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Friday, January 08, 2010CRIMBLE WITH CHIKKIN Hubs & I had a 3 day stopover in London(innit) & did the touristy things we'd planned. When we left the Last Khaki Outpost, the temperature was well into the 30's. When we reached London, it was 2degrees & bloody freezing! Thanks to being well rested from a good sleep on the plane (Virgin's Upper Class was well worth the money) we checked into our hotel, offloaded the luggage & then hit the streets!  We had a good look around the Tate art gallery & the National, bought a heap of T-Shirts from Warrs (the Harley dealership) & knackered ourselves out by walking around the Natural History Museum. We walked miles in the freezing weather, taking in Trafalgar Square, Oxford Street (bleedin' shoppers are so annoying!), Regent Street & a lovely morning spent walking around Covent Garden. Three days was enough for us though & we were eager to get to Dublin to see the family.  Chikkin is definitely her grandads girl! Spadge & Shanna are doing such a brilliant 'job' of parenting with Lilly - she's a smart, polite, funny & caring little girl & we're so very proud of her.    On Crimble morning, the Plan of Attack was for Chikkin to open a few presents, have a hearty breakfast, head for the local church for the Crimble Day Service & then hit the beach, before returning home to finish opening a big heap of presents & then cook up a feast! (Sorry, the pics are not in order, but you'll get the gist of it I reckon! Chikkin wanted to take her shoes off on the beach & then moaned like hell 'cos her feet got cold & wet!)     Chikkin's passion is drawing - give her a book or sheet of blank paper & a box of crayons & she'll stay occupied for hours.  Shortly before we left, we managed to get tickets to take Chikkin to see Jack & The Beanstalk Pantomime. She looked so cute! We weren't sure what to expect with the panto, but I can honestly say we all had a wonderful time. It was a great production & Chikkin thoroughly enjoyed herself, joining in with all the audience cries of "oh no you don't!" & booing at the 'baddy'.   Sadly, all good things have to come to an end & saying goodbye to your family is never easy. Spadge & Shans gave us a real Crimble to remember & we can't thank them enough. Spending Crimble with Chikkin was simply awesome :-)  
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