Three

My goodness how time flies! Louka is three years old today. She seems a bit ambivalent about having a birthday - says she's bigger and taller, but denies that she's three.

Graham's dad and sister and dad's partner are in Sydney, and we'll all go out to dinner with his aunt Clara and uncle Michael to celebrate. In the meantime, we had morning tea (babycino) in town with Trishy, who gave Louka a card, then lunch with Graham at Bungalow 8, which we haven't done for ages. For the first time, Louka had a full-sized meal of fish and chips, and made pretty good inroads into it too. We then visited Graham's office where Louka decorated the whiteboard.


When we got home, Louka watched Play School then had a nap. She'd just woken up and was none too cheerful when it was time to go out to dinner, so I sent Graham off to let everyone know they were in the right place, and read Louka a book. Didn't take long, and then she was happy to go. The restaurant was Wakana Yakiniku, a Japanese barbecue restaurant, and the food was delicious. Then the presents started to arrive. Graham's dad had brought presents from Graham's mum and sister in Perth too, so there were lots. After she'd opened each one, Louka said "I need another present"! But the sheer number eventually wore her down and she stopped asking.



After dinner everyone came round to our place for tea. Kim (Graham's sister) and Louka got each other all worked up and hysterical with laughter. It took a long time for Louka to get to sleep.