Bedford Park Green Days and Butterflies!

The first really big "fun fair" was set up in Chiswick this past weekend: The Bedford Park Green Days (Bedford Park is a large neighborhood in Chiswick that is closest to us). These fun fairs take a few days to set up in the large public greens and so the girls have plenty of time to get excited. Tim and I promised we would bring the girls to it on Sunday and it was nearly all they could think of!

Sophie loved little carousels... For some reason she wanted to ride on this firetruck and have me sqeeze into the seat next to her. Uggh... I got dizzy! Hopefully I won't have to ride too many more of those!
Abby loves bumper cars. She went on them for the first time with Tim at Green Days last year so it was her first choice for rides this year too. Really, any ride that Daddy will/can go on with her is the best ever!

Mmmmm.... lunch at Green Days. Tim and I made a long weekend break from our summer diet and enjoyed some good European carnival food. Usually you will not find hot dogs, mini donuts, etc at fun fairs here. We had a grilled soft cheese panini and Abby had a ham and cheese whole wheat crepe. For dessert we had local strawberries and watermelon. This isn't to say that there isn't cotton candy (candy floss) and ice cream - but the fried food and fast food doesn't really exist here. AND, the food is still yummy!

The girls really enjoy their summer fruits. While strawberries (what Sophie is eating) are easy to find year round here, watermelon isn't as prevalent. That is one of the things that Abby is looking forward to most about our upcoming trip to MN - is watermelon! And swimming!

Earlier this spring, when the girls and I went to Kew Gardens with Julia and Colin while they were stuck in London we saw that a butterfly garden was coming as an attraction. Abby had the day off of school on Monday so I thought it was the perfect day to go, as the weekends can get quite busy! The butterflies were wonderful and were happy enough to land on us and have a sniff. Although Abby had a butterfly print shirt, she was hoping to keep the real ones at a distance... she was sucessful!

This little guy really like Sophie's hat. She was swinging her head around trying to get a glimpse and he kept hanging on!