The day started normally without any particular plans apart from to see Kamila, and my Grand Children. As is often the case plans change and Kamila was delayed, but in the process I talked to Elizabeth and Bruno, Kamila’s in laws, and they invited us to a BBQ for the weekend. Unfortunately, Alex and I would be busy, but instead everyone was invited that evening, and I quickly organised a surprise Birthday Party.

I made a trip to our local Waitrose, and both everything need for the surprise, including bunting, cake and all the ingredients for a BBQ.

What fun we had, and Alex, now affectionately know as the Monkeys Uncle, was very pleasantly surprised by the surprise and the company. Alex is a great uncle, and cares for and Loves Quinn and Oscar and off course Kamila and Karl.

We had marinate chicken, corn on the cob, home made hamburgers, salads and off course Birthday Cake. The party poppers went down exceptionally well, only being surpassed by the garden sprinkler, which the kids ran through in the pleasant warmth of the evening. The evening was topped with the kids dancing, asking for songs from The Alexa device and finally playing hide and seek.

The end of Alex’s holidays are fast approaching and even though he doesn’t start school until the 2nd of September, he needs to be back in Tczew on the 20th?

Today we journeyed the 100 odd miles to visit uncle Warren and celebrate his belated 75th Birthday and at the same time Alex’s 12th.

The two hour drive went uneventfully, as always, with our usual breakfast stop at Petersfield McDonalds.

We arrived at 1230 and after spending a half hour talking to Wanda and stroking Freddie, made our way to Enzee’s Ristorante and Pizzeria.

As usual a delightful welcome at Enzee’s with a wonderful starter of mushrooms and main course of beef cheeks on a bed of mash potatoes. Alex off course, had his standard spaghetti Bolognese.

Great company and a great catch up and loads of sound advice for the coming year. Alex is now a young man and definitely able to make sound decisions. Uncle Warren commented how Alex has matured and not only built up body mass in his two months here, but also how confident and self assured he had become.