Ava has become good friends with a girl in her class named Lauren whom she has invited over after school for "tea" and to play. Lauren is a nice, polite, friendly girl and they get along quite well. Coincidently, Lauren's dad, Mike has been to the US once, twenty years ago to of all places Midland, Michigan (where Aaron grew up). We got to chatting one day at pick-up and Mike was telling us that there were many nice places nearby to have a picnic and explore. Helen (the mom) soon called to take Ava out for the day on a picnic and like a good American I casually invited our entire family.
They came to our place at 10am and we headed out for a great day out doors; however, the Welsh weather had something else in store. With impending rain we decided to modify our plans a bit and take a detour to "Coconuts," an indoor play area, for a coffee and to wait out the rain. The kids had a ball running, jumping, and climbing. And the grown-ups had a nice visit.
We soon headed for a lovely little park where we walked around the lake and had lunch. The kids played and we dodged yet another temporary downpour by hiding inside of one of the play structures!
Next, we headed to Barry Island, which is no longer an island. We walked on the beach ...
and followed the path out to the end of the bluff:
It was quite windy and a bit chilly, but that did not seem to bother our children in the least.
All in all, it was a lovely day and we have found great new friends in the Kinmans.
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