Not Knowing

The month we spent in the cottage had it's ups and downs. Chris was busy right away with learning his new job and the kids and I were left to explore Whitby and what it had to offer. We did not have a phone or the Internet for googling or email or a car so we were left to our own devices. Blackburn's yard was the name of the alley where we were staying. There was 3 other cottages attached to us. Two of them were for holiday and the other was where a cute couple lived named Chris and Annie. They became instant family for us. Chris took Hayden under his wing as his new apprentice to help him in the garden and Alec made instant friends with the family that was on holiday next door.

Chris and Annie with the kids

Alec and Hayden with Alex and the twins

Since there was really no where to run the boys would hike up and down the stairs toward the abbey and do it over and over again. The family next door soon left and we would go to the beach when the weather would allow. The sea is very cold here of course which didn't faze Alyssa and Alec at all. 

We were pretty lucky that day to have so much beach. The tide comes in and out a couple of times a day and can do at a very fast rate. Not knowing a date of when and where we would be moving to made things a little hard and the kids started to get a little restless so needless to say we did do a lot of walking and hiking.