Wet welsh week!

Well last week we took ourselves to Wales, Dolgellau to be precise about it. We had the very generous offer from the in-laws, they would pay for a cottage and we could come for free. Plus they would help us out with little man. Woo hoo - can't refuse.

The cottage was very spacious and had a big dining kitchen which I thought would be terrible but it was great. Little man ran straight into the room with bunk beds and demanded to be put into the bottom bunk and refused to get out! He slept in the proper sized big bed absolutely beautifully all week. We used a bed guard to stop him falling/trying to get out. After only 1 week in a toddler bed at home we were pleasantly surprised.

The area was lovely, the cottage had views to Cader Idris and was halfway up a hill, very secluded but only 10 mins walk from the centre of Dolgellau. Unfortunately the weather wasn't kind so we spent a lot of time going to the many narrow gauge railways in the area. Little man loves trains, he is now obsessed with trains!

We also went to the Centre for Alternative Technology which was very unusual but very interesting. Fantastic lasagne in the vegetarian restaurant, a great way to get more than your five a day in one huge portion! Very scary water powered funicular railway to get in though!




We spent lots of time outdoors in the fresh air, picked blackberries down the lane from the cottage and had them for tea. Showed little man how to pick them which he loved apart from when he got prickled!

Got a nice day out together and went for a slap up meal in a nice hotel all on our own. We walked back to the cottage together and it was lovely just like a first date.

We got to the beach on the last day and got blown away and sandblasted. Little man made the most out of it by digging and building sandcastles with Daddy but he didn't like the ferocious wind so we didn't stay long.

We also decided maybe it was time to try extending our little family a bit more!