A busy weekend

It was another busy weekend for us.  It started on Friday afternoon after we got the new Passat.  Maita was thrilled to see the new car when we picked her up from school.  She was still gushing about it when we got home and excitedly told Erika that the new car is here.  So we quickly had dinner and took everyone out for a short drive to the bakery.  We bought a chocolate birthday cake for Maita and we went home after I dropped two rolls of slides at the Kodak shop nearby.

Saturday was Maita’s 6th birthday.  After waking up, we all had breakfast together then took out Maita’s birthday cake.  A candle shaped like the number six was lit.  We sang the birthday song.  Maita blew out the candle and we all had cake.  Maita had two slices of her favorite chocolate cake.  Everybody had a piece of cake then we all got ready to go to Taipei for lunch.  We picked up my mother-in-law in Sanchung before heading out to the Nei-Hu district, where L’s younger sister’s family lives.  We’ve done this many times before and the routine normally involves lunch at a Thai restaurant and coffee at Starbucks.  The only special thing about this day was that it was Maita’s birthday and we were riding in the new car.

At the restaurant, Maita got a box of chocolates from her cousin Rita.  Erika also got a smaller package of chocolates from her cousin Kenny.  Both Rita and Kenny are one year younger than our girls.

On the way back home, Maita wanted to eat her chocolate.  We reminded her that we’ve told her many times that we should not eat in the new car.  She was very persistent and I finally told her that she could eat her chocolate outside the car.  I will stop the car and she can have her chocolate before going back in the car.  I did stop the car and it was Erika that went out to have some chocolate.  L and I believe that Maita did not dare go out to have her chocolate because she knew we were a little angry at her.  Nevertheless, she did not say a word on the way home.  Both girls took a nap on the way home to Hsinchu.  L and I discussed this and wonder whether we should just take the van when we go on trips lasting an hour or more.  The van is much bigger and we let the two girls eat or drink stuff in it.