Day two and three...It's been busy!!!!

Yesterday we started the day with a bit of pool time and I went for a 10 mile bike ride (in the air conditioned gym).  Feeling the fat already - amazing how not eating nimble bread can make a difference.

At 11 we headed off to Plano and a school called Wyatt Elementary.  Lisa, if you read this they certainly remembered you and wondered when you would be back!  Seemed like a fab school and what a fantastic area.

Next we needed to head back towards Grapevine for our visit to Hill school.  We took a few wrong turns which meant we had to fast food lunch and so we did Micky D's in it's home country.  Can't say it was better then in old blighty but hey.

Then once we had done that we made it to the school with plenty of time to watch the kids out playing.  William was horrified by the khaki shorts and decided that based on looks only it was not for him.

I have to say the private schools over here are certainly different.  Don't get me wrong, I am sure they are great but they seem a little intense! We (well, Steve) had to fill out numerous forms about the boys behaviour etc and then we were met by Michael and Tyler (two lovely older pupils with extremely firm handshakes) who were to be our guides for the day. 

Within 5 minutes they were telling us of stories about getting 'Saturday school detention' due to having an untucked shirts and I can tell you the boys faces were a picture!

Their library had an indoor tube slide and massive chess set and was like something you would find at Hogworths. 

We had the tour and met lots of school pets - a tortoise called Bella, a parakeet called Flocker and two hedgehogs - yet to be named!

We met the head of the school whose office looked like a fairy tale office.  She was incredibly lovely - and proud owner of 8 dogs who took us through the school philosophy and also where to live.  We were due to do the 'Friday Celebration' but we spoke for so long we missed it but the boys got popcorn anyway!

We then left the school and needed some retail therapy so went back to the Grapevine Mall where we all had success at Gap and Banana Republic.

Finally, last night, we went to a local Japanese restaurant where we had a meal that was seriously below Waga's standard but you live and you learn!

Back to hotel, bed and sleep...