A Date with my Daughters

A couple of years and a whole other blog ago, my big boy and I had a special date day before he started school for the very first time.

Now here we are two years on with two big school kids! With a new baby this time as well it was all a bit hectic at the start of February, so today I took my big school girl (and the baby) out for lunch to celebrate her last school day off; she starts full weeks next week!

 At her request, we went to 'the chicken shop' (ie Nando's) as she has lovely memories of eating there with her beloved Aunty Kym and Uncle Josh. We were the only ones there and we spent a lot of time talking about whether we are Spanish or English, and why we speak English if we are Australian, and how Dora talks 'two ways' and why don't we?

 And the baby girl slept and slept as we gobbled up our meals.

 Mmmmm yummy! And I will add that Em actually had the cool sauce rather than mild, but wanted my flag because it was prettier. And then used both instead of a fork and taught me how to stack some chicken and a chip to eat them together.

And just as we were about ready to go, babygirl woke and decided it was time for her lunch too.

We had a really lovely time. I'm so proud of my big girl. She is confident, friendly, tough, determined and amazing. I'm so lucky that the years ahead will be filled with special times with her as she grow up, and I look forward to one day being able to enjoy a meal out with my adult daughters as my sisters and I do with our Mum. Blessed.