Hocks A to Z- G is for Good Times!

Hello Everyone! Firstly we would like to take this opportunity to Thank You all so much for viewing our blog. Our page views are going up and up every week! We thoroughly enjoy writing our blog and are so happy that you also seem to be enjoying reading it!


Right, on with this weeks Hocks A to Z! This weeks letter is G which we have decided will stand for "Good Times"!


Now, it's safe to say that The Hocks have enjoyed lots of Good Times together. We are very fortunate that we all get on so well and are all so very close meaning we spend lots of time together and create some wonderful memories together!


We thought the best way to share some of these Good Times with you was to do a picture post full of lots of pictures taken during some of our times together! So here we go..

Allan, Rosie and Anna watching Disney on Ice!

Allan, Rosie and Colin-Christmas Day 2014!

 

Halloween 2014!

Colin and Rosie enjoying the heatwave of Summer 2014!

Rosie, Grandad Tommy and Nana in Beatrix Potter World!





Colin's 30th Birthday Celebrations!

Rosie enjoying a mini holiday in Southport with Nana, Grandad Tommy and Uncle Colin!

Daddy and Rosie in the Trafford Centre before watching In The Night Garden Live!

Canal Boat Trip for Tommy's 60th Birthday!

Anna and Allan's Wedding (featuring Anna's lovely bridesmaids Tasha and Catherine)!

Rosie's Christening Day!

A very drunken evening (one of many)!

Christmas Day 2010 with a 7 day old Rosie!

Rosie's 2nd Birthday!

A day out in Llangollen!

A wonderful day out at Chester Zoo!

So there we have it, that is just a handful of the wonderful pictures we have of some of our lovely times together! If we had shown them all to you, you would have been here all day! We really are so grateful to have all these wonderful memories and hope to make lots more in the future, we will be sure to keep you all updated!

We hope you have enjoyed looking at our pictures and hope you will join us on Wednesday for this weeks Hocks Summer Outings post!



Sorry!

Hey Everyone

i have a huge apology to make, today i was suppose to do our Top of the Hocks post, however, i have spent the whole day working on my businesses social media and website 

Please, if you have time, visit my businesses new website which is www.mindgamessouthport.co.uk 

Please also be aware that from Friday 10th July until Monday 27th July we will not be posting any of our regular series posts as for the first few days we are in London and for the last week we are in +Center Parcs UK 

We will blog about both of these so we will not be totally silent! 

See you all on Monday! and again Sorry!

Summer Outings - Shows!

Hey Everyone! isn't it warm outside! This is Week 2 of our new Series looking at fun family things to do during the summer holidays which are fast approaching now!

This week we are going to look at different shows that the family could attend! 

So Lets start at the Southport Theater and Convention Center where on Thursday 23rd July at 3pm they are having a +DisneyFrozen Sing along

This will be a full screening of the popular Frozen Film, but it will have the lyrics on the big screen so everyone can Sing Along all the way through! The Screening will be hosted Live by a member of staff who will guide the Audience all the way through the interactive screening. They will show you how to utilise everything in your free bag of goodies, they will help you warm up those singing voices and will even show you some dance moves with the Singalong Princesses! 

So, Do you want to Build a Snowman?

If you do then tickets are now available to buy and cost between £11 and £15 plus fees. 

To find out more and choose seats, Click Here

If its more of a ahow your after then you could always head to +VenueCymru01 in Llandudno where between July 21st and July 25th they are doing Annie

Set during the Great Depression in New York City in the 1930's, a brave little girl called Annie is forced to live a Miserable tormented life at an orphanage called Miss Hannigan's. Annie becomes determined to find her real parents but her luck changes when she is chosen to spend the Christmas with Oliver Warbuck, a famous billionaire in his residence. Will Miss Hannigan's plan to spoil Annie's search be successful? 

Featuring the classic songs Easy Street, i don't need anything but you and tomorrow and of course its the hard knock life you really don't want to miss this show!  

Tickets are from £29 per person - for full details and ticket prices, Click Here

None of those Rock your Boat? Then Maybe you could head to Edinburgh where on the 30th August at 3pm there is the Edinburgh International Festival Family Concert

This is an event sponsored by Virgin Money and is a fireworks concert that will paint a picture in the night sky over Edinburgh. It will use Music and Pyrotechnics as well as digital technology to create a Joyful and playful bridge between light and Live music.

A collaboration between the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chevalvert, who are a Parisian Technology company this event will allow families to see and hear music from the 2015 festival. All the music is played live and this is sure to be a great event, tickets cost between £5 and £15 plus fees. 

To find out more about this event and to book your tickets, Click Here  

So there are 3 different types of shows that you and your family could attend this summer, there are obviously alot more and a good place to look is +Ticketmaster and of course your local Theaters website!

Look out for more great things to do these summer holidays every Wednesday in this series! 

Hocks A to Z- F is for Friendship!

Hello Everyone! Welcome to this weeks Hocks A to Z. This week we are on the letter F which we have decided will stand for Friendship! This is because although the Hocks are family, we are also all very good friends too! Here are some photos to show you all just how well we get on with each other!..

Anna and Allan on a typical Sunday Morning!

Anna, Rosie and Colin on a Summer Day Out in Llandudno!

Allan, Rosie and Colin on Christmas Day 2014!

Allan and Colin 2014!

Allan, Anna and Colin 2014!

Colin and Anna Halloween 2014!

Colin, Anna and Rosie on the Log Flume at Southport Pleasure Land!

Allan, Colin and Anna on Colin's 30th Birthday!

The Whole Crew on Colin's 30th Birthday!

Allan, Anna and Eifion on holiday in Ibiza!

Allan and Colin-Brotherly Love!

Colin, Tommy, Rosie, Nana Michelle and Teddy Twt!

Colin, Anna and Allan in Gullivers World haha!

Eifion and Allan in Gran Canaria!

Tommy, Michelle, Lynne, Eifion and Rosie- Center Parcs Christmas!

Anna, Allan and Colin- Center Parcs Christmas!

Lynne and Tommy at Center Parcs Elveden Forest!

Allan, Anna, Colin and Rosie on the way to Center Parcs!

Lynne and Michelle a little bit tipsy!

Colin and Michelle DRUNK in Allan and Anna's Wedding!

Lynne and Michelle DRUNK in Anna and Allan's Wedding!

Colin and Lynne having a dance in Anna and Allan's Wedding!

So there we have it! We do hop you enjoyed looking at all the photos and seeing all the fun times we have spent together, not just as a family but as friends too!

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