The hubby had a daddy-and-kids day out with these three yesterday so that I could have an afternoon off with my friends. Woohoo! Yup, one dad vs three active kids, I have to say it's not easy at all.
My suggestion was for us to go for lunch together and they could hang out at the indoor playground or arcade while I sneaked off to the gathering for a few hours. But no, the hubby had more ambitious plans and wanted to bring them across the island to Jurong Bird Park to feed the loris and have a water play session too. So we packed their barang and off they went even before lunch time. His comment was "You can enjoy more time to yourself", even if it was to eat or do a workout on my own. (I also did the laundry just to make myself feel more useful.)
Alas it turned out to be blackout day and they were denied entry to the park, but he heard some mention of the newly opened Lakeside Gardens. So they made their way there instead and had a totally fun time, looking from the pics he took. Okay, fun for the kids, not sure if it was so fun for the hubby who drove so far and had to jaga them on his own. They had ice cream treats, McDonalds for breakfast and KFC for dinner, haha, but okay, one eye closed on some days, right?
I am always very thankful for this hands-on hubby since Day 1 who helps me to clean dirty bums, change soiled bedsheets and bathe the kids with no complaints. Oh, he's also a much better chef than me, it's just too bad that he seldom has time to showcase this talent at home due to work. When we went to bed, his last sentence was "My Labour Day is really labour." Hahaha. Thanks dear, for being me for a day, for letting the kids know that Daddy loves them very much, for getting better and better at solo parenting. The kids and I love you 3000, yeah?
Okay, it's back to regular programming today. Sent kids to school, bought groceries, cooked lunch, gotta fetch them to and fro enrichment class and then have a mum-and-kids dinner outside today. And you know what? I love my life madly. ❤
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