Oct 15: Wales

24-31 Oct: Half term cottage at Y Fron (Meillionydd)
25th: The holiday began with a shopping day, as Daddy had left Megan's walking boots at home. Here we are having our picnic in the car at Bangor beach.

Then on to "the village with the long name".  If only for a photo for the diary of the Megan's class bear "Bubbles", who we had the honour of looking after for the week.

26th: An early start to make sure we had enough time to get up & down Snowdon.  As Katie had done it "the easy way" (up the Pyg track) when she was 4, this time we tackled the Snowdon Ranger Path for Megan's first ascent, age 5.

Quite windy near the top.

28th: It turned out our friends the Bradleys, and another old uni friend were staying close by, so we met up for a day at Morfa Nefyn.

29th: Greenwood Forest Park

On the human-powered roller-coaster:

 Lifting a half-ton block of concrete:

30th: Walk around Llyn Padarn. Recreating an old favourite photograph.

Oct 15: Honister

17-18 Oct: a night away in a Youth Hostel for E&K.  We drove up early on the Saturday, but not quite early enough to climb Striding Edge as planned, so opted for Plan B: Blencathra via Hallsfell Ridge.

18th: Egg butties in the hostel for breakfast.

Then we walked up Dale Head, over Hindscarth and Robinson down to Buttermere village, where we got the bus back up to Honister.

Summit selfies!

Sep 15: Em 13

25th: Emily's laser-questing party.

27th: We now have a teenager!

This year, Mummy only had to make one birthday cake, as Emily made this one herself, ready for Grandma's visit.

Birthday meal out at the Plough, Low Bradfield.

Supermoon.

4th Oct: Megan climbing.