The Abbey Pumping Station museum has been on my list of places to visit since we moved to Leicester. It is a beautiful bit of septic infrastructure, and also an all-around odd-ball collection. In September we finally made it over there for their beach day festival.
For the beach festival, they trucked in tons of sand and water to create their own beachside. They also had all of the boardwalk snacks and attractions (candy floss (a.k.a. cotton candy), fish and chips, puppets, carnival rides, and my personal favorite: a booth where you could pay one pound to bust up old dishes with wooden balls - AMAZING!).
I realize now that I didn't really take pictures of the inside of the Pumping Station...next time!
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| Maya and Craig |
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| Craig and Maya take a spin on the tea cups |
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| This picture is from inside the museum. They had a collection of toilets through the ages. We thought that Maya might enjoy doing a little privy picture. Craig is giving her a pep-talk. |
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| Here we are at the beach. As you can see by Maya's sweater, it was a pretty chilly day. That didn't stop the other kids from stripping down to their undies and splashing in the water. I couldn't believe it. The Brits are immune to cold! |
We spent most of September pretty close to home. Here are a few pictures from our Wigston adventures.
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| A little game of chase in the back yard. |
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| Off to bed. |
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| The little garden gnome. |
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| Maya's new thing is walking the dog. He pulls her along half of the time, so it's unclear who is really in charge. |
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| Maya's first word and favorite snack: Apple |
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| Dinner! |
