Each and every moment

See this bump? No, it’s not mine!. Not yet, anyway.

Someone is having a baby very soon, in fact in 7 weeks time ……. and she will be joining me in the large family club.

My friend Kylie had a lovely unexpected surprise at the end of last year and is now soon to have a baby boy in July. He will be a baby brother to Nathan(5), Jacinta(3) and Elyssa (1), an even pair 2 girls and 2 boys.

For my birthday I was spoilt, we had planned for both families to get together. But instead we ended up having a much quieter and more peaceful lunch with our youngest in toe. We went to shipwrights restaurant in Blakehurst. It was right in front of the marina with all these boats on display for sale. It was beautiful place to be and the weather was just beautiful.

I scanned the menu and Kylie mentions the seafood right away, who am I to say no to such an offer?. So that is what we had. A 2 course seafood platter. The first course was a selection of cold seafood and the second course was a selection of hot seafood. I have had seafood platters in the past but I think that this is a great way to present the platter as 2 separate meals. The weather was just perfect for a nice lunch out by the water.

I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. Let’s just say it was d.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s

The babies were very good (I was armed with biscuits and kylie with seaweed) up to the point when they decided that they had enough food. So we let them loose …….

The marina was right next to our table so Ethan just wanted to run up and down the boardwalk and would poke his head through the wire barriers. The people dining next to us almost had a heart attack when he did that!. I had enough of chasing ethan ………….

so I turned them around and got them to walk in the restaurant instead, much safer so we could finish our meal. The waiter was very good, he smiles at us and says “don’t worry I will watch them, you enjoy your meal”. Thank you waiter!

Thank you Kylie for a memorable birthday lunch, I appreciate your love and generosity.

I pray that the Lord keep you sane and protect you as you are blessed with this new arrival in July. Keep looking to the Lord as a soon to be mum of 4. I won’t offer any advice so I’ll just leave it here. I can’t wait to hold your bundle of joy and hear about the highs and lows of having the magic “4”.