Had a lovely Happy Birthday lunch for my friend Joanna on Friday with a bunch of other friends. Saturday was the Avondale School picnic.We went back to West Coast Park for kite-flying and playground adventures.
Today was Father's Day, but not in Singapore (Father's Day is celebrated in June), however we went out to brunch with a few families from the condo to celebrate anyway. Matt kind of misses out on Father's Day because I can't really work out which one I should do so I have remained uncommitted and chosen neither. The one in June this year was the day after my birthday.
Birthdays trump Father's Day. All agreed? The kids did give him things at the one in June and school did a Father's Day Breakfast. Probably enough, right? The one in September is quite close to his birthday so I will run out of ideas if I have to buy two gift in September. Anyway he's already got an iPad - what else can I get him? How am I doing justifying my guilty complex?
This week is school camp week. Felicity goes to the Bird Park for a sleep over on Wednesday and Alice goes to Malaysia for a few days. Matt's in China for the week so it will be more quiet than usual around here for a few days. Well at least for the time Tee is as the bird park.
I have also included pictures of the kids in the adventure course which is currently set up in the middle of our nearest shopping centre. Spend $60 in any shop and you get a ticket on the course. Our kids were applauded by the staff when they dashed up the climbing wall in a matter of seconds. The kids around them seem to struggle a lot - obviously having spent too much time indoors with their homework and not enough on the monkeys bars getting massive blisters. I always knew that one day all that time on the monkeys bars would come in handy..
I can see how all your University training will be handy when supervising the cleaners - mmm. Are they kidding themselves that what they do is so important as to require such high level security?
ReplyDeleteDon't feel guilty. We have a policy of kid's made/stall purchased only for Father's & mother's days. We like it.
ReplyDeleteI just made dad breakfast this year. I remember reading on here last year that Matt watched the end of the AFL grand final, Greta and I were wondering if we will be able to see the grand final this year while we are with you?
ReplyDeleteGlad to get support for keeping Father's Day simple and yes Dad the university training is coming in handy because whilst at Uni I was also a cleaner so I can recognise if they've missed a spot.
ReplyDeleteWe'll do our best, Britt, to find an authentic Aussie grand final viewing somewhere. May not involve meat pies though - they are way too expensive. Might have to go with Curry puffs or char siu bao or steamed rice dumplings?
Haha sounds good getting a bit of both worlds :)
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