Salobrena 2013

After pledging to stay at home this year, by Easter MPLST had booked a trip to Salobrena as the villa we stayed in last year was still available during the school holidays. Best decision she has made this year!

As you can see, O picked up exactly where he left off last year...

 

...but this time, encouraged his little brother to follow suit...

 

 

All of this on day one! Synchronised jumping was the theme...

 

Not to be outdone though, O decided he would be the first to dive! Something his big brother avoided trying all week.

Then, after jumping off my shoulders in the pool, we graduated to jumping off dad's shoulders from the edge of the pool! (He belly flopped this on one occasion, but amazingly, it didn't put him off!)

 

It wasn't all fun in the pool though, C managed to find some time in the shade to tell his Pirate friends all about his new room and big double bed.

 

Meanwhile back at the pool, dad thought he could lie back and relax, but O decided to "row" me around the pool. I say "row" although he called it "ride". You'll look back and laugh in 20 years pal...

 

At the beach, we found the best way to keep your kids together (other than a dog lead) is to let them walk on the wall...

 

When O got a little too pink, we found a park in the village suitable shaded. Best part about this? We went at two in the afternoon, when the village is practically desolate. We had the whole place to ourselves. The park itself was an adventure - like a step back in time to 70's Britain. Most things were broken, but Spain seems to allow common sense to prevail. I don't think blame culture has got there yet...

 

 I might not have been able to get much peace by the pool, but the park was a different story...

Mum's Boys...

Despite middle boy being coloured like his mother, they all browned well...

Slave labour. For the first time R started to help with the dishes. (The fact we used plastic ones most of the time obviously helped). At home we have a Belfast sink which he can't really reach into. Bless him, he is still naïve enough to enjoy this. How long do you think until his eyes start to roll at the thought.

He can still find time for a laugh with his old man though...

 

 This year, we all ventured down the hill for a walk. Even lazy bones joined us...

And in town, we walked all the way up to the castle. It was a job to keep up with some...

 

 Last but not least a snap by the beach. Proof the don't fight all say, every day!

 

All in all, a great holiday, R's swimming is coming on very well. Neither MPLST or I could swim like that at 7. O is almost there, we swam a few lengths every day without armbands, he just needs a little more confidence. C found his pool mojo again after us being a bit slack over the summer with our visits.