Every night my eldest
son would fix the living room, close the curtains, prepare snacks and drinks
and watch Harry Potter with his youngest brother. They have finished all series about 2-3 weeks ago (and even bought a couple of books) and
they are still at it. They don’t mind watching the darn movie over and over again.
It is not surprising though as; in all fairness it does ignite their
imagination. I remember a time when they were little, when their object of
fascination was Naruto. That time to support their love for this anime, I made
them a kunai using a couple of cardboards. Being the
little kids that they were, they were gripped with delight! And so was I…for
them!
Recently, their love for
Harry Potter stirred them to research on all sort of things Harry P! They would
talk to me about it endlessly. Often I would hear them animatedly put a magic
spell on each other. Their vocabulary words already include Accio which they use when “summoning” their nanny,
Sheila. Alohomora, when they want to open the fridge, and Expelliarmus when they pretend to fight using my small
bamboo stick as wands.
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| The stairs have an actual cupboard underneath |
Then they got crazy
about Butter Beer! Relentlessly they searched the internet for more information
about the magical beverage. In my mind I was already planning a surprise. I
must admit, I am quite the adventurer. I just love the idea of breathing life
into the things that my children can only imagine! Making memories with them is
something that am really fond of doing. It’s a big thing for me… a sort of
legacy, something to remember me by. So as they’ve made Harry Potter part of
our daily conversation, I announced to them one day, that I know of a place that
serves Butter Beer. As soon as I said that they were all over me! They wanted
to go right there and then but I told them to hold their horses as I want their
sister to come with us. And so it was agreed.
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| Yay to Butter Beer! |
The plan DID go through despite
the fact that I dislike driving through EDSA! However, that day, I had no
choice but to bring the car. After a couple of wrong turns, we finally arrived
at The Nook! The resto opened at 1pm and we were already there before 12noon.
It was good though that we were early as we’ve been told by someone from the
small resto nearby that the place really attracted a good number of patrons. We
were first in line and got the best seat! The place was really small but very
comfy. And they had wands, robes like the ones that Harry, Hermione, and Ron
wore, a broomstick, and a good number of books! It was a pretty cool place! The
kids were ecstatic! They just couldn't contain their happiness. And most of all
they got their taste of Butter Beer!
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| heavy rains did not deter these people |
By the time we got our orders the place
was packed. And there was a long line of people outside waiting to be seated.
It even rained but even that did not discourage the diners, some of them, already
wet from waiting outside the resto. My kids, and our nanny were in awe and so
was I! All in all, it was a great experience for everyone!
Oh! And before I forget, my son made this Hogwarts Acceptance letter, which he would put by our doorstep pretending he got one! (eyes rolling)
And so we celebrated our youngest son's 11th birthday at The Nook, (AGAIN!) We really had no plans of leaving the house that day as I was thinking of holding a joint celebration the next day, which was also Father's day. But as it turned out, my eldest son would not hear of it. He said it was his younger sibling's birthday and he wanted him to enjoy. He offered to spend his gift money for his baby brother. I was really touched! I seem to be doing something right with my kids! I agreed because I would like to teach my kids a valuable lesson - taking care of each other.
