Great Notley Country Park

This weekend was our first weekend together for a few weeks so we wanted to make the most of it. I asked Rob to arrange something nice for us to do and he did well. On Saturday morning we were up relatively early. After filling our tummies with peanut butter toast and cups of tea in bed, we piled into the car and were off to Great Notley Country Park. 

After driving for around an hour we arrived. The Country Park is in a weird position, just off the motorway. We parked up and set out exploring. The Park has a small lake and then a massive trail with lots of kids activities. We headed to the lake first and then found a spot to settle down and have some lunch. 

I cooked up some cheese and onion quiche and paired it with salad, sweet chilli beetroot and home made mustard potato salad. A nice filling lunch. Rob ensures me that he will arrange the picnic next time, which would be nice. 

After lunch we found a big field to explore. We could let Nelli off the lead, but the ground was too hard for her to really run hard. She was already pretty tired at this point and was mainly lagging behind us!

After exploring the field, we headed back to the park and towards the activity trail. We couldn't resist showing the kids our skills. We also had lots of fun on the swings. 

After about two hours we thought it was time for another rest. We headed to the cafe and it was time for a sugary pick me up - our first ice creams of the year! I had a feast and Rob had a mint chocolate cornetto! They were both yummy and it certainly made us realise that winter is finally going away and spring is here!

We headed back home in the afternoon. We were ready for another nap as soon as we got in!