Stourhead Revisited

Had a hectic Easter weekend. Our friend Julia came to stay overnight on Friday. During the day we went shopping in Basingstoke and then Carol and Julia went out for a meal in the local Curry House.

On Monday we went for a picnic at Stourhead
Carol's brother Robert and his family came, his wife Karen and their daughters, Amy, Emma and Heather. Carol's Mum and Dad C' & Terry joined us as well and we had a family day out & Picnic in the grounds of Stourhead.

I love it there, it is so beautiful and scenic, very good for photography. Lots of plants and rare trees, follies and monuments.

Here are the photos:

Foster family picnic:



Stourhead views:





Ben playing on the picnic blanket whilst Harry was asleep in the pram.



Cool dude Harry:



Harry having a stretch of his legs, he looks so grown up in this shot.



This weekend also marked the 1st anniversary of the boys coming home for the first time from hospital. It seems such a long time ago now. It was a weird weekend, after all the support from the staff in the neonatal unit, to be suddenly at home flying solo. I remember Carol & I being very scared and repeatedly checking on them throughout the night. They were asleep in moses baskets at the end of our bed, making little hedgehog noises all night long. Needless to say we didn't get any sleep for the first few nights !