the stunning reiårsfossen in setesdal

joseph waiting on the summit of nos at 1183metres after riding the hovden express chairlift

because the apartment was so well positioned on the slopes we could easily pop back in for lunch and ski home for dinner

another best bit was chilling at the brilliant badeland pool and spa in the evenings

meg shows off some superb slalom skiing skiing skills in the afternoon sunshine

hello ski slopes!

amazingly simple and well-appointed apartment, massive thanks to georg!

warming up on the learner slope with its nifty conveyor belt lift

getting boots and skis

...the kids were amazingly patient, endured a tedious frustrating back and forth journey to hovden with roads closed by the storms and snow

and back onto the ferry...

love these guys soo much!

fantastisk til å bli med for gudstjeneste på imi tananger!

arriving in stavanger

megan made a new friend in amsterdam, miffy!

the kids enjoyed their first proper ski lesson this evening, they took to it like fish to water!

for a nice long winter’s walk with mags, out along derwent edge then back beside ladybower

lost 7-1 to burton albion at welbeck defence college today, nonetheless heartened by a really positive performance

long way to go on a school night considering we couldn’t ski after all - however we did enjoy mucking around in the snow!

skye in full gcse art flow!

joseph in action again for chesterfield academy today against lincoln city, lost 3-1

baller barnet

joseph and megan went out to longshaw for a walk this afternoon with isaac, tasha and friends

back in footie action at sufc camp this time in wisewood

chilly new year’s walk at high neb and stanage causeway

new year’s soirée with mitchells & my folks at richard & miriam’s

out to damflask for a nice short walk

a simple seafood buffet - merry christmas everyone!

quick but jolly visit with john and anne-marie on the way home!

marianne cooked us all a fantastic roast chicken dinner with yorkshire puddings and all the trimmings!! yum yum yum

joseph and skye walking along ovingdean beach with brighton marina in the distance

great to have a pre-christmas catch up with marianne & adam, important to check who is the tallest of them all! megan, of course!

then it was over to rotherham for the team’s christmas party and bowling

away at doncaster rovers, nice cold clear winter’s day, lost 7-2

megan played her part in an entertaining friendly between ecclesall rangers u10s & u9s at umix

fine food with fab friends

routine 5-0 demolition of king edward VII by joseph and his silverdale y7 team this evening, joseph got a brace

belated birthday party with god’s gang boys bouncing at jump inc

some brilliant play from joseph and his chesterfield team today in round robbin games against grimsby, scunthorpe and rotherham

the boys are loving their dinner! pateley sausage, mash, peas, carrots & onion gravy

nice evening in florø

megan played for ecclesall rangers u10s against worksop united juniors, a valiant effort but ended losing 10-5

nice day for flying, looking north east en route bergen to florø

back to bergen?

joseph represented silverdale this evening at the sheffield schools y7 5-a-side tournament at goals norfolk park, played 6, won 5, only losing here to an excellent meadowhead side who themselves went on to lose to birley in the final

kicking off school football league match tapton v silverdale, ended up a straightforward and pleasing 2-5 win, joseph scored the fifth with a simple tap in at the back post

megan played her part in an entertaining game today at wisewood between joseph’s former club, sheffield rangers and megan’s ecclesall rangers u10s - bragging rights to joseph though, final scoreline a little unfair at 5-1

footie classic - kyle walker heroics in net after claudio bravo is sent off in man city’s champions league game at atalanta

askeladden sunset

joseph played in his team’s 2-2 draw with burton albion at warminster road today, unfortunately playing time curtailed due to minor injury