A couple of hours on a Sunday, takes in the cinema and Garfield, then here, the Telford Steam Railway Museum. Then on to Ironbridge. From the archive:
This Summer's open day at the Museum
May 2003

We're a bit early for the cinema, so spent a half hour at the Telford Sunday car boot sale and market. I like to buy cheap batteries there, and sticky tape, this makes me happy. While the kids like to look at the spreads of toys, though I always say something like, "too big, we've got no room. " Or, "nah, it's junk." This doesn't make me popular with the kids nor the vendors.

So, I buy the kids some magnifying glasses, and Bradley a little battery hand fan, which come with two suspiciously branded batteries, soon enough they run out. But the magnifying glasses, ah, these cause hours of fun.

Looking at the path's gravel, close up.

January 19, 2003

So, I'm going to have to swap over to these penguins. For sure they'll be there for decades, which is my desire.

Bradley counts the elephants.

From the archives: January 19, 2003

Moa birds would stand up to 3 meters tall. They became extinct when the Polynesians landed on the islands of New Zealand 1,000 years ago.

A super day. We had Auntie Sue do the party planing and entertainments. A balloon lady, and a face painter.

All the parents dropped the kids and scarpered so I had too many bottles very nice wine, which was nice for me.

Nearly everyone turned up in fancy dress: pirates and princesses.

The photos tell a beter story...

So grown up looking. She reminds me of my mum.

Chuffed or what?

A painting on the wall: Football on the Council Fields, Dawley. I974

Esme on her bike on the way home

Somebodies birthday, gotta eat 'em quick

Just videos, at the moment. She couldn't get to sleep last night and rose early this morning too.

Bradley lay in.

I want to go back to bed.

I think it's a car seat. A car seat?

Bath crayons. What I always wanted!

It's a remote controlled car!

What is it? Dunno. Look on the back.

And it's got another crown. Now you've a choice.

Esme is having a party. And needed some invites. So, the vast image database that is images.google was consulted and this is what it found. We buy bags, pyjamas, bed sheets, cards, games, videos, books and a multiple bunch of other stuff and kids experiences, all with Disney over priced logos and characters. So, I am sure me old mate, Mr. Disney will not come after me for abusing his copyright on 30 invites.

Esme is pretty excited. She will see them in  the morning.