Horrid Henry

A few weeks ago Oliver wrote to his favourite author, Francesca Simon, who writes the Horrid Henry books.

Today he received a letter back including a signed postcode:

Star of the Week

Today, Oliver was awarded Star of the Week in his class:

Oliver's 300 Piece Jigsaw

Oliver finished the Horrible Science Smashing Solar System jigsaw that he got for his birthday...

Back to School

It was back to school today.  Oliver is now in Year 3 and Charlie is in Year 1.

Oliver's Photo Competition

Oliver entered the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Photographic Competition.  These are his entries...

A Painted Lady Butterfly

A Snail On Grass

Anne Hathaway's Cottage

Trip To London

Today we went to London.  We went to Covent Garden for lunch and Charlie got pulled out of the crowd by a busker called Dave Chameleon...

...and then we went to see the Damien Hirst exhibition at the Tate Modern...

Twycross Zoo

Today we went to Twycross Zoo.

Check out his photo of Oliver taken 5 years ago...

Olympic Football

Today, we went to the Ladies Football Competition as part of the London 2012 Olympics.  We saw Sweden v Japan...

The London 2012 Olympics are finally here.

Oliver and Charlie helped to welcome the Olympics this morning by ringing a bell at 8:12am...

Lily's Naming Ceremony

Today we went to cousin Lily's naming ceremony...

Dance Track End Of Year Show

Today was Oliver's end of year 1 Dance Track show.  He was presented with a certificate:

Oliver's Swimming Certificate

This week, Oliver got his 25m swimming certificate!

Aston Hall

Today we went to Aston Hall with Harvey...

Oliver's 7th Birthday

Today was Oliver's 7th Birthday.  He got lots of presents...

...including a Kindle...

...and we let Charlie's butterflies go that he had grown from caterpillars that he got for his birthday...

Oliver's Birthday Party

Today was Oliver's Swimming Birthday Party at Cocksmoors Wood Leisure Centre...

World BMX Championships

Today we went to the World BMX Championships at the NIA in Birmingham...

Flynn & Lawson Came To Stay

Our second cousins from Australia came to stay this weekend...

...and we went to Thinktank...

Isla's Christening

Today we went to cousin Isla's Christening...

FAB1

Today we went to the Heritage Motor Museum.  Here's us next to Lady Penelope's FAB1 car from Thunderbirds!

The Tiger Who Came To Tea

Today we went to see The Tiger Who Came To Tea at Birmingham Town Hall.