Bromley and friends

Meeting with friends is always good, meeting up with long-seen friends is even better, but meeting up with long-seen friends in England is the best!
And it looks like it won't be the last one either, as Bori and family have moved to London (to Kent more precisely) and raised the number of my friends in England from 1 to 2.
We drove down on Friday evening after work, we arrived around 10ish moving out the time of sleep for the boys a bit as all four of them become over active because of the out of ordinary circumstances.
The house where they live is superb, also the area is really nice, not at all what I would expect from London. It is green, lots of parks around (we have explored to quality playgrounds), the town is also quite big, the market was better than here (its important.. :-)), and actually wasn't more expensive at all.
They will be happy there I think.
Of course the sun stopped shining after about 2 weeks constant heat, but it didn't stop us having the planned barbeque. It was really good to have conversations in Hungarian, although most of the time we spoke in English so Richard is not left out. It was also good to see Benji speak a bit of Hungarian to Abel, though have to admit that Benji was a little antisocial like he is nowadays. I am not sure if this is because he was at home with us a lot lately or it is something age related, but I hope he grows out of it...
Robin was also in his element, 3 pairs of eyes weren't enough to look after him, the stairs had to be barricaded, small toys put away...etc
Time has really gone quick this weekend, but can't wait to repeat it again, and hopefully see them soon again at ours!

Fenséges lakoma

A few fine days in Cornwall

We have been so lucky that Richard's uncle and auntie let us stays in their caravan in Treyanon bay, Cornwall, what is more, we have been double lucky that the weather was exceptionally nice for England for the whole 4 days! Sunshine, beach, seafood, family, what more you want?
Even the kids were really nice, both slept until 8-9 in the mornings treating us to lie-ins. Then you opened the curtains and look at the sea. Really nice.
Before we left Benji was counting how much he still has to sleep until holiday and every time we mentioned that word, he became enthusiastic though I don't think he actually knows what "holiday" means. While we were there he called the caravan holiday, for example he asked at the beach "when are we going back to the holiday?" or while we were in there he asked if we staying in the holiday :-)
Of course he didn't go into the water, although we tried...but as soon as the waves come out and touched his toes, he run a mile back into the beach.
Instead he had fun making sand shark with his dad, he enjoyed crab hunting (and catching a really big one) and of course eating ice cream. Which we had to have every day as he spotted the "ice-cream ban"s from far away. You realise how grown-up he is as he walked as much we did, and some days we walked a lot, and he didn't moan, just walked and walked. Although sometimes that slow, that any slower and that would be stopping.
Unlike his brother, Robin loved the water! Any little puddle and he went in with hands and knees, eating about half a kilo of sand meantime.
He was also very good (except when he fell down on the caravan stairs and bumped his had and scratched his nose), also good when walking and didn't moan. Only Daddy was the moaning one while walking as he had to carry his 12 kilos on his back which was burnt the second day (because the stupid "no-i-dont-need-sunscream-this-how-I-get-brown")
But let the pictures talk:

We have even been on a boat, and have seen a seal!

The famous sand shark

The enthusiastic and the not so enthusiastic crab hunter

The catch

There is the big crab.

and our three little fish

At Tintagel castle, amazingly nice...

....although there were loads of steps up and down the hills, and of course I have left the nappy bag right on the top....but Richard was a hero and went back up and brought it back down

Going home, knocked out

The Sun is shining!!!

This weekend was really good, fantastic weather and plenty to do. I really enjoyed the sun burning my face, and that we could blow up the little paddling pool for the boys, and surprisingly even Benji enjoyed the splash around.
However his wardrobe was full of clothes suitable for the English weather, no shorts, no sandals...so we had to get him a few things, especially that we are going to Cornwall next week, and I really hope the weather stays like this.
We bought him a pair of sandals which he calls "holiday shoes", we were telling him that we are going on a holiday, and he is so cute as he gets really excited, although I don't think he knows what holiday is. Maybe because Peppa Pig went on holiday he thinks it is a really good thing to do. Well, it is.
On Saturday we have been in Lichfield as well, as there was a craft and food festival, although there weren't much food there, mostly just crafty things. But I really enjoyed it, I love this town, the cathedral (which Benji just called a big castle), the parks, the lakes, the cobbled streets.
So we had an impromptu picnic once we found a van which sold burgers. Food festival at the end of the day...
In the evening we were invited to Carla and family's leaving do as they are moving to Australia. It was really moving to see all their friends and family saying good-bye to them. I don't think I would ever be able to go that far away, so next time they are going to see eachother it will be in two years time. Very brave, although their children surely will have a better childhood and experience over there.

On Sunday the festivities continued, we were invited to Benji's little friend, Oscar's birthday party. It was really good, we could relax despite the children being there.
Although we had to wear fancy dress (which I will never understand why some people feel that they can only have a party if it is fancy dress...can just some people get together without being a Spider man, or cat-woman ) The theme was "childhood heros", first I wanted to be Mary Poppins, but it was too hot, and I didn't have any of those kind of clothes anyway, so Marina suggested to be Eor from Winnie the Pooh. So I became one, although I was called Micky Mouse by someone. Khm, surely that person didn't see Micky Mouse.
RIchard obviously was Herbie the Bettle....