Yesterdays #wishwednesday saw our Resident Helen treated to a special afternoon out for some quality mother and daughter time ❤️ taking a walk on the wildside at Millets Wildside 🪴 🦅 🦝
With a special mission to be on the hunt for some otters 🦦 which are cute but Helen was right they do stink! 😂
We love making theses magical moments of memories for our families to share together 🥰
#wishwednesday #milletsfarm #familytime
Didn’t we have a lovely day the day we went to Southsea!! 🏖️
A wonderful day for our annual seaside trip!! 🌊
with the wind in our hair, the best fish and chips 😋 and ice creams so big we couldn’t eat them before they melted! 🍦 it was non stop smiles from everyone who enjoyed this day out! ☀️ #Southsea #Seaside #Daytrips
Monthly stay and play with our little bears 🐻 ❤️ #IntergenerationalActivities
Oh the smiles 😊 hearts filled with joy 🥹 and a home filled with the best kind of noise, wonderful squeals of fun and laughter 🤭
we welcomed some lovely new visitors today who were a welcomed delight 🥰
But…..there is always room for more! 😊
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