Jubilee

11/06/2012 by Jenny 6 Comments

We were fortunate to celebrate not only the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee but the 60th Anniversary of the school that the Cheetah Keeper and his Sister attend being opened.  Cue, a playground street party, balloons, cake and ‘my’ (obviously mine because I play the piano for them!) brilliant choir singing.  These kids turn me into an emotional mess pretty much every rehearsal now – the growing confidence, beauty of sound, the one who cried because she was leaving the school and would miss choir…

We then embarked on what would be an epic nearly 7 hour journey to Devon for our half term break.  Sorry London, but if half the population was descending on us, we wanted to head in the opposite direction – along with the remaining half of the population so it seemed.  There we were treated to a street party at our Holiday Park, bunting and general merriment – and I realised I am a right sucker for bunting against blue sky pictures.

The Cheetah Keeper’s sister was enrolled as a Brownie on the Thursday night – in her Jubilee top that she’d made

All ready to go

Playground Street party for 300+ children

The School’s Anniversary Gift to the children – carved on site

School Balloon Release

White and Blue (ok a bit tenuous)

We spent Jubilee Sunday on Oddicombe Beach – can you see the imaginary lizards?

Red roses too

The holiday park were taking the bunting thing seriously

Pin the crown on the Queen

Cake

More cake!

Requisite jam sandwich

The view to Paignton

Indulge me…

Bunting

Do you see why I like it?