Finally we get our first weekend, in about the last 3, with Mark at home. Yeehaa. We took the kids to church this morning just to make sure they realise that is was Jesus Christ who died for us which makes Easter important and not the breeding of bunnies and their chocolate offspring.
I guess you can only try and teach your kids so much, because no sooner had we gotten into the car they were asking how many sleeps until the bunny comes.
We decided to go on a bit of a "Sunday drive" on a Friday holiday looking for somewhere family friendly and relaxing to go to and enjoy a lovely warm and inviting day outdoors. I had images of sitting under a big ol' tree, with stretched lawns before me watching my delightful offspring skipping and playing merrily on the grass while having a bite to eat and sipping on something cool and refreshing.
Our first stop led us to Fairview Wine Estate...Closed. Second stop, an off the beaten track Dutch restaurant and farm stall somewhere in Woester....Closed. Third stop, somewhere out there nearby...closed. Fourth stop, around about Paarl...closed. Two hours and a few hungry, irritated kids later we reach our fifth (or was it the sixth?) stop; home...and it's open, go figure!! And while I don't have the stretched out lawn, (ours is a little more compact) and I don't have a big ol' tree (it's getting there and now towers a little over my head), we did at least manage to finally get that bite to eat and at least we're all together.
Happy Easter everyone and remember that Jesus is the reason for the Season.
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