Skiing in Morzine

We drove down to Morzine in the French Alps last week, stopping on the way with Cath and family just outside Geneva (and only managed to take one fuzzy picture of them!) Cath and Chris have a lovely place and treated us to our first raclette, which was so much fun we made it again later in the week.

We had fabulous skiing in Morzine - it was really cold and the snow was fresh and deep, and we had a massive fall of new snow mid week. The boys and I tried to outdo each other with the jumps and we had plenty of off-piste and powder practice.

On the way back home we did the trip all in one go, which was pretty tiring but it was good to get back to our own comfy beds.

Here are the photos and a few videos to supplement the ones on Facebook.

Gold Chief Scout

We attended the official presentation of Joe's Gold Chief Scout Award the other week. Here he is being presented with his certificate by the Commissioner.

Scout of the Year!

Joe had a nice surprise at the last Scout's session of the year (which was a bit of a Christmas party), as he was awarded Scout of the Year. We're very proud of him; he really deserves the award because he has put so much effort into his scouting over the last few years. It was nice to see that it was obviously such a popular decision with his fellow scouts.

Donna Nook

For the benefit of non Facebook users - here are my photos from the weekend. Took a car-full of scouts to the Lincolnshire coast to see loads of grey seals - mums, dads and babies. Fantastic! Stopped off at the Newark Air Museum on the way back. Great day.

Before and After

Yesterday, some 40 years on, Richard, Roger and I managed to recreate the "3 boys standing in the garden looking pleased with themselves" image. This time in colour and taken on my phone - how times have changed!

I don't think we have worn too badly. We'll see how we do in another 40 years.

Corfu 2011

We've just got back to a grey and cold England after two very hot and sunny weeks in Corfu. Here are some of the highlights.

Chatsworth House

It was our 17th wedding anniversary this weekend. While the boys were surfing in Cornwall with Grannykim and Grandad, we escaped to the Peak District to visit Chatsworth House and to stay in the wonderful Cavendish Hotel. Very luxurious.