David, Grace, Sarah and Emma Bellis

The girls have had a busy week. On Thursday night, form 5 led us through their Beijing trip, with skits and songs:

Then Friday & Saturday were orchestra weekend, followed by an excellent concert on Saturday afternoon. The first clip zooms in on Sarah and Emma during the Radtzky March:

And the second is Take Five, my favourite performance of the show:

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Up in the Lake District we stayed in a lovely self-catering cottage in Bassenthwaite. The girls enjoyed helping look after the animals. Here are the ducks heading home for the night:

Sarah & David went on the Go Ape zipline at Whinlatter:

Then from Elizabeth's we went for dimsum in Manchester,

for a muddy outing at Trentham,

and fun at the Crocky Hole:

Our first camping trip to Tai Long Wan with the girls, a trip to Disneyland with the Moks, Grace's birthday, and Emma's Brownies.

Packing up #22 in preparation for mum to move to a flat. A busy week in London, then a quiet week in Ireland. A weekend with Nick and Jessie and the ladies, several trips to the beach, and Tim & Vicky's wedding to round it off.

Featuring Sarah's school orchestra, lots of geckos, fairies, Lara, Victoria, Christmassy stuff, Jake, Sinead, Dominic & Diana.

Featuring Emma's Kindergarten class, Hiu-woon, Mandy & Edward, Wing-Fong, Ching-Ching, Wing-Yi, Kiu-Kiu, a lizard, goats, strawberries, Engee, Ashley, Dominic & Minnie.

Featuring Amanda, Doris, Ming, Dawn, Ming's nephew, a mermaid, Kam, Aidan, Sally, a snake, Andrew, Ross, Mark & Minnie: