Lunch with the girls

Big Terry would be proud. Alice and I went out for a delightful lunch out with her chums Marley, Izzie, Lila and Makayla on Thursday.

Instructions for lunch with five babies.

1. All mothers to walk the floor while babies who would usually fall asleep in five minutes take at least twenty to settle. If there are five of you, choose a big and accommodating restaurant who don't mind if you take over the whole floor space to do this.

1a) Realise that if you are having lunch at Sydney's longest beach, then it would have made more sense to walk a couple of lengths of the promenade at Bondi (although the lifeguards won't pass you glasses of wine as readily as the staff at Nick's)

2. Mothers to decide to enjoy the strolling time despite lack of lifeguards to look at.

3. Babies to enjoy their lunch out. They come first after all. Here they are having a lovely time.


4. Mothers to eat and drink as fast as possible during the twenty minutes where the scene above is visible.

5. Resume full attention on the babies and let them run riot on picnic blanket with toys that you have prepared earlier while you enjoy your coffee.

6. Go home. You are exhausted but at least you won't need dinner.