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| Jonathan turned 40 in May!! |
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| And on the same day (May 20) Huntly turned one! |
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| We love taking our 'grand dog' Vanna out for walks (and Rylie too) |
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| In June one of my old friends Simon visited us in Vancouver. |
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| Back to London in July with the view across Trafalgar Square down to Big Ben. |
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| We went to see Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra on the first Monday. Unbelievably good! |
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| The Harry Potter Studio Tour did not disappoint. |
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| Took the train up to York to visit a (really) old friend Julian (70!) and wife Gina |
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| Ripponden, West Yorkshire is where we used to live (30 years ago) |
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| Our old house 'Highwayman's Cottage' is looking good |
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| A breakfast beer after walking to The Alma on my birthday |
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| Still one of my favourite beers. Timothy Taylor's tastes best in Yorkshire |
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| Liverpool now (keep up...) we met these guys on the train to The Open Golf at Birkdale |
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| We can now officially go home. Leanne has seen Rory McIlroy |
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| Doing the tourist thing on the Magical Mystery Tour bus |
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| Just one of the iconic locations we visited (and sung about on the bus!) |
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| We missed Oakley's 7th birthday (July 15) and someone else made a 'Minecraft' cake |
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| Now in the Peak District, Derbyshire - visiting wonderful Chatsworth House. |
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| In Bakewell, Leanne couldn't resist the opportunity to dress up |
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| One of many beautiful starts to the day... |
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| We hiked around the Peak District for a week, such beautiful countryside |
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| We never got lost |
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| Well, maybe once... ha ha |
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| The English can't handle summer... never happy with the weather |
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| Our final challenge, Stanage Edge near Hathersage, Derbyshire |
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| Well worth it, the view was awesome |
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| Back in London and a final night at The Royal Albert Hall for a Proms concert |
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| Back to Canada, and little kitchen helpers (we need to establish a dress code!) |
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| This is what happens when an 8 year old steals your phone for 5 minutes |
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| We took the entire crew on a cruise to Alaska |
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| Couldn't resist this photo opp |
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| Grumpy grizzly in Sitka, Alaska |
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| Standing on the beach at full moon, our feet kissed by the ocean... ;) |
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| A typical Alaskan activity |
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| We also took the Jeeps over some rough terrain |
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| Then Leanne went to Shanghai, China... of course she did. |
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| Back to birthdays. Rylie specifically requested (and designed) this cake |
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| Oakley is into hockey and has chosen to be the goalie! "Mind the gap!" |
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| Lilly's first day at the big school |
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| It's looking like we should be heading south soon. |
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| Very sadly, Phil's Dad Brian Cowan passed away in mid May. He will be greatly missed. |
