A Lunch Outing...

We'd usually meet on average about once a month with EH, AW, Minggy, YH and sometimes SL, DS, and T joins us. These are all friends I knew through hubby, and we're a pretty close bunch. Although hubby is away, we had our usual gathering the Sunday before last, this time for dimsum at Jaya One.

I told the girls the night before that we would be meeting the aunties and uncles the next day and they were pretty excited as they have not met them for a while. The
last time we met was for my birthday celebration, for which the girls were not present, hence the excitement.

On our way there, I asked the girls who they would like to sit with. JY quickly answered Uncle Minggy while JL was undecided. As I went there alone with the girls, I called YH to help bring the girls from the car as I felt it wasn't that safe for me to do it myself in the basement parking.

YH came and the girls were pretty happy. When we got to to the restaurant, I told Minggy that JY asked to sit with him. I was anticipating having the girls sit next to me with JY between me and Minggy but as everyone was already seated, they moved a space for JY between Minggy and AW. I asked JY if she would be fine with Mommy and JL not beside her but sitting opposite her at the large round table, and JY said okay but I was a bit worried.

I made their cereal and handed them their bowls. JY was quiet at first and didn't touch her food which got me worried. Minggy was also worried as he certainly didn't want JY to start crying under his care. JY told Minggy that she would eat when JL ate. JL began to eat but JY was still stirring and playing around with the cereal. I walked over to check on her and she began eating, much to Minggy and my relief.

I gave them some pau after they were done with their cereal which made them really happy. After they ate, I left them alone to catch up with the others. I noticed later that JY was rather quiet and it was then that I realised she was actually enjoying herself watching the telly at the front of the restaurant :)

We finished our meal and the guys accompanied me and the girls to the car. They were very tired and took quite a long afternoon nap, which I felt was also partly due to the cool rainy day.

I knew for sure they were very happy with the meal as they started excitedly telling their grandparents about their day when the grandparents arrived home. I guess a simple lunch outing to us is to them an exciting event as they got to go to a new place.

I wish we could also see things like them in learning to appreciate the simple little things in life.