At the start of the month Una was away in Ireland for a few days, so on Saturday 1st after dropping Ellen at PQA, myself and Ian kept busy with a few house jobs that needed to get done. After picking up Ellen from PQA, we headed down to Pirate Park for a few hours and then over to The Cricketers for lunch. However, what I hadn't planned for was them being out of kids burgers, so to try to calm the situation we headed home to get the car and head out to McDonald's :)

On the Sunday we decided to book the early session at Jumpin Fun in Burgess Hill which they thoroughly enjoyed. Ellen had been there before for a birthday party but it was Ian's first time and had an absolute ball! After getting home for a quick snack, we jumped on the Cargo Bike and headed down to the Beach Huts to meet Pete, the kids and a few others down there.

The first week of the month was super sunny around here which was nice, getting a taste of Spring even though I know it's a bit optimistic to think that just yet :) That next weekend was still fairly mild, so on the Saturday I had a few outdoor jobs I wanted to get done and had Ian as my little helper. Then on the Sunday we made our way out to Petworth House and Park for the afternoon which was good.

On the 13th was Ellen's birthday so after the afternoon at home with presents and cake, we drove over to Hove that evening for dinner at Marrocco's which is always a favourite of ours.

Then on the Saturday, with the weather still nice and sunny, I managed to get out for a nice early morning cycle into Hove and back. And then once Ellen was in PQA, myself and Ian decided to get the bikes out and go for a bit of an adventure around the place, ending up at Shark Park for a while. That afternoon we had the final weekend of the Six Nations games, so once back from our adventure we settled down in front of the TV for those games.

Sunday the 16th was Ellen's birthday party at home which was Monster High themed. That morning I took them both out to Shark Park for a play and run around there while Una managed to finish setting up the house which looked fantastic. Then after lunch her buddies all started to arrive and all had a great time between the disco, snacks, sweets and cake!

Last weekend was rather busy with kids' birthday parties. On Saturday was Viola's party at LaserZone in Brighton, so after picking her up from PQA we headed into town, dropped her off there and then Una, Ian and myself headed into Churchill Square Shopping Centre for a wander around there before grabbing lunch at Ed's Easy Diner. After the party Ellen headed back to their house so the three of us took a drive along Madeira Drive before heading home. On Sunday, after a rainy morning at home, Ellen had Jasper's football party at Portslade Sports Centre in the afternoon, and then just a chilled out evening at home.

This past Thursday I had my work social function which was at Hijingo in the evening, followed by a few beers at the Crown & Shuttle in Shoreditch. Then Friday kicked off a couple of weeks of warm sunny weather according to the forecast. The past couple of days have been really nice, so long may that last!

On Saturday, after Ellen's PQA, we headed out to Walton to meet up with Greg, Kim and the boys for the afternoon which was good to see them again. Then yesterday was Mother's Day here, so after a visit to Brooklands Park in the morning, we had the afternoon at home. I had decided to take today off work, so once the kids were at school, Una and I headed over to Hove in the morning for a walk along the promenade and then stopped in at B&Q to get ourselves a set of garden recliners, followed by a braai for dinner this evening.

With the current sunny and warm weather, those recliners should get some good use and we're all looking forward to some outdoors time as we head into April.