Banchory from on high
And so following on from the hectic family weekend in Crieff, we managed to squeeze a couple of nights in our own beds before depositing ourselves on the in-laws once more in Banchory. They'd seen us coming though and had a couple of prior commitments - so we had to fend for ourselves for once! Emily wouldn't let Nana and Baba get away that easily though and she still ran them ragged when she got the chance...
We still managed a fun-packed 4 days though - with the usual trips to Drum and Crathes Castle, garden centres and coffee shops, playparks galore and other adventures. The supreme being was once again in her element. We discovered hill-rolling which was a hit, and she even went solo on her pedal bike for the first time (if only for a few metres). This highlight was only topped by Emily's first hill ascent - Scolty Hill at 299m. Not bad for someone with tiny legs :-). It was a slightly drawn out affair along the lines of the first 10 mins going well, then tiredness kicked in, then chocolate kicked in, then burst of sugar-induced energy to summit, then chocolate crash at summit, then minor grumping on way down with parental distracting techniques tested to limit, to a final 10 minutes of world-ending tiredness and tears. Followed by immediate perking up with the promise of lunch. Not that dissimilar to some of my munro efforts really.
Showing Emily how it's done
And then she was off!
Competitive outdoor snakes and ladders
A born winner!
Videoclip: Hill-rolling
The first great ascent commences
Still enjoying it 10 minutes in
First summit success (albeit we look happier than the Supreme Being)!
