Trip to London
07.20
A cheeky weekend break in London.
Walked over tower bridge and got to see it open.
Watched a cruise liner come through.
Then the Golden Hilde
The boys at The New Globe
On the millennium bridge
At the Shard
And St. Pauls
Finally Trafalgar Square.
Big man makes it into ATT newsletter
06.22
Cup cake recipe
06.14
Serves: 12
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Cake mixture
175 g butter (at room temperature), cut into large pieces
175 g self-raising flour
175 g caster sugar
1/2 tbsp baking powder
3 large eggs
1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
Icing mixture
175 g butter (at room temperature), cut into large pieces
1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
2-3 tbsp milk
350g icing sugar, sifted
Pink edible colouring
Edible pink hearts, to decorate
Method
1) Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4.
2) Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cupcake or muffin cases.
3) Put all the cake ingredients into a large bowl and beat with an electric hand whisk or a wooden spoon until smooth and evenly mixed. Divide the mixture evenly between the paper cases.
4) Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the cakes are well risen and firm on top. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
5) Meanwhile, make the icing. Put the butter, vanilla extract, two tablespoons of the milk, and half the icing sugar in a large bowl and beat until smooth.
6) Beat in the remaining icing sugar, and pour in the rest of the milk if needed to make the icing the right consistency.
7) Put half of the icing into another bowl and colour it pale pink with the edible colouring. Carefully spoon this down one side of a piping bag fitted with a number eight star nozzle, then spoon the non-coloured icing down the other side of the bag. Twist the end of the bag to seal the icing in.
8) Pipe swirls of the icing on top of each cupcake. Scatter with the edible sugar straws and sprinkles, to decorate.
Lego with Daily Mail
05.25
The boys and Nicola have been religiously going to WHSmiths for newspapers and collecting these.
They have had great fun.
Great effort guys.
Big man bouldering birthday
05.25
Something different for the boys, and Lewis joins them for the fun.
Getting ready for the fun. The three dudes.
Little man scaling the wall.
Lewis makes it look really easy.
Big man taking instruction, we’re very impressed how it’s organised and quality of instruction.
The guys having fun.
Climbing over, now bouldering (kind of free climbing)
Great fun and thinking of doing a family day next.