Today we went to a birthday party that was supposed to last from 3-5. I was planning on leaving early, but unfortunately there was a clown making balloon animals very slowly, and my kids have not learned how to push themselves up to the front (perhaps they are related to their mother?).
Amanda finally got her flower at 5:15. Then we had to decide what to do for dinner. I had been thinking Chili's, since they have an extensive allergy menu that we could revisit, now that Amanda can have wheat... but the nearest Chili's was 20 minutes away at least, and not on our way home. Thinking out loud about the restaurants on the way home, I mentioned the Outback. Eleanor jumped on this idea (I had been thinking about McDonalds, but frankly Eleanor won't eat any of their food. She has better taste than I do, I suppose.) I was weak, she managed to convince me by promising to eat lots of vegetables =)
We had an ok time, but going out alone with 3 kids does not give mama much time to eat. Luke seems not to eat when he is in a restaurant. He ended up throwing all his food on the floor (I left a nice tip). Eleanor and Amanda actually followed through on their promise to eat vegetables----Eleanor likes the stems of the broccoli and Amanda likes the flowers, what teamwork!
There were a couple of large groups with grandparents, so when Luke escaped his high chair and walked over to see them, they admired his cuteness. It is definitely less fun going out with no other adult conversation: I tried, but it's hard with a 3 year old who barely talks above a whisper and a 5 year old who is bouncing off the walls.
The other problem was that we finally got served at 6, which is the time Amanda is supposed to be hopping into the bath. Luke fell asleep on the way home, messing up his sleep schedule. Eleanor didn't get a shower yet again... sigh. At least I have some really good leftovers for lunch.
Amanda finally got her flower at 5:15. Then we had to decide what to do for dinner. I had been thinking Chili's, since they have an extensive allergy menu that we could revisit, now that Amanda can have wheat... but the nearest Chili's was 20 minutes away at least, and not on our way home. Thinking out loud about the restaurants on the way home, I mentioned the Outback. Eleanor jumped on this idea (I had been thinking about McDonalds, but frankly Eleanor won't eat any of their food. She has better taste than I do, I suppose.) I was weak, she managed to convince me by promising to eat lots of vegetables =)
We had an ok time, but going out alone with 3 kids does not give mama much time to eat. Luke seems not to eat when he is in a restaurant. He ended up throwing all his food on the floor (I left a nice tip). Eleanor and Amanda actually followed through on their promise to eat vegetables----Eleanor likes the stems of the broccoli and Amanda likes the flowers, what teamwork!
There were a couple of large groups with grandparents, so when Luke escaped his high chair and walked over to see them, they admired his cuteness. It is definitely less fun going out with no other adult conversation: I tried, but it's hard with a 3 year old who barely talks above a whisper and a 5 year old who is bouncing off the walls.
The other problem was that we finally got served at 6, which is the time Amanda is supposed to be hopping into the bath. Luke fell asleep on the way home, messing up his sleep schedule. Eleanor didn't get a shower yet again... sigh. At least I have some really good leftovers for lunch.
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