Hannah's Birthday

I woke up and I got out of bed. I went to mum and dad's room and opened some presents. I got a walking bag from mum and dad. In the bag there was a fan and two packets of Kendal Mint Cake and some other things.

I had breakfast and watched tellie. Then I got dressed.

At tea time Uncle Les came. We had baked a birthday cake. We had our tea and then I wrote this story.

Hannah.

Orienteering at Mary Eskine & Ravelston Woods

Family outing to orienteering. Good results all round.

Click here for the results and report.

New Phone

Got a new phone with digital camera.

Archery

Today I went to an archery lesson. I have a bow and arrow at home that we made ourselves but it is quite different from the ones we used at the lesson. With the bows we used at the lesson you weren't meant to touch the arrows at all, but if you did that with our bow and arrow then the arrow would just fall off the string. It was a very fun lesson and I learnt a few things about archery that I hadn't known before.

Max

Lammermuir Hill Run

Fourth handicap race of the season and another 4th place. 4th placed in the league as well. Click here for League Positions and Click Here for results

Ospreys

Went to the nature reserve at Loch of the Lowes. Saw the mummy and daddy Osprey's in their nest. There are two chicks surviving, two have died. We saw one of the chicks and lots of other birds, like woodpecker and siskin and jay.

We saw some osprey's in flight and diving into the lake. They didn't catch a fish.

Cairngorm

Weekend away in the Cairngorm area.

Max and Colin climbed Cairngorm, the 6th highest mountain in Scotland, from the base station. Took 4 hrs 10 minutes. Fantastic day and great views from the summit. Max's 8th munro and Colin's 12th.

Hannah and Cherry took the train to the Ptarmigan Restaurant and then went sledging on the dry ski slope.

Played crazy golf at the Fun House, Coylumbridge. Definitely the best crazy golf course in Scotland.

Had dinner at Loch Insh by the lakeside. Max and Hannah played on the sand on the warm summer evening.

My New Bicycle

In the morning I went to the bicycle shop and got a new bicycle for my birthday. It is an early birthday present. I cycled home. The bicycle has gears. My old bike didn't. The new bike is blue.

Hannah.

Water of Leith

I went with Hannah and Edward to the Water of Leith. We went with a group and did activities and games near the river. Afterwards we went to the Visitor Centre and played with some toy bugs that we found.

Max.

Edward's House

Today Max went to Edwards house. We went outside for a wee bit, then we went inside and had fun playing the animal game for hours. Then we went outside again and after that I went home. Hannah came too.

G8 Protests

The streets of Edinburgh were full of anarchists and police in riot gear. Around 200 protestors were trapped in Canning Street behind the office whilst we watched the crowds on Lothian Road and West Approach Road from the office.

Carn Liath

First Munro of the Year! Late start this year due to busy running schedule and bad weather over Easter.

Max's 7 th Munro and Colin's 11th.

Weather was mixed but we stayed dry. Very good hill and great views of the next 2 Munros which keen walkers would tackle as well. A bit boggy at the foot of the hill.

975 m height but climb starts from around 340 m. 10 km walk. Completed in 4 hrs 20 minutes. Nay problem.