Small Man With Van: July 2015

Monday 6 July 2015

Birthdays and Break downs

Jump, jump, jump like a frog my friend

I don't know how many birthdays you are supposed to have but I seem to have had a few. I had one in Benidorm when everyone sang to me and brought out a big chocolate cake and then we had another where we all went out to dinner at the Chiringuito because it is Mama's favourite restaurant. I like it there too because they have a jumping castle at the back.
Mama bought me some balloons that you can make into animal shapes and they were so hard to blow up, daddy had to get the van tyre pump out.

Hardest balloons in the world

Anyway, I had a lovely day although I missed everybody as they have all gone home. Mama says we can have another birthday party when we get to Nana's and I am really looking forward to that one because Nana says she will make me couscous.
We have a ferry booked on the 14th July. It is very hot here so we packed up to leave yesterday at 5 in the morning. We were all ready to go and when daddy went to start the van it wouldn't start.

Driving my racing car

So we went to the beach. A man came today to look at it and he said it might need a new battery and he will come back later. So we are going to the beach.
I think we might be stuck here again. Cap Blanch camping seems to keep us everytime we come here.

Sleeping it off

I can't wait to see Nanny and Ganggang Flipflip. Cmon man. Mend our van.

Nanny I like these types of lollies

Wednesday 1 July 2015

Feels like home. Albir and Benidorm and our Family Reunion

I was so happy to get back to the camping at Cap Blanch and they were so happy to see me. A lot of the same people were here and they said how I'd grown and gave me sweets and kisses. The sweets were OK. The sea is nice and warm now so we can swim in it

Warm Seas

and they have opened up jumping castles and exciting rides.

The Fun fair is open!

Daddy found this great shady spot to park the van and we all went and got our hair cut to celebrate

I let this man wash my hair but not Mama

and hung out at the Ferret ear (mama says ironmongers) where they say they spent more of my inheritance on chairs . I am so excited about my cousins coming. They arrived on Monday and came and spent a couple of days at the van and they are great and they could sit down.

My cousins

We just settle back in when Mama packs us all up and whisks us off in a taxi to Benidorm. I am not too happy about this but only come along because she promises that I will see my cousins and more Aunts and Uncles coming from all over the world and party party party.
Aunty Jayne and Aunty Ping are the first to arrive and we have a lovely time with them.

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They do make Mama laugh. And me....

We have a lovely flat next to the park in Benidorm. Mama says that she actually quite likes it and it's not as bad as she thought Benidorm would be in June.

Our View

We all get together in the big park in Benidorm. And we have a ball.

The Showry

Uncle Mic the great photographer

Aunty Jenny and Johanna

My beautiful Aunty Eddy and Aunty Tee with Uncle Xavier

My cousin Riff

Uncle Kenneth and Aunty Alba

What time do you call this Mama?

My gujy wujy

Early one morning we held a memorial for Grandpappy. Mama chose a spot overlooking the sea and the whole family got there just as the sun came up. Mama gave a speech which made her cry and Uncle Joe spoke and so did Aunty Tee and Aunty Audrey and the sun came up and turned the sky pink and a seagull sat on the wall and watched us. We put some of Grandpappy's ashes in the sea and they floated away like a puff of smoke and Mama said it reminded her of Goa.
Then we all went and had carajillos and croissants in a bar and it was a fabulous way to say bye bye to Grandpappy.

Then it was party party party.

Uncle Thomas

I took a real liking to my Uncle Doug who I called Uncle Thomas and to my Uncle Chris and my Auntie Jessica who I called the lady. She came with her Mama Aunty Marion. Mama says never have a party without Aunty Marion as she makes magic happen.