Obviously he is!!!

Dad was true to his word and in the afternoon...
...him and Frodo went up Pen-y-Ghent.
http://www.yorkshiredales.com/whernside.html



These are some special photos for people like Uncle Sneag, Auntie Ellen, Winty and Kimbo!!

This is what the top of Pen-y-Ghent looks like on a sunny day. I know you have never seen it like this. Dad said Frodo came first but only just!! Yeah right.

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Back Down To Earth

Well we made it back down to the pub all safe and sound.



Time for a well earned pint and a bag of crisps.



I'm sorry, did you just say you wanted to go and do Pen-y-Ghent now. Are you bonkers!!

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A Very Big Walk

So here we are, getting ready for another walk. And we are going up...

...there. Those of you who did the 3 peaks walk earlier this year will particularly remember this.

This is Whernside, the highest hill in Yorkshire. And we are going up it. Madness. MADNESS!!

http://www.yorkshire-dales.com/whernside.html

Well we had better get on with it then. At least i am a passenger for most of the way!!

Fortunately the way is well sign posted. Its really warm and sunny though.

Must be quite hard for dad. Shame!! You shouldn't drag me up these stupid things then should you!!

Here is mum putting her best foot forward. For once she's not at the back.

The views are pretty fantastic though. You can see for miles.

Are we there yet?

You don't see this very often. We were buzzed by a bomber, which is pretty strange as we were actually higher up than it!!

This is about half way up and it is pretty spectacular.

Are we there yet?

Now this is the bit where dad normally says 'we are near the top, just over that rise'.

And this is the bit where Auntie Ellen will tell you there are about 5 more tops before we get there!!

However, to be fair to dad it's not that much further and here we are at the top.

Right, time to find somewhere comfy for lunch.

What do you mean, did i pack the sandwiches!! You had better be kidding!!

And i don't know why you are looking so happy and proud of yourself - we stil have to get back down!!

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I got an Ice Cream...

And so did mum.

And so did Frodo.

Dad will tell you that he didn't have one, but that is a fib!!

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And down we go again

So on we go and its time to head back to Ingleton.

Now they way down is a lot different than the way up.

It's a lot darker and gloomier. However there are some pretty spectacular gulleys as the river winds its way down to the village.

You certainly wouldn't want to fall in one of these. You wouldn't come up again in a hurry that's for sure!!

So I'm going to stay right here where it is safe until we get to the bottom.

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Horsey, horsey...

...don't you stop!!

Imagine how annoying this gets after five miles!!!

Giddy up mule!!!

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The Waterfalls

As i said earlier, today we are doing the famous waterfalls walk at Ingleton!

http://www.ingletonwaterfallswalk.co.uk/

Dad says that he used to come and do this walk a long time ago when he used to come and stop with his Aunt Joan and Uncle Harry.

First things first, and of course the mutt has to go for his usual swim!!

And off we go. Now it is a very gentle and easy walk.

Well it is for me at least!!

The path winds up a vally alongside the river for a few miles, and there are several really impressive waterfalls...

Like this one,

and this one,

(Back up a minute i need to grab this leaf!)

and especially this one!! This is Thornton Force which is right at the top of the valley!!

From here we have to cut across to the other side of the valley and then follow another river down. There's not a lot to see, just farms and sheep, so i'll see you at the other side!!

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Money doesn't grow on trees, young girl!

Yes it does dad. Look at that over there.

Another day and another walk. We are doing the famous Ingleton Waterfalls Walk today (more later) and this is one of the unusual sights that you see - a money tree.

Actually it's the result of a tradition that saw people push coins into the bark of the tree. The whole of the tree is now covered in old coins. Pretty weird looking.
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A very special place

Whilst we were on holiday, mum and dad brought me to a very special place for a picnic.

This is Aysgarth Falls

http://www.yorkshire-dales.com/aysgarth-falls.html

For those of you who don't know the story this is where dad, in a complete fit of madness, proposed to mum all those years ago. And mum, in an even bigger fit of madness, said yes!!!

Reins are definately needed here, and dad has been warned not to even think about doing anything silly!!

It looks a long way down there!! Right thats enough, lets get back to the car.

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Special needs candidate?

Wellies - they really are difficult when you are less than two years old!!!

And it doesn't help when you are wearing a stupid hat!!

It would help if they had left and right painted on them like Grandad Pete's pit boots!!

Look is anyone going to give me a hand here?

Thanks mum.

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Some nice snaps of me and mum

Hi everyone.

I just wanted to put these in because they are some really nice photos of me and my mum.

I also wanted to say that the ordnance survey maps are wrong! We stopped here after a nice long walk with the promise of a couple of pints and a packet of crisps.

However it is no longer a pub!!! Unless of course this is one of Kimbo's maps of legend!

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More Parklife

Just a few more photos from another day in the park.

And no dad didn't get stuck in the pipe Uncle Sneag, before you say it!!!

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GT look away now

Of course you didn't think i was going to get away with it did you? Dad was bound to try this.

This is the photo that will send the grandparents into a state of panic and have those close to me ringing social services!!!

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Thats what wellies were made for!!!

This tranquil looking place (tranquil until we arrived mind you) is called Tarn Hawes in the Lakes. It is not far from where we were staying so off we popped for a day.

After a nice stroll round the lake on Dad's back (!) we stopped and had a picnic for lunch.

Frodo however had other things on his mind (with much encouragement from dad i might add).

Well i have my wellies on so lets give it a go.

Now i need a little bit of help from dad of course (always on the watch for a sneaky splash i might also add).

This is kind of fun, and i'm sure that i can catch dad with some of those splashes.

Cool wellies, Hey?

And so we head back. I've had a pretty hectic day so i'll just catch some zzzzzz's in the car.

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Beer Monster

One of the good things about when we go away on holiday is that Dad is always trying to find the perfect pint of real bitter.

Now Yorkshire was going to be pretty good for this, and as some of you may remember from previous posts, i am never one to pass up on really good pint myself. So here goes.

Dad does not look very amused does he.

Good pint though. I seem to remember this was in a pub in Bedale if anyone fancies one!

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Parklife

Well here we go then.

This is way back in the mists of time. At the end of September last year we went on our family holiday to Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales.

Whilst we were there we found a pretty fabulous park where i had loads of fun.

I kept dragging mum and dad down here every day.

There will be more pictures to follow soon.

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Hi Everyone

I'm really sorry that i have been incredibly slack on the blogger.
Part of the reason has been that we have had problems logging into it since we made the switch in email names.
However thanks to the skill of a computer wizard (no not dad, uncle Ian of course) I can now log on and continue to do my little bits.
Now i have a long way to go back so it will take a little time. So keep watching this space and we are so, so sorry!
Zoe
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Well it's a week later...

...and we are camping again. Now mum did take a lot of photos but they are still at grandad's.

However the weather this weekend was really sunny and hot. So down to the beach it was.

Here is me with a very happy Linz, and a very happy Tash, and Kirsty!!

Now mum bought me a little suit to protect me and at first i though i would look a right fool.

However Linz very generously looked a bigger one to deflect the criticism.

Just one question though. Where is dad!

Well he is up here. This is a photo taken on top of England. Finally he managed to find the top of Scafell. I say found the top, though how you could see anyhting up there i do not know!!

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Dib dib dib!!

Well not actually but it was another first.

We went camping in August. We went with Tash, Kirsty and Linz to a place in Derbyshire near to Ashbourne.

So we enjoyed things like eating al fresco,

and and i slept with linz in our own little bedroom.

However on saturday it pored it down and kept on into Sunday.

So we came home!! Better look next weekend as i go to Norfolk with Mum and Auntie Ellen's lot!

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More wedding photos!!

Basically its just me looking cute in the flower beds!

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More dressing up!!

And dad is wearing a dress this time too. Well a skirt actually.

It was Justin and Emma's wedding this month. They are the parents of my friend Lili-Mai, whom you may recall I was in the hospital with all those months ago.

Finally Justin has made an honest woman (yeah right of emma).

Also there was my friend Abigail, who was also in hospital with us.

And yes it is the same hat.

Its not that we are trend setters, its just that dad and Abi's mum are both tight and bought the same knocked down hat!!

Anyway the grub is coming out so i had better behave! Right what am i supposed to do witht his and why are there so many foks!!

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Does my bum look big in this?

No but i look like a massive big pink dollop of angel delight!!

However it was a surprise birthday party for Dan Morris this month so we all got dressed up in our finest.

He was 30, and he didn't have the faintest idea about it.

Lots of sun though and plenty of times for cute poses...

...with dad (not looking cool)

and with mum (not looking sober)

and even with grumpy graham (and if he pours that pint on my head i won't be happy)!!

At the end of the day though you just have to go rooting in the undergrowth and getting nice and dirty!

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Here comes the sun!!

Finally, the sun is out.

No worries, it's only August!!

However now it is here, at last i can have fun in the garden.

You may have noticed that dad has increased the size of the swing for me now. I can just save a little time by swinging on this bar though. Which dad is not happy about at all.

Here is me and Frodo. He never gets a moments rest these days. I follow him everywhere and the only time he stops is when i go down for a nap!

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A Bundle of Trouble

Yes it's the thing of grandparents nightmares.

Here is a picture of me and my cousin Millie together.

Grandma and Grandad brought her over one day whilst she was off school.

Im not quite sure this chair will take the combined weight though!!

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Fun on the Farm

Well the bad weather can't put us of having fun.

This weekend Mum and I went to meet up with some of mums old friends at a fun farm park near Southwell.

This is me with Rosemary who brought her two daughters Elizabeth and Courtney,

and we also met up with Estelle and Samuel. You may remember that i went to Samuel's christening last year.

Anyway there were loads of animals like goats...

...and chicks.

And then we had a great time on the swings.

Before a bit of Massey Tractor racing (i'm in the lead - dad would be so jealous)

And then it was off to the ball pit for a bit of fun.

As you can see Samuel was having fun too.

And they had a huge soft play. I went right to the top, under the watchful gaze of my two new friends of course.

In fact the only bad thing was when i had to come down and leave

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Warning - Men At Work!!

Dad has made a huge list of things to do round the house to get it looking finished.

Ambitious you may think, knowing my dad!

However with a personal assistant like me, we should have no problems.

Here are a few shots of me helping Dad to paint the kitchen.

As you can see i am under the watchful gaze of clerk of works Frodo!

I'm not sure dad has put any paint on this brush!!

Come on dad you don't have time for taking photos - get a shove on!!!

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Summer Sunshine

Hi everyone.

Well the summer is here. Not very good is it!

Still we did manage to grab a bit of a party one day. Here are the photos to prove it.

Here are Linz and Rosie helping me round the garden on my bike.

I started out all lovely in a pretty dress.

However a tub of garlic and chives dip later and i was back to normal.

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Daisy, Daisy!!

Well its not quite made for two but it has been adapted.

This weekend mum and dad decide to get some extra transport for me.

Now you can't see it butmy dad is grumbling because he looses out in two ways.

Firstly he now is going to have to do twice the work as i hang on for dear life.

And seconldly the seat will not fit his bike so he will have to use mum's!!

It's really cool though.

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Jammed in like sardines!!

Well it certainly got a little cramped towards the last few days.

First Uncle Ian came down to spend a few days with us.

And then we were joined by GT (Grandad Taylor).

We went to quite a few places including walks to the beach again.

And then we went to a spooky place. This is Uncle Ian and Mum at the Beer Quarry Caves.

http://www.beerquarrycaves.fsnet.co.uk/BEERQU~1/Beer_Quarry_Cx.html

It was quite dark and cold but we had a great tour by a funny Welsh person (not Auntie Annie)!What was really amazing however was that if you looked really, really carefully you could see some bats!!

So there you have it. We had a really lovely time on holiday and thank you to Annie and Grumpy for the caravan.

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More ice cream fun!!!

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Just to prove it!!

These couple of photographs are in just to prove that it is not always my dad who carries me around.

As you can see mum does her fair share.

Although dad would argue whether mum doing downhill and dad doing uphill is fair share!!!

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Delaney had a donkey!!

And so do I!

I'm not sure how many people know this but for my birthday and Christmas last year, Annie and Grumpy got me two donkeys.

The first was Eric which i'm sure you have all seen the photos of.

And the second was one called Daniel P which lives at the Donkey Sanctuary in Branscombe http://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/site/2/EST_Sidmouth.html.

Well i don't really own it but i have adopted it for a year.

So whilst we were down here we decided to go and visit. It is a really nice place and well worth a visit. They have around 300 donkeys in all there centres, but we only saw a few of them.

And then it was time to go and meet Daniel P. Unfortunately it was a really hot day and he was so warm so he didn't stay out too long. As you can see he is quite big!! But he is really lovely too.

However as it was so hot i got to have a treat. Now this is the before it gets too messy picture. Ther will be one of me later in the holiday where i look a real tramp!!

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Devon knows...

... how they make it so creamy!!!

Hi everyone. Well last month saw us Amblers go on holiday. We borrowed Aunti Annie and Grumpy Graham's static down at Branscombe.

We drove down on a night tuesday, leaving at quarter past seven at night. Mum and dad thought that i would sleep on the way down and they could just shove me in bed.

And this is me having a look round after staying awake all the way! Best laid plans!

However i did eventually go to sleep and got up lovely and early for breakfast. Now after making sure that everything was all fine we went for a walk down to the beach.

We were a little unsure of what we were going to find. Branscombe is where that big ship Napoli got grounded at Christmas. Dad was hoping for a BMW bike.

And there it is. this was really starnge as it was about a 1/4 of a mile to the cliff path from out static and it's just there!!

However we need not have worried. The beach is lovely and clean. Frodo and i had great fun playing on it.

Right up to the bit where dad decided to take me for a paddle. It was soooooooo cold! Notice if you will how dad keeps his walking boots on so he doesn't get his feet wet!!

One of the good things however is the lovely pub at the bottom of the hill which sells its own real ale. Strange how they always managed to tire me out by this point!!

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1st school photo

Hi everyone.

Just thought i would share this with you all.

Its my first ever school photo.

Now, i was the only one who managed half a smile for the camera. Everyone else just cried.

Hope you like it.

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