Auntie Jude and Craig come to Visit

Another rubbish weekend weatherwise - oh hum!  Not to worry as Auntie Jude and Craig were coming up which is always good.  Especially as Tom has a whole new model railway to show Craig.

The morning was a useful morning.  Our new dining furniture arrived on Friday so we had mountains of cardboard and polystyrene to dispose of.  So the boys did that and went to Booths to stock up on beer whilst I vacuumed and cleaned.  (How stereotypical is that?)

Jude and Craig arrived in time for lunch, so we tucked into a mountain of cheese, cured meats and biscuits before Craig was dragged upstairs to play trains.

It stopped raining for a while so we thought we should make the most of it and quickly walk around the village.  By the time we got to The Wheatsheaf, it had started to rain again, so we ducked inside for a drink.  I had Tom's bag of things so he was happy and of course he had the undivided attention of 4 adults.

Once drinks were finished we ducked out again and decided to try another pub - so we headed down to the Three Horseshoes.  Once again Tom was more than happy.  We were enjoying ourselves now and decided to go on a proper pub crawl - what else is there to do on a rainy day.  Tom had his scooter so he was happy scooting between them all.

Playing Pool

Next stop was The Top Club (Ingleborough Men's Working Club) which was very friendly, and very very very male (Jude and I were the only females present except the lady behind the bar!)  Not to worry, here there was a pool table, so Tom had his first game of pool.  He lost but he certainly had lots of fun, especially so when he realised that the white ball keeps popping out regardless of which pocket you put it down.  In fact Craig gave Tom a quick lesson in angles with the white ball and he did really well.  Certainly lots of fun.

We then headed down to The Masons Arms to round off the evening.  I was impressed with myself - I rarely drink beer and never during the day and I wasn't drunk (think the cheese and biscuits helped).  It was a really good afternoon and the best use of a horrible day.

We came home to slow cooked Japanese curry and apple and blackberry crumble, (perfect beer food) all washed down with red wine.

With Auntie Jude and Craig

On Sunday after Jude and Craig had gone for a run (they are ridiculously fit and healthy!) we headed to Hawes and the Wensleydale Creamery.  Tom showed them the tasting room - don't think Jude could quite believe what she saw (ie Tom eating samples of all the cheeses).  We bought our usual lumps and then headed into Hawes for a walk around.  It had stopped raining so we took advantage and strolled slowly round.  We then went to the Penny Garth cafe for a greasy spoon lunch - being Yorkshire Pudding Day - both Matt and Craig had a giant Yorkshire Pudding filled with sausages, chips and gravy whilst the rest of us were a little more restrained.

Once we got home, Tom and Craig had a quick last play with the trains and then they went home.  We headed over to the Atkinsons for a play and lasagna tea.  As lovely as ever: good food, good wine, good company, great toys and the boys got on really well.  We came home full and happy.