Sleeping Monkeys and Teddy Bears Picnic

I promised the kids I would take them to the teddy bears picnic, only to find that on the day it was 32 degrees, way too hot to go and sit in the park. So after some thought, I ordered them all to take a nap, they were a bit annoyed, but once they realised I wasn't going to let them get up, they all fell asleep.

This was the longest bit of quiet I have had in a long time, so decided to make the most of it and enjoy tea (and coffee) and chicken sandwiches and chit-chat with the hubby, mother-in-law and a visiting uncle.

When the kids woke up, it was already evening, so we decided to head over to my mum's pretty garden to enjoy a teddy bears picnic of our own.

There were bubbles to keep the kids occuppied...


...and someone got a surprise when fashionista threw those little snaps out of the upstairs window.

There were bubbles everywhere before long and the kids had great fun. Insh'Allah next time I'll find some sparklers and we'll wait till it's a bit darker.