Ah I do love Sundays recently…designated family time…almost ruined by a dog show in Merthyr…Jordan had not so subtly hinted that she fancied attending with Elsa…’that’s ok babes, you go miss our family day’…kinda wish she’d gone now, would have saved some money 😭
Little lie in and up to feed animals and have some brekkie before todays fun…’graaaandmaaaa’…oh hi little Loo, you’re awake, what’s up babes?..’you’re not Grandma’…good observation Alaska, the big bad wolf wouldn’t have fooled you so easily…turns out she’d only been calling grandma because she’s an easy target for raiding the breakfast cupboard…an inventory of options later and a Pain au Chocolat is this mornings breakfast choice…must be all the Duolingo’ing me and Alaska have been doing…enjoy babes, it’s Sunday.
And Minnie wants cereal?…what the stuffed toy you’re carrying around? She wants breakfast too?…hmmm I think you’re pulling a fast one loo, bloody hobbit child angling for a second breakfast…’Minnie don’t like it!’…there’s a surprise, guess you’ll just have to…oh your already half way through the bowl…ok crack on the loo…my god this child is greedy…growing girl and all that 🤷♀️
Usual porridge and coffee for me and Grams…there’s some jealous eyes staring at us, and I don’t mean Minnie Mouse…yep, Augustus Gloop, umm I mean Alaska is clearly not satisfied with todays offerings thus far…dead pan stares me in the eyes, picks her bowl up and tips the remaining contents on the floor…’oh no, cereal on the floor’…fake tears and sorrow, the lot…’huuuuug??!’…come on then Loo, that must have been traumatising for you…’ooo I want some…’
Greedy little thing ate half my breakfast, don’t worry, I had a plan…Donuts were on the cards today and I needed to save the calories anyways.
Ok then Gray, what the plan for today?…Cardiff Museum is it? The place that terrified you last time? Well specifically the Giant Baskin Shark…yep, the same place…he insisted on it…ummm ok little dude, big boy pants on today then. To be fair, that Baskin Shark in the museum terrified me as a child too, that and the sea turtle…and the Baskin Shark is still the nemesis of my 30 year old cousin Ben, I swear to this day he can’t walk into the room without a bout of nervous poo’s and panic sweats…thank god he didn’t choose a career in teaching and never has to venture there again ey? 🙄
Come on then guys, let’s pile in the mini and make a move…Cardiff Museum please drive…quick stop in Bridgend though, I’ve been eyeing up some WhoCult donuts on Instagram and thought we’d give them a go. Despite some minor arguments from Jordan, who swears she no longer enjoys a doughnut since her surgery, but can somehow still tuck away half a pack of welsh cakes for breakfast, we were on our way…see you later Mags!! Fortunately, the donut shop was only a short half hour diversion off our route to Cardiff…these donuts better be good or I won’t hear the end of it, but we finally arrived. This place is so cool, like an alt donut shop…coffee, donuts, pink neon and branded apparel…awesome…Gray was loving it too, and the donut selection was boss…they all look sooo good, but ya know, gotta watch the calories, so I only had 4 😂…Bueno, Caramel Freddo, Cherry Cheesecake and Galaxy…can’t wait to try these this evening…some quick pics for insta and a Nutella latte later and we were back on our way.
We finally get to hit up the museum…it’s really cool here to be fair, and busy as hell today…looks like everyone else wanted to overcome their fear of the Baskin Shark too…the kids love it, Grayson is genuinely so intrigued by everything and remembers so much from last time we were here (despite the trauma), and it gives Jordan a chance to once again remind us all that she studied Marine Geography in Cardiff and impress us all by dropping knowledge bombs left, right and centre…Alaska seems like she’s enjoying it too, but we think that the ‘oooooo’s’ and ‘aaahhhhh’s’ are really just for our benefit.
We did have to stop Alaska from constantly becoming part of the displays mind…we all know that museums are supposed to bring history to life, but this is ridiculous…Half expected Ben Stiller to pop around the corner with a capuchin on his shoulder…get away from the dinosaurs Loo, you’ll get us banned!!
Fair play, the kids were really into it today, stopping to watch all the displays and videos and taking in as much as they could…nice to see them enjoying learning…maybe a little too into it at times…”haha look Dobby’s balls”…huh? Oh fuck sake Gray, you can’t say that mun…to be fair, he’d seen a plant on display that does look strangely like a sphinx cats bald bollocks…you’ll see…
Onto the Gems then…and we’ll move through here as quick as possible. Not only because Jordan is from the rough part of Merthyr and can’t be trusted around anything worth a few quid, but because last time we were around sparkly rocks was the Seven Dwarves Mine Train queue that traumatised Grayson…so let’s get away from here and go see the Shark instead.
Fair play, Billy Big Balls Grayson strutted in with purpose today and bossed it…no idea what the fuss was about…no nervous sweats, no panic, nothing!!! Take that Benj, you’ve been outdone by a 4 year old. Little potter around, off to see the Whale, Turtle and various taxidermy…yep all good. Even checked out the art section today…well until we got funny looks and started to panic that Gray and Loo would get bored and start randomly touching the paintings just for shits and giggles. I love these kids to bits, but I can’t trust them around anything worth much 😂
Little wander around Cardiff and some shopping…payday was on Friday, so we’re rich…well rich until all the bills come out…hit up the Disney section of Primark…ya know because we don’t have enough Disney stuff…nothing in the men’s section though…bloody raging…I need me some chip and dale merch mun!!! Jordan found enough mind…she now has a new Disney wardrobe…and treated the kids to a few bits too…she did offer to treat me to a chip and dale sweater…but I worried I’d enjoy wearing a woman’s sweater too much and didn’t want to start down that road.
Oooo shall we check out Build-a-Bear? They do special bears for birthdays…ah go on then, just a quick look isi? I should have known I was about to be subjected to a spot of daylight robbery…of course Grayson needed a Bowser…at least Alaska was just going for the birthday bear…only £2 (you pay the age of the child)…oh but another £15 for an Elsa outfit…aiii why the hell not…only taking cash today…ok no worries I’ll pop to the cash point…’oh while you were away, the kids also chose some sounds to go in the bears”…ah, umm ok yeah, not like I can say no now…aww time to stuff the bears…the staff here were awesome…great to let the kids fill their own bears by pushing the foot pedal for the stuffing, and putting the hearts in the bears…the whole setup is lush and really nice for the kids…”you want to add a scent? Only £3.50”…ah yeah bugger it, that money tree I planted a while ago has finally started to grow so got money to burn…fuck it, add all the scents…”they smell for 6 years”…I can’t even smell it half hour later, but Gray swears his Bowser stinks of bubblegum…smells like bullshit to me, but hey ho.
Bear-th certificates done (think build a bear are missing a trick here by not calling them that), and Grayson decides to pick up an afternoon shift on the tills…fair play the staff were great and humoured him, even when he made them sweep the floors and fired the other…seriously, they laughed, but expect your P45 in the Mail….
Starving mun, been promising the gang Yo! Sushi all day, Grayson couldn’t wait to grab random food off the conveyor belt…fortunately we saw this may have been a mildly bad idea and opted for a Slim Chickens instead…Family meal for 4…bloody hell, there’s way too much here…don’t you know I have 4 donuts waiting for me later??!! Anyways, bloody lovely food…wings, tenders, Texas toast and a shit ton of fries and dips…we’ll take the rest for tea I think.
Home time then, kids getting a bit crazy and restless…must have been wound up by all the chicken and the wrestling they were showing there…you know what they say…about chicken and wrestling right?…no neither do I.
Anyways, kids fast asleep in the car, and back to the house…few hours later and it’s tea time…come on Gray, time for food…ahhh delirious, half asleep Gray can talk some rubbish…’haha, I’m laughing because I just remembered…we’re having a water fight tomorrow’…huh? When the hell did I agree to that??!! Umm ok bud, if you say so. Kid is a nutter mun.
Finished off our Slim Chickens and it was finally Donut time…yep bloody delicious to be fair…I’ve had 2 so far and saving the rest for when Grays in school tomorrow and I don’t have to share 😂…oh and I did treat myself to an nice new jacket today too, so all in all a lovely day out 😉
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