"Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky."

After visiting friends recently the boys came home with a drone that was very kindly given to them. I can't say that I've ever thought to myself that I'd love to have a go of one but Seth had shown a huge interest over the last year or so. I'm not sure if it was the thought of being a secret spy or just being able to film places that we physically struggle to get to, but he's been watching videos and talking about all the cool things he'd like to do with one. You could imagine the look on his face as he casually and kindly thanked our friend while desperately wanting to jump up and down squealing.

We got home from our trip and before even unpacking our bags, the drone was out and everything was being charged ready for our first flight. We were excited as the drone included a Gopro gimble and we had two GoPro's at home. Sadly neither of ours fit but as soon as batteries and controllers were charged we headed out looking for somewhere safe and fun to fly. I'm a huge fan of this sort of play with the boys because it always turns out to be a great bonding session for them both. They join forces to try and work out how to use a new gadget and when they finally execute what they have learnt there's a real sense of teamwork.

With Seth watching lots of Youtube videos and Opeie lapping up all of the information Seth was sending his way, we soon had the drone up in the sky. There is something so intense about flying them. As easy as it was to control, there is that fear of crashing them and completely destroying it.

Since acquiring this tasty bit of gadgetry I've picked up a GoPro to fit the gimbal, taking our drone flying fun to another level. I've a feeling that this summer holiday is going to be heavy on filming interesting places that the boys can come up with, so watch this space.

*Note to self: DO NOT attempt to fly the drone from the back garden! I wanted to show Mrs M last night as she had not been out with us. I thought a simple 'up above the house and back down' while she watches on the phone would be fine but the wind had other ideas and it disappeared out of site. I found said drone on the next street over casually hovering above the houses and landed it safely. I think we'll stick to large open areas from now on! 

 

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usherstorm, but to add color to my sunset sky."

We've had such a lovely weekend, quality family time and great friends. Despite things not so great that linger in the background it was a weekend of smiles and laughter. As I came downstairs this evening and sat at the back door the beautiful pink sky summed up how I was feeling. 

I hope you all had a great weekend.

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the windblows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."

I'm so behind with my posts at the moment, living without broadband is a nightmare! fingers crossed we'll be out of our little cave soon. A couple of Friday's ago we did our usual school run with the intention of going straight home to lounge around and play. One my friends at the school, Dawn, asked me if I was going to watch the eclipse and proceeded to pull out a fancy piece of glass. "Look through this she said", so we did and it was really interesting.

As we walked back towards the car she let us know that she was heading over to our friend Tabiithas for a morning of cups of tea and 'pass the fancy glass' so they could watch the eclipse together. Well I certainly don't need an excuse to hang out with them guys as they are awesome so Dawn jumped in the car too and we headed over together.

When we got there Tabiitha was all pumped and ready to watch the sun and moon pass each other. I did have a little chuckle to myself as we sat on the garden chairs outside in the cold, drinking our tea and eagerly waiting for the sky to turn black. It was like a granny meet up waiting to watch the coronation or something like that.

That piece of glass was passed back and forth more times than I can remember. It was a fun hour hanging out with some of the people I love the most even if I was a little disappointed by the lack of black skies and feel of a coming apocalypse, clearly I was expecting to much. The morning gave me a great chance to talk to Opeie about something that comes up once maybe twice in a lifetime.