We didn't actually do much on Tom's 12 birthday but he had a nice day anyway and the rest of the holiday was pretty much spent relaxing at home doing very little.

 Two weeks later it was Lily's birthday and she decided to have a few friends round to celebrate.

And all of a sudden I have a 12 & a 10 year old, yikes. Apart from that, nothing much has been going on at Chez Stringer.

Friday 30th came around and the children finished school and then we were off on our skiing holiday.  We drove through to Lenzie and had dinner at mum & dad's house then tried to have a bit of a sleep before getting up at midnight and driving down to Manchester to catch our early morning flight.  To say I was exhausted by Saturday night was an understatement, bloody hell was I glad to collapse into my hotel bed at 8pm on Saturday night and fall asleep. 

Sunday morning dawned and it was a beautiful day and so it was down for breakfast and then off to ski...

 Obergurgl is a lovely resort and the hotel we stayed in, Hotel Austria Bellevue, was fabulous - the food was spectacular (all 5 courses, every night!) and there was also a swimming pool to relax by after a day (or half day depending on who you are) on the slopes.

Tom & Lily met up with a couple of children their own age so had great fun in the evening with them while us adults relaxed and read books or played cards.  Thankfully we all made it back home safely with no broken or injured bits.   Nick is back to work today and Tom, Lily and myself are just chilling at home for Tom's last day of being 11.