Night Market.

We were out and about running a few errands and made plans to have dinner at a nearby Night Market. Fun! It was held in an underground carpark. Each child got $20 to spend on dinner. The two older ones combined their money and went around together, buying their food.

We were early and the public seating was not laid out yet, so we ate in the car boot and went back and forth to get more food. 

Our tiny little man knocked back a cup of hot chips and a large char siu bun on his first trip, then asked for a corn dog on trip #2. Trip #3 was a request for fruit ice cream. He made it halfway through the ice cream before he needed to go poop to clear space for all the food he'd eaten. His lesson from the evening? "Don't overeat," he said. 

Our big boy, in a moment of folly, bought a packet of Pokémon cards for $2. He was deeply disappointed when he realised they were fakes. His lesson? "Don't buy Pokémon cards that are less than $5 because they're probably fake." 

Our big girl learned that things that look yummy in the photos don't always live up to expectations, as in the case of fried cheese balls that didn't taste as good as they had looked. All that glitters is not gold.

It was quite a special evening out. It's been years since we last visited the night markets and it's a breeze now that our older two are now old enough to spend their money independently and look out for each other.