This past weekend John, Erin and I took a trip back home to Grimsby for a couple of days, along with my sister Natalie and her boyfriend Chris. John and I haven’t been back since Christmas 2013 and Erin had never been before!
Natalie and Chris (who drove) hired a car and drove up from London to pick us up on the way. It was absolute hell! It took us forever to get to King’s Lynn where we stopped at Wetherspoons for lunch. Erin had her very first meal of her own. Unfortunately, she was more interested in everything else that was going on.
Natalie and Chris left their house before 8am and we didn’t arrive in Grimsby until about 7pm. If I thought it was a long day, I can only imagine how they felt. Erin would normally have been in bed at about 630 but she was so excited to see my mum that we let her stay up late, which NEVER happens.
On Saturday morning me, John and Erin went for breakfast with my sister which was lovely. Erin had a stack of American style pancakes to herself and LOVED them! She’s a bit of a fan of getting her own meals while we’re out now. After that we went to see my dad and step-mum and their dogs Leo and Scout. We also managed to see my step-sister and her boyfriend for a little while and also my step-brother’s 1 month old daughter! Saturday evening was much more chilled out with some quality time for Erin with her Grandma!
On Sunday we had booked a meal at Millfields Hotel for all of us and also my Nanna and Aunt. There will be a full review to come over the weekend but it was super disappointing for various reasons. However, it was lovely to see family and for Erin to finally get to meet them! The rest of the day was really chilled out and was spent with a lot of playing with Erin!
Monday morning and time to leave came around far too fast. It honestly felt like a bit of a whirlwind trip. I wanted to see Jenny from Accidental Hipster Mum but I knew I wouldn’t have had time. I never thought I would ever find another blogger from Grimsby so I’m quite sad I haven’t been able to meet her. Next time I go home it’s a must! It took us a long time to get back home, leaving at about 8:30 and getting in at 1:30. We were all exhausted but it’s also nice to get back to normality as well.
This was Erin’s first really long trip away from home and it wasn’t too bad. I think we could have done with maybe a few more stops in the car just to break it up for her but otherwise, she was so good! Now to plan another trip!
Shame about the restaurant but lovely to see family and have a good time x
Ah bless Erin for being so good on that long journey! My kids are 11 and 9 and okay for the first hour, then boredom kicks in! Sounds like you had a lovely trip to Grimsby!
Can’t believe how chilled Erin was whilst she was here, nothing fazes her. Great to see you all ! xx
Oh what a lovely trip home 🙂 I’m a bit jealous of Erin’s pancakes, they looked good! So nice to find local bloggers too and I hope you get to meet up soon 🙂 x
I bet it was really nice to visit ‘home’ and everyone loved seeing Erin. It sounds like a great few days away. x
Good to know your trip wasn’t too stressful for Erin. Here is to more car trips x
Great you can take baby on your travels. And who doesn’t like American style pancakes!
It sounds like a lovely time! I’m looking at your food pictures and they are just making me hungry! It’s great Erin enjoyed it as well.
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Never been to Grimsby before but nice that you went with family and had a lovely time
I have never been there before but it seems so nice. Family time is so precious.