This is so out of character for me. But diah & bear’s invite just tugged at me.

Family day. The topic.

What should I blog about?

We, as a family never have a designated family day. Because every day IS a family day. But of course these days, when the girls are bigger and Ariz is off diapers and can more or less behave himself reasonable well for a 3 year old, our weekends are more structured.

I think we struck cinemas off for a good 8 years of our marriage and we’re back in the business. I’ve always loved the big screens. I remember going to the cinemas every Friday night when I was at Uni. And now, we go as a unit, all 6 of us. Caution though. Pick your movie. HighSchoolMusical-ish works wonderful. Madagascar’s always a great pick. Pick your time. Do the 11am shows and they’ll be eager-beaver, otherwise you’d end up guiding sleepy kiddos out of the cinemas.

I read Lollies‘s family adventures in the wild. It’s funny how her being away in a barren desert,far, far away from our tropical land, has been to all these nature-infused attractions. And we have not.

I’m almost ashamed of ourselves. I think families evolve.

First, then the kids are younger, we frequent tthe pets/animals zoos/sanctuaries/petting zoos and places like that. Then we’re at the cinemas where they can appreciate magic being played in front of you, apart from reading them in books. Then I guess, once they’ve gotten slightly older, nature walks/treks/camps should start to be included.

I guess we’re almost there. If I can convince Ariz to wear his shoes all the time that he doesn’t need to pick every single thing on the floor/earth to be investigated. If I can convince Ariz that creepy-crawlies are there to creep and to crawl. So leave them be. No need to be stomping on them. I cannot tell you how many dead insects he has stomped upon. It’s almost he hunts these, completely unperturbed by them.

Of course, the girls need to realise that animals and nature are good things. Things crawl and things creep and no need to scream your lungs out for Mummy or Daddy to come rescue you from that little beetle on the wall, minding it’s own business.

You think we’re ready for nature?

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