D often asks "Is it a special day?" and says "I wanna do something special" by which she means that she wants to eat special food, or have guests coming over, or be given a surprise, or go out to a special destination (the pet store, a friend's house, swimming, a park in another neighbourhood, etc.). Our classic special family outing involves a combination of sushi (D's favourite food) + a park + ice cream.
Since summer is lingering here at the end of September, we decided to go on such an outing this evening. We brought some picnic stuff from home but also picked up some stuff at the market: a yummy cheese (Nuage de Bourgogne), a Pepsi, and sushi for D. Her regular order includes avocado, raw salmon, smoked salmon, rice, nori, and sometimes cream cheese. We took it all over to the park to play and eat, and then passed back through the marché on the way home to get some ice cream - chocolate in a bowl for D.
While we were sitting in the park, LePapa and I were talking about how lovely it is to be able to go on these special impromptu excursions. We have the luxuries of time, money, and clement weather (for now!). We also have fun spots and stores that we can so easily access on foot (with A in the baby sling and D in the stroller - or increasingly, walking beside the stroller) or on public transit. We have two amazing, healthy, portable children.
We are grateful.
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