WAG Candice Warner is grateful husband David skipped Big Bash to attend their daughter Indi’s first day of school before heading away for ‘a very long time’ to play cricket
Like thousands of Australian parents, David and Candice Warner are preparing for their children to start school this month.
And now, the 35-year-old mother of three has revealed her excitement that her cricket star husband won’t miss their daughter Indi Rae’s first day of school.
‘For so long Indi was our little baby, so to see her start school will be emotional,’ Candice told The Sunday Telegraph this week.
‘It means a lot to us’: WAG Candice Warner has shared her excitement that cricketer husband David was able to spend time with his family before heading away for ‘a very long time’ in 2021. Pictured with daughters Ivy Mae, six, and Indie Rae, five, and Isla, one
‘The fact that he [David] will be there for Indi’s first day of school means a lot to all of us,’ she said.
‘I am excited that Dave won’t be playing cricket, so that he can spend time with his family before he goes away in February for what looks to be a very long time this year.’
David and Candice share three daughters: Ivy-Mae, six, Indi-Rae, five, and Isla Rose, one.
‘It will be emotional’: Candice was grateful David skipped the Big Bash to be able to share the parenting milestone with her of taking their middle child, Indi Rae, to school on her first day
Last week David, 34, was forced to miss Indi Rae’s fifth birthday while in a strict bio-secure bubble amid the global pandemic.
Instead, the proud father shared a virtual happy birthday message and tribute to the youngster on Instagram.
It’s not the first time David’s sporting commitments have kept him away from his family over the past year.
In November 2020, he was reunited with his wife and daughters after spending a whopping 108 days apart.
David had just completed two weeks of mandatory hotel quarantine at the time after competing in the Indian Premier League in the UAE.
Duty calls: With playing abroad and being placed in strict bio-secure bubbles in Australia amid the global pandemic, David has already spent more than three months away from his family
‘Sorry daddy can’t be there’: David was force to miss his daughter Indi Rae’s fifth birthday as he remained in a strict bio-secure bubble for the Fourth Test earlier this month
In November, Candice shared how hard it had been without David in an emotional Instagram post.
‘For close to four months now it’s just been me and my little girl gang at home while my darling husband @davidwarner31 has been overseas playing cricket. Fingers crossed that this time next week we will be a gang of five again. We miss you daddy!!’ she wrote.
Just a month earlier in October she also shared a 34th birthday tribute to David after they were unable to celebrate it together.
‘For close to four months now it’s just been me and my little girl gang at home while my darling husband @davidwarner31 has been overseas playing cricket’: In November, Candice shared how hard it had been without David in an emotional Instagram post