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With the gorgeous weather we decided to make the most of our day and head out for lunch.  I wanted to head somewhere that I could have a play with my new camera, a Canon EOS 1300D, and somewhere to let the girls play.  Also somewhere with no admission fee and that would serve food, a trip to Yorkshire Lavender was therefore in order.  I shall be writing a review of the Canon shortly, all the pictures in this post have been taken using the Canon.

We have visited Yorkshire Lavender in the past and it is such a wonderful place to explore.  Vibrant colours and wonderful smells, plus fantastic views, it is such a pleasure to visit there.  The girls love it because they can be children, free to explore and free to let their imaginations run wild.

girls running

Little man simply sat back and watched his sisters explore, his toes wiggling in the sunshine.

baby feet

As the girls played tag I sat on the grass chatting to Little Man and taking in the stunning views.

stunning views

One of the highlights for the girls, other than the ice cream, is the lavender maze.  After exploring and running through the grass fields and flower beds we headed over to tackle the maze.

girls playing

As you walk through the rows of lavender you begin to notice all the bees hard at work, who really seem to not care that you are walking right past them.  The smell of lavender fills the air as you begin to wander deeper into the maze.

bee in lavender

The girls took control, making decisions which way to turn to get to the middle and working together as a team.

heading into the maze

thinking in the lavender

tricky decisions

After many wrong turns, we made it to the centre.  Little man celebrated by trying to eat all the lavender he could grab.

siblings

I am trying to take photos with the children more and so put the auto timer on the camera to the test.  Little Man simply wanted to chat to his sister who was doing her best not to laugh at him

family photo

We found a bench at the other side of the grounds and sat and had lavender ice cream, the girls made the most of the space and once again ran round playing tag.

girls running in field

My youngest however spotted something at the bottom of the baking and kept calling us over to watch.  The girls went really quiet and sat down as I walked over to take a look.  They had found deer at the bottom of the banking and were both sat quietly watching them graze.

girls watching deer

We all had a wonderful day playing, exploring and of course eating ice cream.  The weather was glorious too and it is always a joy watching the girls play well with each other.

This day I love wild and free
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A Zebra grazes on the short green grass, blissfully unaware of the danger it is in


The Lion teaches his young cub the art of pouncing, hiding in the tall grass waiting the perfect moment


The Lion stays down, keeping well hidden in the tall grass


It all becomes too much for the monkey who can no longer watch


Meanwhile down at the watering hole, things are beginning to take shape


The animals line up ready to enter their new home


The girls begin to reenact scenes from 'Lion King' and 'Lion guard'




Making up songs and using their imagination to continue the stories they know so well


Each animal has a place to hide


A place to stand and watch


There is something amazing watching the girls imagination come to life.  Each one interacting with their sister as their stories unfolded and intertwined with each other.  Creating characters based on well known films and TV shows, or inventing their own it was a sheer delight to watch.


It is safe to say the girls have had some Big adventures with the Big Adventure at the Watering Hole playset from Schleich.

All words are my own opinion, this item was sent in exchange for this post. 


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With my final days of MAT I wanted to take the girls out to enjoy some of the things we have done together.  First on my list was a wild adventure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.  The girls and I have visited the park several times and have always enjoyed ourselves.  The park is big so it never feels busy, or has not to us yet.  The animals appear well cared for, with plenty of room.  The ranger talks and shows are great to watch and my favourite part is you can get up close with the animals.

I planned to get there in time for lunch and eat at the Parks Cafe.  I was incredibly disappointed when I discovered the Cafe was closed.  If you are visiting the Park be prepared as the Cafe is now only open in term time.  I headed to the Monkey Play barn as this was the only place selling food.  Our choice was incredibly limited, Chicken nuggets, Veggie burger, Burger all with fries.  No healthy option, no non fried option that's it.  I either fed the girls or would end up with two very ratty children, unfortunately it meant fast food.  The girls did not really enjoy it and neither did I, but then we rarely eat fried fast food.  My other disappointment was that the only place to eat was with the soft play area.  Whilst the area itself is beautiful, once my eldest saw it she did not want to eat and all she wanted to do was play on it.  I had tears trying to get her away from it to go round the park.  The start of the day therefore was stressful, tearful and fattening.

I managed in the end to bribe her away from soft play and off we went to look for the animals.  My eldest  spotted the meerkats and ran towards them.  We stood for a while watching them through the window

meerkat

My youngest started saying 'baa baa' and pointing, getting very excited, I turned to see what she was pointing at and it was a sheep.  You can go into the field with them and they are very placid which is great round the girls.

goatsheep

My youngest toddled over to the sheep and goat and kept touching them.  Amazed she could get so close she really loved it.  Other people thought it was rather cute her pointing and saying 'baa baa' at the animals.  My eldest is still rather scared and would stand holding my leg, watching her sister interact with the animals.

The girls both then got rather excited and pointed over to the pond

flamingo

Beautiful flamingos! 

Back in the pushchair and round the park, my youngest again starts pointing and growling.  It was tricky to get a picture but see if you can see what she can see

pointing at lion

lion

We continued on our wild adventure

zebracamel


emu

Passing lots of animals, until we came to our favourite

giraffeinside giraffe






The giraffes opted to stay inside as it was rather windy outside, my girls were ever so fascinated by them.  I think they would have spent all day watching them.  My eldest did want to go and see the Monkeys, so we continued on our adventure

First to watch the very majestic Tigers

tiger walktiger


tiger fish

My youngest decided she wanted to look for monkeys with her sister too

looking

But ended up getting distracted

playing with dirt

Eventually we found some Monkeys, but they did not want to come out because it was too windy for them.  The lemurs however did want to play and once again one climbed in the basket of the pushchair.  Not sure why I have nothing in there

lemurmonkey spotting


bye lemur

My girls loved looking at all the animals, its such a shame the day started as it did.  I will take the girls again though next time we go we will be taking a packed lunch and plenty of juice, as there is no where to buy drink from [other than in the soft play. not great when you want to leave the park].  My eldest enjoyed her day so much that when we got home she Skype her Grandparents to tell them about it.  She has asked me if we can go see the giraffes soon.

This day I love a wild adventure.
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My name is Leyla, also known as Mum to my 3 humans and dog Mum to J. I have a passion for the outdoors and love to run. I can often be found off road exploring the trails and fells and covering distances all the way up to 50 miles. As a family we love travelling and discovering new adventures, as I try and run around the world!

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