Our ANZAC adventure

Now Aaliyah had come home asking loads of questions about ANZAC day. She had been learning about it at school and was telling me all about it. They had a service and got to put flowers on the memorial site and even got to see a soldier on stage. How cool!!!!!! 

I told her that they have a dawn service in the city and that it was early, when people are still sleeping and it is dark. It just so happened that mum was here around the same time so in talking to Aaliyah and mum about it we decided that we would go. So up early at 3.30am we got, Aaliyah was pumped. She chucked on her big jumper over her pj's and off we went. Aunty Nelly decided that she wanted to tag along as well. We got a good park and an awesome spot to watch the service from. Aaliyah was so patient and was listening to everything that was being said. She was asking me questions and pointing out all the people wearing medals. It was very exciting for her. Then the national anthem came on and she was singing it, she got so excited because it was the same song that they sang at school parade and she had been learning it. It finished with the Last post, what a moving moment that was. We all had a little tear in our eye.

Finally the service finished and so the mission to get out of there began BUT not before Aaliyah said that she wanted to take a program to school the next day for show and tell. the only problem was was that the programs were all the way down the bottom of the service ......... Really Aaliyah!!!! So i said come on then we have to do this, we started to make our way down the bottom, it was going to be a long process because we were going against the crowd when suddenly mum yells out 'what is that under your foot Jasmin??' Haha you wouldn't believe it, it was a program. Whoop whoop!!! Not so much of a mission anymore, we turned around and raced off to the car.

One last stop on the way home for my baby, she wanted to get McDonalds for breakfast. We were all tucked back into bed that morning by 7am. It was a great morning and was made even better due to my baby and my mum and sister being with me. WE have decided to do it every year, me and Aaliyah. Maybe next year Jj can come ....... or maybe not!!! She loves her sleep that girl and really does not like getting woken up early. Maybe the year after lol