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Tags: allotment, munchkin, pumpkin, kids, vegetables

Date: 19 August 2010 12:34:56

It's a busy time - trying to deal with all the produce from the allotment as well as all the usual stuff!! The holidays and the fact that there aren't very many groups for under 5's for six weeks is challenging my ability to keep my 3 year old and 1 year old boys entertained.
This morning we visited the Birmingham Botanical Gardens which we do fairly often as we have an annual family pass. It was a lot of fun! They have a good playground as well as sizeable grounds, lots of interesting plants and an aviary. Pumpkin was particularly fascinated by the enormous carp in the pool in the hothouse. It's lovely that he's now able to toddle around and see things rather than having to be strapped in the pushchair the whole time. He's so confident on his feet (although still has his wobbly moments) and just seems to be able to get to wherever he wants. It can be a challenge keeping on top of where they both are, though. Mostly Munchkin does come back when shouted, but Pumpkin doesn't have quite the same sense of discipline yet so I have to have eyes in the back of my head.
We came home for lunch and Pumpkin is now having his nap while Munchkin watches 'get squiggling' on cbeebies. He loves to watch it and draw along with whatever they are showing!
In other news, apparently our tomatoes didn't have blight. My parents came for lunch and dad just said 'that's not blight! you just need to snip off the dying shoots and keep watering/feeding them'. So we finally have some that are ripening!!

And you can (hopefully) see a reasonable sized cucumber at the bottom of the cucumber plant in this picture: