Freezing with Lego.

Firstly apologies for the lack of blog entries for the last few weeks. We have been busy travelling and watching TV.
In the middle of March we had two freezing weekends of lego. On the first weekend we drove up to Basingstoke for lego mania, which was an exhibition at a cultural history museum. Simon had entered a photo of one his creations and it was up on the wall. After visiting the exhibition we went to HobbyCraft, which is like the Bunnings of craft shops. Simon has discovered Airfix plastic models and is always keen to check out the selection of models anywhere he can. Anyway we managed to pick up a few presents at the shop. I know we have friends in Sydney who would be spending a lot of time there.
The following weekend we went to the best place in the world - Legoland. The park opened a few weeks before we went. Winter in England seems to have been extended this year into mid April and the forecast for the day was light snow. Sarah wore her eskimo fancy dress outfit in anticipation.

When the photo was taken there were snow flurries. Unfortunately Ella wore shoes more appropriate for a warmer climate and her feet froze. We dashed between rides and avoided any which involved getting wet.

Reg, another Australian from work and his family, were also there and we had lunch with them. Notice how everyone still has their parkas on - we were in the unheated section of the restaurant. There was some Duplo in the restaurant so Simon built himself a helmet and sword.

This was our second visit Legoland and on both occasions it has been freezing. We are looking forward to returning when it is warmer. I think that is forecast for four days in late August according to the latest weather forecasts. As the English say -- bring on global warming!