjoyed that live game, cuz they won't be seeing another one for a while.

So now that that's done...let's talk about my day. Up early as usual, boys ready to go by 8, in the car by 8:15...Once the dvd players and screens were set up we were on our way. (It was 8:30 by then). Stopped to pick up Josh's friend and his mom, and off to Norwich. About 2 hours later, lots of noise, and a little bit of good music (when I could hear it)...we arrived! BEWILDERWOOD!

This place was absolutely amazing. Sure it's made for children, but it's so well done. I know my family would love to see it. You walk in, and get on a boat that takes you down a little river/swampy bit called Scaaaaaaaaaary Lake, get sprayed at by a Crocklebog (Spikey crocodile looking thing named Mildred) that made Zack jump while I was holding him up to see it, and then you get to the dock, and the real adventure begins.

There are little homes everywhere for the Twiggles and Boggles. Tree houses bigger than a fairy's, probably perfect for a gnome. With suspension bridges connecting them. Then there were the human size ones.

Stairs to climb up, STEEP slides to get down. Big painted logs to step on, one to one. (We played tag on those for a bit). Then there was a MASSIVE suspension bridge really high up. Zach asked me to go with him so up we went. Across the little one, up some net ladders, then the long "broken bridge", and up some wooden steps. You then came to two slides which you could use to get down, or you could use the steps. I clearly chose the more fun choice. It was a blast. We went down some even steeper slides and tried to get pictures, but you go so fast everything was a blur. We went through a maze, and I found out the left hand on the wall doesn't work in England...at least, not at BeWILDerwood. But Josh and I still managed to race through and beat the other 3 boys to the top of the stairs. It was great. We then yelled directions down so that they could meet up with us...it was a little harder from the top than it should have been.

We took a break and because it was raining, we grabbed a perfect spot under cover. We pulled up a bean bag chair each, and enjoyed our food. Because it's close to Halloween children were welcome to wear costumes. Zack dressed as Jack Sparrow and after our meals, each of the boys made a bat mask in a little craft station. Then it was time for den making. Of course we found more fun on the way. There were zip wires, and logs to hop across, then the boys tried to make it across a hole using 3 ropes. Into the forest and the den making began. (By this time the memory on my phone ran out and I couldn't take any more pictures which was unfortunate...I really wanted to). After a few dens had collapsed and Heloise made the final one with a bit of help from her 3 boys, and criticism from Ben (Josh's friend), we decided to head back. It had been a good long day, but we couldn't leave without the boys getting a hot chocolate so we caught the end of a show on stage as we walked by, and then sat at a picnic table while they polished off their drinks.

We decided to take the trail back to the start, and stopped at the gift shop. Not for as long as I would have liked, but that was kind of understandable. Heloise didn't feel like buying the shop out today, and with 4 boys, it was bound to happen. Off to the car to start the 2 hour trek home. I fell asleep almost instantly, I don't think it was for long, but I nodded off a few times afterwards as well. The only ones who didn't fall asleep at least once, were Heloise (Thank goodness, as she was driving, and Ben). It was a really nice quiet drive home and I could hear the music. The boys enjoyed some movies, and after what seemed like forever, we arrived at the Fish and Chip shop. Heloise and Trudy (Ben's mom) ran in while the rest of us waited in the car telling jokes. We then dropped Trudy and Ben off, and continued home. We ate, the boys watched Spongebob, and then they went up to get ready for bed.

Now that I'm done writing this, I'll throw in the pictures and will be asleep as soon as my head hits that pillow. It was a fun day, but was definitely draining. I'm looking forward to tomorrow :D And although it's a long flight Thursday, I CAN'T WAIT!!!! Will write soon :D Good Night xx