We are back from our holidays in Dorset where we had great fun. Our holiday was a little later this year but it worked out really well as the beaches were quieter and the weather was a bit cooler. The weather was pretty great though - it was only rainy one morning.

We kept our holiday routine of a short walk at Ham common first thing in the morning (never that early though as we like to sleep in) and then after breakfast and a short rest we went off for a longer walk for the rest of the morning and afternoon. It was then home for dinner and a snooze before a last walk at night.

Generally our longer walks alternated between going to the seaside and to the New Forest. The New Forest was gorgeous and we stopped at our favourite tea room for lunch one day. We also did a new walk where we had to cross a ford. No problem for us but it was more of a problem for Mummy and Daddy as the water was quite high and they had walking shoes on. Thankfully there was a fallen tree over the stream further down so they managed to cross that. It was funny watching them try to balance when walking over the log but thankfully they didn't fall in. We also had a lovely picnic in the forest one day looking over the heathland.

Our favourite beach again was Sandbanks where we could run and play on the beach and in the sea. We went there a couple of times and had great fun swimming and we managed not lose any toys. Mummy and Daddy had fun looking at the big houses but we were more interested in playing in the sea. Saying that we wouldn't complain if they bought a house there so we could play on the beach every day. We also went for a long walks along the sand dunes at Studlands and also at Highcliffe Castle.

We know we said exactly the same last year. Thank you Uncle Dennis for letting us use your holiday home! Can we come back next year?