Happy birthday to Liberty, who turned 9 on March 16. We are so very proud of her and how she has grown. Her brother was such a support too all day, not once getting jealous of her gifts and such. We started the day with a great big breakfast that Michelle prepared. During breakfast Liberty opened one gift: Books! Homeschool was not cancelled so off the kids went with Michelle to study.

They were finished by 11:45, so we went off to have a special lunch at a hotpot+sushi buffet, a meal Liberty specifically asked to do. She really like the carousel-style food delivery, and had great fun grabbing that plate or this plate.

After lunch we then went to a screening of Kungfu Panda 3, in English. It was quite funny, but we will need to talk about what this ‘qi’ idea.

We were still full from lunch after the movie so we went home for a quick swim. Before we did Liberty opened her next gift: A battery operated swimming sea turtle, perfect for the pool. We swam until 5, then headed out to Liberty’s favourite spot, the Boat. While we were eating Liberty opened her next gift: a Shopkins girl! Yeah, we might be on the other side of the planet but some things are global,

By the time we were finished dinner it was almost bedtime so we all piled onto the motorbike and went for a little cruise. Once we got home it was time for the final gift: a robot dog! But, gasp, it didn’t work. Liberty didn’t let it get her spirits down; she was thankful for all the gifts and all that God has given her.

Hard to believe we will have a double-digit age kid next year.