Anyone who reads this blog regularly will know that over the past few weeks we've had more family days out than you would think possible!  Our best day by far was last Saturday when we visited the Legoland Discovery Centre at the Trafford Centre in Manchester.We were welcomed Professor Brick who taught us how you make Lego using his special machines (and with a bit of help from the kids) in his Lego factory which reminded me of Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory without the chocolate ;-).We had a quick walk though Miniland which looked fantastic although we didn't really get to spend much … [Read more...]

I am so tired. I've been off work for the past two weeks and rather than relax and take it easy, I've been busy trying to pack as much fun as possible in to our 'staycation'.  It's so rare that we're all of work / school at the same time that we really wanted to make the most of it.  We've been to Drayton Manor and Haggerston Castle so far and have planned a trip to the Metrocentre tomorrow and the Legoland Discovery Centre on Saturday. As well as these trips, we've been exploring our own area quite a bit and discovering new places to visit nearer to home.We live in an area of the North … [Read more...]