half term

we've been on our half term holidays to sutton hoo and manchester. sutton hoo was snowy, o-o enjoyed looking for the footprints of the big bad mouse. 

in manchester we visited the museum and the o-o's favourite exhibits; the elephant and whale skeletons and the huge spider crab. for years i thought that the spider crab might be waiting for me during seaside paddles (fear not dear readers, i have since learnt that this species is japanese and not native to british waters!). after the museum we decamped to the RNCM (granny va-va's spiritual home) for coffees and hot chocolate. o-o was delighted by the marshmallow, cream and chocolate flake topped extravaganza purchased for him by grampy m. sugar-rush-tastic.