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Henry VIII's Joust at Hampton Court Palace

Henry VIII’s Joust at Hampton Court Palace

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If you’ve been around teenagers, you know that they often have a bit of a “meh” personality. It’s just something about being a teen – nothing is exciting, fun or cool anymore. We are a big adventure household, and though Kai does like going out, a lot of the activities aren’t super Kai focused. Recently, Kai mentioned Jousting as something he would like to see, so obviously we jumped at the idea of taking him somewhere he might really love! We went back to Hampton Court Palace to see Henry VIII’s Joust!

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Baking with Wright’s Baking Scone Mix

Baking with Wright’s Baking Scone Mix

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[Ad- gifted product] Every year, we go to Cammas Hall and pick some strawberries! All of our kids agree I make the very best homemade jam ever, and picking strawberries is always a fun start to creating jam. This year, we got enough strawberries for two entire jars of jam and decided we wanted to make some scones to go with them. The Wright’s Baking Scone Mix is a really simple and easy option when it comes to making scones.

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Family Dinner at Ole Rochester

Family Dinner at Ole Rochester

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While going to an event in Rochester, we wanted to go out for a nice meal! Dann got to picking a location, and as I had just gotten back from Madrid, he figured having a bunch of Spanish food would be fun. Dann’s grandmother is Spanish, so he had Spanish food growing up, however we don’t make much Spanish food and often don’t eat it. Dann excitedly selected Ole Rochester and it was a fantastic decision.

Drinks

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Cards vs Gravity - Stacking, Falling, Fun

Cards vs Gravity – Stacking, Falling, Fun

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[Ad- gifted product] When it comes to games that can be fun for all ages and travel well, Big Potato Games creates the best of the best. Cards vs Gravity is our latest look at one of their casual, fun, and travel friendly games that we were extremely excited to get our hands onto. This board game does require you to have a bottle to play. You can either use a glass bottle that can be empty or a plastic bottle that is at least half full of liquid.

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Family Dinner at Gonzos Tea Room

Family Dinner at Gonzos Tea Room

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At the end of May, we celebrated our 5 year anniversary of being a family. Five years feels impossibly long, and we spent a lot of time this year reflecting on our lives. One of the things Dann and I wanted to do was re-visit our first family outing. You see, the first time we went out as a family unit, we went to the Norwich Gaming Festival and then had dinner at Gonzos Tea Room! At the time, Robin was so little that she didn’t really eat (nor does she remember much of it), where as Kai and Amelia had a very limited pallet. Going back with them being so much older was such a fantastic time and the food did not disappoint!

Chicken Wings at Gonzos Tea Room

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