Mummy's birthday with history - not to be missed!

Yesterday was Mummy's birthday. She had really good ideas to go to, mostly Shakespeare's birthplace. We also visited Kenilworth Castle. One of the amazing things that I really like about it is that the person who built some of it and used to live there was Queen Elizabeth I's boyfriend. He loved her so much that he built some of it to impress her.

Kenilworth Castle

Mummy, Jacob and me outside the gates

Daddy and Lydia on the causeway of the castle. The cause is a kind of built-up road across the moat.

We went for a walk around the walls, through the snow.

The snow made it look very beautiful.

By the way, we had lunch at a cafe called 'The Food of Love'. The name of the cafe came from one of Shakespeare's plays.

Shakespeare's father made gloves for his job. The lady who was looking after that room in Shakespeare's birthplace let us try them on.

Here's a picture of me looking after Lydia inside the house...

...and one of Daddy looking after her outside, while we saw some more things.

Rebecca, Jacob and me outside the front door.

This is a Tudor knot garden, like the ones that they used to make in Shakespeare's time.

 Here is Mummy and the cake Rebecca and I helped Dad to make for her birthday.