Happy Birthday Ethan!

Got up around 10:30am but everyone else was already awake in preparation for Ethan’s 3rd birthday party! His birthday was actually on 30th May but because he was sick and many of his friends were going away, they decided to have it today.

It turned out to be a nice day for a party! Around 11am guests started arriving! We met some of Soo’s friends and their cute kids! The theme for the party was bubbles and Soo had set up bowls of bubble solution and got the kids to blow bubbles! They loved it! They also had a mini jumping castle going, which the kids loved!

Over the next hour about another 10-15 kids arrived! They were the kids of Ethan’s playgroup, Sunday school, and preschool. Ray and I went to pick up some pizza for lunch and the birthday cake. In the meantime, Sandra, one of Soo’s friends, was leading the kids in song and dance! Then it was time to cut the cake and for Ethan to open his presents! It was nice being involved with family life again and a glimpse into what life with kids will be like one day! What the parents kept telling us time and time again was to enjoy our life without kids as much as possible cos when they come, even though they’re a joy, they’re a handful too!

The party finished around 2pm and we helped clean up! Boy was there a lot to clean up! Plates, cups, balloons, food and drink! In the afternoon we had a rest before Ray took us out to Burnaby mountain to admire the view of Vancouver and its surrounding landscape! We admired the beauty of the snow capped mountains in the backdrop and cityscape against the afternoon sun!

We returned home and soon Ray’s parents arrived for dinner! They brought some dishes along and Soo jeje cooked some stir fried long beans. It was really really nice chatting with Mr and Mrs Sun! They were really lovely and we enjoyed chatting about our travels and differences between Canada and Australia.
After dinner we played with Ethan and Evelyn until they had to go to sleep. Both enjoyed the toy we had bought them from San Fran! Once asleep we enjoyed some port and dessert wine before watching 300! Night!