Nineteen more years...

...before Tessie can come here on her own.

This may not get us any "Parents of the Year" awards, but when Tessie expressed her birthday dining preference not simply as "Pub!" but as "Pub pub pub pub pub!" what else could we do?

A pint glass of ice water, a kiddie plate of fish and chips, and she's a very happy birthday girl.

(The party hat came from her day care - the pub doesn't provide them!)