We're all going on a.....

SUMMER HOLIDAY!!!

Yes the time has finally come for me to tell you all about the Savage Tour of 2011..  I know you can't wait can you?  I can feel your enthusiasm from here!! LOL

Ok.. I've been a bad blogger - again!  eep!!  I really need to get a handle of this "complete the task at hand" lark and finish the blog posts in the order they actually happen but what can I say.. I've been very busy since I got home, what with confronting my dentist phobia and passing my driving test and I just havent had time.. nevermind, I'm here now.. are you sitting comfortably?  Then I'll begin.. lol

Well we all know where the  Savage family like to spend our summer jollies.. we're creatures of habit, we like it here...

yes.. its Scarborough!!  Who'd have thunked it? lol

Seriously though, we love it and the kids love it and are comfortable and thems the kind of lasting family memories we're hoping to create..  Talking of families this year we took Rich's Mum (more commonly known as "Grandma Liz") with us for the duration and subjected her to the incessant chatter of Angelina and Heather by making her share a room with them.. probably wasn't much fun for the poor woman but hey.. was a hell of a lot quieter for us!!  So first and foremost I would like to thank Grandma Liz for deflecting the chatter from my ears at 7am thus allowing me that rare experience of being able to slowly come around over a nice cup of coffee and toast instead of being forced awake with the sounds of "I'm bored.. wake up Mummy!" that comes from the evil one as she stands at the side of my bed staring at me and trying to use her Jedi mind powers to get her own way at an unGodly hour..  So YAY for Grandma Liz!!! *round of applause*

I hope poor Grandma Liz had a good time, I said "poor Grandma Liz" quite often for the 2 weeks because she was subjected to many moments of madness including...


Bum's at the bus stop!


Yes this was the moment that they all got bored waiting for the Filey bus and decided to moon for a bit of fun.. notice Grandma Liz on the left hand side of the picture facing very much away from them in the classic "I'm not with you lot" pose..

and I can't say I really blame her can you?



Also on the list of "Grandma's fave bits...not!" is this moment..

This was the day when my Mum (who came over for the day) and Liz were sat behind a man on the open topped bus who was a little sweaty.. you can just tell by their faces that they're not amused can't you? LOL  (and the fact that Rich has snapped them outside "Winking Willy's" is just classic timing btw) when they got off the bus the pair of them gave a rather gossipy sounding "oooooohh!!!" that reminded me of a certain other 2 'ladies' and I was quickly reduced to a mass of giggles..can u guess who I mean?  No?  hmm... ok.. well maybe this will jog your memories..



yes.. exactly like that!!  Had me giggling for hours.. nearly wet myself when I fould that clip on you tube. lol!

Whats next .. oh yes the weather.. well it wasn't always warm..

there's Grandma sunbathing..lol

but as always there was some quality moments from Rich.. including this one which was taken on the first day when his Mum put him on the naughty step...

 and here when he discovered he has his own museum!

In fact he was a constant source of entertainment!!  Here he is with his mates the lifeguards...

and I dont think I need to say much about this one except that Alison actually looked up from her phone and said "What the f*ck was that?!?!? OH!!! It's Rich!!!! LMAO!"

Yeah talking of Ali.. she said she came over to build sand castles with the kids.. well I see Ali and her mum and some sandcastles but I dont see no kids...LOL

What else?? Well its hard to think which was my favourite bit...there was Pirates (as you can see) and pirate school and castles and abbeys in Whitby.. (yes we lived dangerously this year and ventured out more..lol), there was the petting zoo at Filey and sandcastles and fair grounds and a birthday and seagull crap...poor Rich, he's consistent.. cant fault him really.. he always gets crapped on..lol

There was a trip to the cinema to see Cars 2 and the huge poster of naked bums which made Jake cringe with embarrassment and Rich drool every time they saw it..

There was...

this.

 
This is the moment in Whitby bus station, when Rich forgot how to work a door.

A moment later there was a look of panic on his face as one of the girls dropped her pants in view of EVERYONE and sat down to pee not really giving a fudge who was looking..   and Rich had to stand in front of her or face the wrath of me. lol

and then there was this..

mmmm... knickerbocker glory's... always a winner!!!










There were some classic conversational moments...

GL: "Hello Jamie it's your mother... Oooh you sound miles away!" 
Rich: "He is!!!!"

and

Angelina bursts into book shop and shouts as loud as she can: "MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUM!!!!!!!!!!! Dad says have you got a tissue?  He's just been pooed on by a reet big bird!!!! Come see... it was ace!!"

or maybe..

Rich stretching: "Ooof I'm tired.. I'm all stiff and achy.."
Jake: "Ha.. Dad's got a stiff"   o_O

Outside the cafe at tea time, Me:  It does say all day breakfast Rich.."
Heather: "But it isnt breakfast time Mummy!!"


could the game of "Chef's" Angelina was playing..
A: "Mummy, what would u like for dessert?"
Me: "i'll have the jam roly poly thank you.."
A: Sorry.. we dont have jam roly poly.  We have sausage.  SURPRISE!!"

I know the kids favourite moment but it involved a walk to the bowling green and a "trip" Grandma Liz made and I'm sure I'm not allowed to share what happened next... but if it been me that had done it lets just say I'd have blamed it on Rich lol.

I think I remember my favourite part.. ahh yes.. this was it..

toes in the water.. cool and warm.. relaxed and looking at this fabulous view...

Does it get much better than this???

Hope you all had a great summer,  enjoy the rest of the pics.. xx