Gardening in Whitton

Aunty Pink and Uncle Stewby haven't been looking after their garden very well. Lucy puts on her gardening gloves to help sort it out.

Plenty of watering is probably the answer.

After all that hard work Lucy and Stewby relax with some crisps and humus.

Climbers Creepers

Mummy and Lucy are checking out the new outdoor adventure pwaygroud at Climbers and Creepers in Kew Gardens.

There is a great new slide

Weeeeeee

And a great new swing

Mummy and Lucy have a swing together.

Lucy finds out how insects gather pollen to make honey. Or bee poo as Daddy calls it.

And then down other slide. Weeeeee.

Bingo

Hello. This is Bingo the sheep.

Pizza

What a treat. Lucy has come to Ask Pizza for lunch. She shares a glass of orange with Mummy.

What a top pizza. Pepperoni with no cheese. Food of kings. But hang on - is that a chip Lucy is eating? Where can that have come from?

"If I don't look, they can't seem me"

All is revealed. Lucy has been scooping chips of Daddies plate.

Cor! I need a rest after all those chips.

Fine Spring Day

It's a lovely Spring day and Mummy and Aunty Niki take Lucy to the pwayground. Niki makes Lucy her first Daisy crown.

In return for her kindness, Lucy takes Niki for a ride around the pwayground.

How has Top Gear missed this? Kiddie car versus space hopper? Turns out the Space Hopper won!

So Lucy demanded lessons driving the space hopper. We might need to wait till her legs lengthen a little bit to maximise her performance.

Showing true sportsmanship, the two valiant competitors share a meal together.

Bird Box

Lucy and Jonathan are decorating a bird box in the hope of attracting more of our avian friends into Lucy's garden.

Apparently Boo paid for the paint.

Why have a takeaway when you can have it delivered?

Bockett's Farm

Sisters and mothers. What a beautiful thing. Mummy and Aunty Niki before taking the little fellas to Sprogget's Farm.

Lucy and Jonathan check out the form before the Bockett's Farm pig race. Looks like the smart money is on Lester Piglet.

Lester romps to the front. There is no stopping that porker.

Since book makers have some trivial rule about pre teens not being allowed to gamble, Jonathan and Lucy have to celebrate their pig race triumph with a lovely lolly and a Ribena. In fairness, even if they had won pots of cash this is probably what they would have spent it on anyway.

Or a sandpit.

Frankfurters with Jonathan

Lucy and cousin Jonathan are playing before lunch.

Seeing his frankfurter as a microphone, Jonathan knocks out his famous Elvis impersonation

"Cook me Tender" etc..

Lucy is supplying backing vocals from behind. "I ain't nothing but a Hot Dog" etc.

Do we see a bit of copying going on?

Fair enough Jonathan, you win :-)

Seaside with Grandad Ray

Lucy is visiting Great Nanny and Grandad Ray at the seaside. Woody seems to be enjoying the story more than Lucy.

A quick move to the beach and Lucy is more in her element.

Let's build a sand castle.

But Lucy really comes alive when she finds the new swings at the pwayground near Great Nanny's house.

"Higher, Grandad, Higher!"

Posh Lunch

The whole family went for a posh lunch in Hampton on the day after Lucy's party. Fine wines, Belgian beer, excellent food - who could have wanted for more?

Lucy. All she wanted was to get home and have a yogurt.

"That's what I'm talking about"

Family

This could have been a beautiful family portrait if Lucy had been looking at the camera. But why was she distracted?

"Must escape with chocolate treats"

The Boys

Daddy, Al and Si grab a chance for a quick Three Amigo's photo opp. With her two God Fathers and Dad - Milly is of course in the middle.

Chocolate Hedgehog Cake

Mummy has made a (pseudo) chocolate hedgehog cake for Lucy's birthday. At first she has a tentative bite.

Yup. That works. Nom nom nom nom.

Holly is slightly more demure when it comes to scoffing chocolate hedgehogs.

Tom and Stanley

Great that Tom, Laura and Stanley could make it to the party.