1st Taste of Independence

Lil Shauna's classmate invited her to a bday party. It wasnt really a party but the bday girl - C, invited 3 other classmates to a day's of fun.

The parents picked the girls up before picking Lil Shauna from JCube after her ice skating class. They were heading to Wild, Wild, Wet unless for wet weather.

Everything that the girl needed was in her little bag. We gave her some allowances and allowed her to carry her mobile phone, just in case of emergency. She had been looking forward to the occasion.

Before the car left, I had to wish the parents plenty of good luck in surviving the day. Hehe. The mummy was really nice and set up a chat group to update the other mummies of the day's activities.

They arrived at WWW safe and sound. It was raining in the West but bright and nice at Downtown East.

Zaky wasnt invited and he was given a choice to go WWW on our own or to do something special with us. He took a long time to decide. We headed East anyway bcos we needed to send the car to the workshop to fix up the hitch that has finally arrived. The hitch will allow us to fix up the bike rack and then to transport the bikes on the car in the future.

At the car workshop, Zaky finally decided that he didnt want to go WWW. We caught a movie at Parkway Parade Mall instead. I used to frequent PPM when I was a kid but it has now changed so much. There wasnt even a single hint of resemblance. While we were relaxing at the cinema over soft drink and nachos, Lil Shauna was happily baking in the sun.

We collected the car after the movie and Zaky asked to go to the trampoline park.

Worrying that the boy would be bored, I actually paid to enter the trampoline. My worries were unfounded and I totally wasted my money. To begin with, he was happy bouncing around on his own. Then, my body was still trying to recover from the business trip (with daily treadmill) and the company's captain ball event on Friday evening. By then, I was aching all over and nursing this heaviness in my head. I was freaking exhausted. I spent most of the time walking around the trampoline park or resting outside. Hahaha.

The girls even went for dinner together.

After dinner, they still proceeded to the arcade. Apparently, fun is never enough and they could go on forever.

We tried to make it up to Zaky and brought him for his favourite Swensen and I soon regretted my choice. Even at 8.30pm, we had to wait for a table and the restuarant wasnt even crowded. While in the Q (for like forever), I tried to persuade Zaky to change a restuarant without success. It was impossible trying to convinve a tired kid. Even after getting a table, we had to wait for the food to be served. That is why I hated Swensen - long wait and expensive food that doesnt taste fantastic. Bleh.

The boy was exhausted after a long day and was in bed on his own soon after we were home. Lil Shauna had a super long day. It was almost 11pm by the time she was back. She was equally tired but totally enjoyed herself. I had to applaud C's parents for surviving the looonnnng day with so many children.

We shouldnt do this so often. While Lil Shauna was away, we indulged in so many money spending activities to make sure that Zaky is not shortchanged. Haha. On the other hand, Lil Shauna was totally pleased with the outing. I think it is the start to many independent outings. Sob, my baby has grown up!

Mummy Lim