This weekend that just passed was remarkably relaxing.
Warni had her scheduled day off so we were left to our devices for the day.
It was nice that we had nothing else planned for the day so we didn't have to rush the kids around.
In the morning, we took the kids downstairs for a swim, then to the driving range for Madison to practice her golf swing with Chris. The swim made the kids hungry, so lunch was at the Canopy cafe at the golf course. We are boring people; we basically ordered the same meal as before everytime! Carbonara pasta for Annika and me, club sandwich for Chris and a ham and cheese sandwich for Madison.
The best part of the day was our super long afternoon nap. The kids were hankering to go home after lunch, so we did! Annika was the only one who was supposed to nap, but I think we were all still recovering from Melbourne so it wound up that everyone got a nap. Chris was with the 2 girls; I got to snag the master bedroom with TV. I think we were out for a good 2.5 hours.
I was so reluctant to get out of bed and continue with the day! But.. kids being kids, the nap refreshed them and it wasn't long before they started getting antsy.
So we went downstairs to the pool again. The pool is great for burning off their energy. They fight less, and they eat and sleep well afterwards. There were a few kids this time at the pool, so that kept Madison occupied.
Dinner time followed, to keep it simple we went out for a meal. ( rather than slave in the kitchen and have the kids not want to eat!) We went to Lao Beijing at Novena Square- another tried and tested restaurant with the kids. It was great. The kids behaved relatively well, we had a nice family meal. I guess it's also important to bring the kids out for meals once in awhile to get them accustomed to eating outside with us. Especially since we like eating out.
We couldn't end the day without ice cream, so Baskin Robbins got our money.
The outing ended with a supermarket visit ( to buy more ice cream and dairy!) then bedtime!
I really couldn't ask for a better day... it would be nice to have a predictable and relaxing weekend every week!
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