today we went to fukuoka to have a birthday lunch at hard rock cafe. kuri and pinglet met us there, and we had a pretty good lunch (with a wandering sasha *sigh*). the kids did pretty well with their lunch, and all enjoyed a bit of the birthday sundae. hiro and tommy got a birthday 'gift' with their photo, one for each. afterward we went to an indoor playground and let the kids go wild for an hour. i am so glad that my kids are at an age that although i have to be there with them, i don't have to hover over them anymore. kuri and i had a good gossip (hee hee) and the kids had a good time!

on the way home, everyone fell asleep. for a long time. i am not really looking forward to night night time!! hopefully yoshi will be home soon and we can get the kidlets to bed before midnight....