Rainday

Our first and only rainy day and Tesco had a sale on Lego 😄

Pil-Leo-n rider

We did the 11 miles of the Padstow-Wadebridge-Padstow bike trail, and Leo has graduated from the trailer to riding just behind Daddy. 

Still post-viral, there have been a lot of frowns and whines and tears and tantrums today / this week. But smiles too. 

Watergate

A grumpy walk this morning with Daddy.

Fortunately there were smiles this afternoon for a trip to our old favourite - Jamie's Fifteen Cornwall. Leo was very excited to be going to a celebrity restaurant - he likes watching Jamie cooking on TV.

Leo amused himself throughout lunch with Lego..

..and pasta!

And ice cream!

Then down to the beach! Mummy had her kite!

Trouserless in Polzeath

The Padstow ferry

This new jumper from Padstow is sooooo soft!

Then early evening sandcastle-building

Then he took his trousers off because they got a bit wet and it descended into chasing Mummy with his spadeful of sand

He refused to put his trousers back on for the walk home, a look which made his parents laugh..

80%

Leo is on his way back to himself, and did some good creative play making Mummy and Daddy milkshakes in the Mowhay Cafe playhouse. 

Here's Leo!

But by mid-afternoon he was out for a long nap. And he could only be consoled on waking by an ice lolly overlooking the ocean (though much more interested in the lolly). 

Taking the cue

A few weeks ago, we picked up a backpack big enough to fit Leo in at a charity shop, specifically for this trip. It paid dividends on a trip down to the beach

And it also has a handy stand so Leo didn't need to dismount when perusing the magazines

Unfortunately, all the excitement wore him out and he spent a lot of the afternoon asleep. But when he woke up and finally agreed to take some medicine he perked up. And his interest was picqued by the pool table. 

Daddy tried to pass on some tips

Mutual enjoyment. The first of many games I'm sure. 

Arrived

(Belated Friday night post)

Good traffic down to Cornwall but it was still a rough journey for poor Leo. A beach ice cream milkshake on our arrival was some consolation. 

And Daddy discovered a new clifftop bench with view

Bye bye Cornwall

We were travelling home most of the day so not many photos. Here we are just before hitting the road, bidding farewell to Marmarra which provided a great home from home for the week. 

Leo got distracted by Mummy's lovely hair though

Coffee house boy

It was a cloudy start to the day so Leo suggested going back to our new favourite coffee shop in Wadebridge. Leo is enjoying books more than ever and he insisted that Daddy read one of the books he found in the coffee shop several times. Leo will now fetch one of his own books by name if you ask him to go and get it!

 After lunch we went for a walk to Daymer Bay. Leo napped most of the way and Ben helpfully pointed out the beach.

 We then went on a trip to a local farm to show Leo bunnies, goat, sheep and..wallabies! Mummy and Daddy enjoyed the zip-line the best.

 Leo thought it was a great spectator sport.

Coffee house boy

It was a cloudy start to the day so Leo suggested going back to our new favourite coffee shop in Wadebridge. Leo is enjoying books more than ever and he insisted that Daddy read one of the books he found in the coffee shop several times. Leo will now fetch one of his own books by name if you ask him to go and get it!

 After lunch we went for a walk to Daymer Bay. Leo napped most of the way and Ben helpfully pointed out the beach.

 We then went on a trip to a local farm to show Leo bunnies, goat, sheep and..wallabies! Mummy and Daddy enjoyed the zip-line the best.

 Leo thought it was a great spectator sport.