Den-building in the Brocket Wood.

Michael, Isabelle, Josie (left), Evie, Gordon and I just had a fab week’s family time with our Schmidt family on a visit in the UK from Germany. 

Into the woods looking for the den the cousins built a year ago. 

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Aha – spotted the family tree den!

Love it when little children do things with gusto and a seriousness.  Go, Josie!



Mamma and Josie team-work.  Den-building is legal, encouraged and organised.



Evie is carrying a BIG branch with a little help from Pappa and Mamma.



The guys are ambitious – bush craft rules.



Final touches to the leakey hide away.   Long lives family tradition from the UK to Germany to New Zealand!  And South Africa thrown in too.