It's funny how sometimes not having a plan in mind can send me dotty but August has been full of unplanned days and spontaneity and all in a good way.
Today was another late start but we eased our way into the day with an extended breakfast, accompanied by a conversation about fire safety, then cuddles with Alex and Charlie, making paper areoplanes, unpacking the shopping delivery, hide and seek, and playing more hopscotch in the garden.
And then Bean asks if we can go to Amberley Museum today so we ran the idea past Pumpkin, who was keen, and off we went. As it wasn't one of their special August Wednesday's, it was fairly quiet and we enjoyed looking at exhibits and demonstrations that we haven't been to in the last two weeks. We printed in the print workshop and were pleased to see a new picture on the cards, this time it's Alice in Wonderland at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party. We rode the entire circuit on the bus and then a look at the television and radio exhibition and then went for a play in the playground. The boys love the whispering dishes but still need to be reminded that it is not necessary to shout! This was followed by a ride on the train, one way, to go and look at the Electricity Hall. Plum enjoyed this one today as she is now taller enough to reach and see some of the working models, whizzing bits and lights flashing. We then spent an extended and uninterrupted time in the communications building mostly phoning each other and trying out Morse Code. And we just caught the last bus back to the entrance, where we picked up our printing and bought a Morse Code card.
Bean is particularly enjoying trying to read things at the moment, mostly signs and single words. He is currently 'reading' a book to Plum.
Pumpkin, on the other hand, seems to be determined to work out reading his numbers from 0-10 which he got to practise a lot in the telephone hall today.
And Plum has started counting 'one, two, three. weeeeee' and covering her eyes and counting whilst the boys go and hide. It's wonderful to watch and makes me smile.
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