Holidays and house news

So last week we went on yet another holiday - to Woolacombe again, this time with Wayne's mum. We do seem to have had a lot of holidays this year, but they've been budget ones and we're making the most of not having to go in the expensive school holidays while we can! The weather wasn't great - lots of heavy showers and strong wind, but Wayne and I got a few surf sessions in, and we did lots of swimming at the holiday park, and managed a few beach trips too, so everyone was happy.

The holiday park puts on some pretty cheesy kids' entertainment in the evenings, starring two larger than life characters by the name of Billy and Betty Beachball. They go on stage every night and play games with the kids, finishing with a song called the "Beachball Bounce". Kids are encouraged to get their "grown-ups" to come and join in, which lead to some rather embarrassing moments where me and Wayne tried to join in with the dance. Jamie loved it and has been singing the Beachball Bounce constantly since we got back. We bought him a soft toy version of Billy Beachball, who now goes *everywhere* with Jamie - including to Playgroup.

We got the best news of all while we were away - in fact I was on Woolacombe beach when I took the call - an offer on our house, which we accepted! I'm so excited, but also terrified something's going to go wrong. The buyers are in a great position with no chain, so the pressure's on us now to find a house. Just hoping we can find something we love, and soon!