Laptop

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

After I collected Elliott he had a shower and then spent the morning unpacking and relaxing. He had pepperoni pizza for lunch with raisins for pudding. 

After lunch I took him to meet his friends in Lower Earley. Later I picked him up and he collected his new laptop on the way home before having peanut butter sandwiches for tea. After tea he set up his laptop, practiced his Clarinet and brushed his teeth and got ready for bed. Before he went to sleep he read more of "Podkin One Ear" by Kieran Larwood.

What If?

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

In the morning Elliott had a shower and then relaxed in his room. He had a ham, pepperoni and salami Subway with cheese for lunch. 

After lunch I dropped him off in the park in Broad Mead, Lower Earley to spend some time with Adam. After I picked him up we went home and had pasta with pepperoni and tomato Dolmio sauce for tea. After tea he practiced his Clarinet and we watched What If? on his iPad. Then he brushed his teeth and got ready for bed. He read more of "Podkin One Ear" by Kieran Larwood before he went to sleep.

The Hampton Inn

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

Elliott had a bath and got dressed and then he went to Southampton with Granny and Grandpa. He had ham sandwiches for lunch. 

After lunch he  spent time relaxing and watching his device before he packed to go home and practiced his Clarinet with Grandpa. We went to the Hampton Inn in Salisbury for tea with Granny and Grandpa and Elliott had a cheeseburger with chips and a brownie for pudding. Then we drove home and after we arrived back he brushed his teeth and got ready for bed. Before he went to sleep he read more of "Podkin One Ear" by Kieran Larwood.

Lacock

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

In the morning Elliott had a bath, got dressed and spent the morning drawing, watching devices and relaxing. He had peanut butter sandwiches for lunch. 

After lunch he went to Lacock with Granny and Grandpa where he found about the history of photography. When he got back he had chicken nuggets, chips and peas for tea with a mini magnum for pudding and then after tea he practiced his Clarinet with Grandpa. The he brushed his teeth and got ready for bed. He read more of "Podkin One Ear" by Kieran Larwood before he went to sleep.

Portsmouth

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

Elliott had a lazy morning watching devices and relaxing at my parents house. We had ham and cheese sandwiches for lunch. 

After lunch he went to the coast in Portsmouth for a walk with Granny and Grandpa. When he got back he practiced his Clarinet with Grandpa playing piano and then we had spaghetti bolognese for tea. After tea he relaxed and then he got ready for bed. Before he went to sleep he read more of "Podkin One Ear" by Kieran Larwood.

The Peace Child

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

Elliott had a shower and got dressed after breakfast and then he had a lazy morning. We had oven chips and burgers for lunch with fig rolls for pudding. 

After lunch I dropped him off at the BMX track in Lower Earley and he met up with Adam, Sam and Charlie and they spend the afternoon together. They ended up watching "The Peace Child" video from Hawkedon Primary School todays in Adam's house. After I picked him up we went home and Elliott had crackers with cheese for tea. Then he got ready for hockey and practiced his Clarinet. Then it was time for Men's 7s hockey practice. After hockey we drove to Granny and Grandpa's house in Downton and when we got there Elliott got ready for bed and he read more of "Podkin One Ear" by Kieran Larwood before he went to sleep.

Podkin One Ear

General 

Elliott was really good after I picked him up. 

Activities

After we got home Elliott unpacked and then relaxed. Then he practiced his Clarinet and got ready for bed and brushed his teeth. Before he went to sleep he read "Podkin One Ear" by Kieran Larwood.

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

We had a lazy morning today and Elliott watched Minecraft videos on You Tube and played Minecraft. We had cheese on toast for lunch and a Yo-Yo Bear fruit for pudding.

After lunch Elliott had a shower and got dressed and then we carried on reading and relaxing. He had lasagne for tea with a Yo-Yo Bear fruit for pudding and then he did some Clarinet practice. Then he got ready for bed and he read more of "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams before he went to sleep.

Arborfield

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

After breakfast Elliott had a shower, got dressed and then finished packing to go home. Then we packed the car and left Keswick. Unfortunately an accident had closed a junction of the M6 so the going was quite slow and we were stuck in slow moving traffic for a few hours. But Elliott was relaxed. He had some leftover meat feast pizza from last night's Casa Bella meal for lunch in the car.

After lunch we carried on with the journey stopped for tea at a service station where Elliott had a boneless chicken box and popcorn chicken from Kentucky Fried Chicken. Eventually we arrived home in Arborfield at 8.30pm and Elliott helped unpack the car. After unpacking in his room he got ready for bed, brushed his teeth and before he went to sleep he read more of "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams.

Alpacaly Ever After and The Pencil Museum

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

After breakfast Elliott had a shower, got dressed and then  we went to Alpacaly Ever After to walk an Alpaca. Elliott's Alpaca was called Stevie and at first he was a little nervous but he was soon smiling and by the end of the walk he was stroking the Stevie's neck and enjoying himself. At one point Stevie even went to the toilet while we stopped at Derwent Water and at the end of the walk Elliott fed Stevie some treats to say thank you:

After walking the Alpacas we had a drink and a bacon sandwich in the cafe at Lingholm Estate (where Alpacaly Ever After is) and then we headed home. After we got home we started packing for leaving tomorrow and then we went to The Pencil Museum in Keswick where they have the biggest pencil ever made:

After we got back from The Pencil Museum Elliott made himself some crackers for lunch.

After lunch we we relaxed for a while and then we went to Casa Bella for dinner:

Elliott had garlic bread with cheese for starter, a meat feast pizza for his main course and then a large chocolate fudge cake for pudding:

After the meal we went back to the holiday house and Elliott read more of "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams before going to sleep.

Friars Crag and Castlehead

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

After breakfast we went for a walk again, this time to Friars Crag and Castlehead. Friars Crag looked out over Derwent Water:

And Castelhead looked out over the whole valley:

We had lunch on the top of Castlehead and Elliott had ham and cheese rolls.

On our way back we stopped for coffee and Diet Coke in The Square Orange in Keswick. When we got home we relaxed until tea and Elliott had breaded chicken and potato waffles for tea. After tea we watched some television and then he read more of "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams before he went to sleep.

Golf

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

After breakfast Elliott had a shower, got dressed and then we went to Crow Park to play pitch and putt golf:

After the golf we came back to the holiday home and Elliott had crackers and cheese and a tangerine for lunch.

After lunch we relaxed for an hour or so and then we headed to ES Bar for tea where we had Tapas. Elliott had chorizo, chicken drumstick, gralic bread with cheese and a brownie for to eat and Appletizer to drink:

After dinner we went back to the holiday home and watched "Spider-Man: Far From Home". Then Elliott got ready for bed and before he went to sleep Elliott read "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams.

Latrigg

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

After breakfast we went hiking from Keswick to the top of a nearby mountain called Latrigg:

When we got to the top of the mountain Elliott had ham and cheese rolls and salt and vinegar Squares for lunch..

After lunch we walked on round the route back to Keswick. Unfortunately we took a wrong turn and ended up on some narrower paths but after a few false starts we found our way back to a wider path:

When we got home we had a rest and then went out for dinner to The Round, a burger restaurant and Elliott had a plain cheeseburger, some crinkle cut chips and a brownie for pudding. After dinner we went back the holiday house and watched an old Celebrity Gogglebox. He read "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams before he went to sleep.

Mountain biking from Keswick to Threlkeld

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

After breakfast we headed to the bike shop and hired mountain bikes for the day. Then we cycled along the disused railway track from Keswick to Threlkeld where we had some coffee at Threlkeld Village Hall. The discused railway track has only recently been re-opened after flooding decimated it about 5 years ago so it was good to ride along, although it was raining quite hard for some of the time:

Then we cycled to Castelrigg Stone Circle for lunch:

Elliott had ham and cheese rolls for lunch.

After lunch we cycled back to Keswick and then cycled to Portinscale and back through Fitz Park before it was time to return the bikes. After we returned the bikes we went back to our holiday house and Elliott had a shower. We had spaghetti bolognese for tea and Elliott had a Yo-Yo Bear fruit for pudding. After tea Elliott brushed his teeth and got ready for bed. Before he went to sleep Elliott read "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams.

The Puzzling Place

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

After breakfast we went to The Puzzling Place in Keswick, which is a Museum of Illusions and Elliott enjoyed looking at all the different types of illusion:

After an hour of illusion we wandered around Keswick and stopped for coffee before heading back to our holiday house for lunch. Elliott had ham and cheese rolls for lunch and a Yo-Yo Bear Fruit for pudding.

After lunch we headed back out and went to Keswick Brewery (near our holiday house) for a drink before going to Crow Park next to The Theatre By The Lake for three performances on an outdoor stage on a trailer called "Tralier Story". The first performance was "Who Cares" which was a narrative about 3 young carers still at school and how they have to care for their parent or sibling. The second peformance was "Resonate" a one man show with acting and dancing about how a previous hard partying young adult had calmed down after finding an unspecified faith. And the final peformance was a concert by Grace Savage a beatboxer using a loop station and a sampler (on an ironing board). Elliott enjoyed the beatboxing best but it was good to see live peformance again especially with the scenery around the trailer with stage:

We went in to the town between the second and third performance to get tea and Elliott had a cheese burger and chips. After the peformance we came home and Elliott brushed his teeth and got ready for bed and read more of "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams before going to sleep.

Keswick

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

After breakfast Elliott had a shower, got dressed and then packed for holiday. Then we left for Keswick. We stopped for lunch at Stafford service station and Elliott had a ham and cheese baguette from Greggs.

After lunch we carried on with the journey and eventually arrived at about 6.30pm. After we arrived at the house we unpacked and then went to the fish and chip shop and Elliott had a chicken burger with chips for tea. After tea we watched the Olympic highlights. Before he went to sleep Elliott read "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams.

Oxford

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

After breakfast Elliott had a shower and got dressed. Then we went to Oxford with Andrea where we met up with her Dad, her Dad's friend Barbara Jenkins and we had coffee and wandered around. Then we met up with Andrea's Aunty Ros Hay and cousin Sharon Hay for lunch in Cote. Elliott had a burge and chips for lunch and a chocolate fondant for pudding.

After a long lunch we headed home and Elliott played Minecraft after we got home before we had pepperoni pizza for tea. After tea he practiced his Clarinet and then he read more of "Star Wars: Aftermath" by Chuck Wendig before he went to sleep. 

Jungle Cruise

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

After breakfast Elliott had a shower and got dressed and then he played Minecraft and relaxed. He had lasagne for lunch.

After lunch we went to Showcase to watch Jungle Cruise. Then he went for walk with Andrea when we got home and had peanut butter sandwiches for tea. After tea he practiced his Clarinet. Before he went to sleep he read more of "Star Wars: Aftermath" by Chuck Wendig.

Suicide Squad

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

We had a lazy morning this morning and Elliott read and watched You Tube in his room. We had a bacon roll and a hot dog for lunch and crackers with cheese for pudding.

After lunch we watched the first Suicide Squad film on Netflix. We had spaghetti bolognese for tea and after tea Elliott practiced his Clarinet. He read more of "Star Wars: Aftermath" by Chuck Wendig before he went to sleep.

South Berkshire Hockey Mens 7s

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

In the morning, after breakfast, we went to Woking to buy a new hockey stick, stick bag and gum shield. We had a sausage roll for lunch on the way home.

Also on the way home we stopped and had hair cuts. After we got home he watched some You Tube videos abour Marvel films and then he had pasta with Dolmio tomato and bacon sauce for tea. After tea we went to Cantley Park for Mens 7s training. Unfortunately none of the other Under 14s were there today, but there were some Under 16s. He was quite nervous and a bit tentative during the session at times, but his confidence grew as the session when on and he got lots of advice from the men playing and dufing the game he got some compliments for the way he was playing. Afterwards he said he'd enjoyed it and appreciated the advice and that he was glad he had been asked to go and I think it'll really help him build his confidence. After the session we went home and he had a shower before practicing his Clarinet. Before he went to sleep he read some of "Star Wars: Aftermath" by Chuck Wendig.

Star Wars: Aftermath

General 

Elliott was really good after I picked him up. 

Activities

After we got home Elliott unpacked and then relaxed. He had pepperoni pizza for tea and then he practiced his Clarinet. Then he got ready for bed and brushed his teeth. Before he went to sleep he read more of "Star Wars: Aftermath" by Chuck Wendig.