Backwards and Inside Out

Dinner at our house is often entertaining,

rarely boring

and ALWAYS messy!

Yesterday I let the girls have popsicles. 

Both wanted to let theirs melt,

so that they could drink the juice.

I told them that that would be okay,

but the juice would be their dessert.

Supper consisted of bbq'd steak, hash brown casserole and steamed broccoli.

I'm not lying when I say that I had to bribe BOTH girls with broccoli

in order to get them to eat their steak.

Honestly.

I used the sentence, "you can not have more broccoli until you eat some meat"

with BOTH of them. 

Crazy kids!

They are pretty darn good eaters and I'm incredibly thankful for that.

Even lunch was impressive.

We went to Charlottetown to run some errands.

On the way Piper asked if we'd be eating lunch at a restaurant.

I said yes.

She asked which one.

I said I didn't know.

She asked who got to choose the restaurant.

I said that we'd all choose together.

(Do you see a trend here?

Piper asks a LOT of questions!!!!)

Finally she asked if we could please go to the restaurant

that serves chicken noodle soup.

She means Swiss Chalet.

Piper and Elliotte love their soup

and their mommy loves that lunch only costs $10

for all three of us.

($3 for a cup of soup for each of the girls and $4 for a bowl of soup for me!)

Of course I agreed and was so proud

that she wasn't asking for a Happy Meal or french fries. 

Now...

if only I could get her to stop talking long enough to eat at a normal rate.

While Elliotte is shoving as much food as possible into her mouth

and making herself gag,

Piper nibbles every bite. 

She will eat a large portion,

but it takes an HOUR.

I try not to complain about how slowly she eats,

but it's pretty evident when Preschool sends her snack home

in a baggie with her at the end of the day. 

Fast talker - Slow eater!

xo

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Elliotte is refusing any help when it comes to eating.
That makes every meal an absolute mess!
I officially hate soggy rice krispies and oatmeal.
That stuff sticks to EVERYTHING!

Making sure she doesn't miss a drop.

And Miss Piper STILL eating her supper
long after her little sister has finished dessert.
While Elliotte is learning to feed herself,
Piper is refusing help when it comes to getting dressed.
THAT is evident in the tag that you can see near her throat.
Yes.
Her dress is on backwards AND inside out.
I didn't bother to tell her.
I was just proud that she is finally dressing herself.