Saturday saw us venture out for an in-town adventure... one that due to timing would mean NO SCHEDULED NAP for Paige. Eek! How would she fare??!
After a typically early wake-up call, we hit the road (well, Tube) by 8:45. Destination: Science Museum. Our mission: To check out the kids' area I'd heard about. Oh, and enjoy some family time in sunny London.
We got to the museum about 5 minutes early, first passing a MAMMOTH queue for the Natural History Museum, and about 7 people lingering outside of the V&A. (Why does the NHM always have such long lines? I have absolutely no idea...) We were a bit nervous when we saw what seemed like another crowd waiting at the Science Museum doors... but it turned out most of those people were for the next-door Natural History Museum, and we got right in about 10:01.
Paige went first to the simulated canal system, where she had fun splashing about, though I'm not *quite* sure she understood the point was more than how wet she could get us all. Ashley decided he must be within the stipulated 3 - 6 age range, as he commandeered the giant Legos. And then once Paige had her fill of the water (or, rather, once Mommy got a bit tired of being splashed), she found the drum machine, and I think might have stayed there all day had we not insisted she let others have a turn.
Overall I was hugely impressed by all of the features, and think Ashley and I had just as much fun as Paige did pressing buttons, playing with puppets, re-designing canals and locks, and don't forget the Lego.
After that we headed off to the V&A to do something I'd looked forward to doing, 'when Paige gets a little older' (something I find myself saying all the time, and amazingly enough, occasionally that future age becomes her current one). Yep, I finally have a child old enough (and a day sunny enough) to splash around with in the V&A's (large-but-shallow) garden fountain. As we expected, Paige loved it, squealing at the fountain jets and splashing up and down the stairs. We finally dragged her away with the lure of a sandwich, and fortunately it was warm enough to air-dry, as we'd remembered a change of clothes, but not a towel.
We continued to meander in the general direction home (ie, west), making one last (unscheduled) stop at the Brook Green play area before finally getting the Tube home. We were home by about 3, Paige still fresh and ready to run; Mommy and Daddy ready for a nap of their own!
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She is so cute, I could eat her up!!
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