Every Mother Deserves.....

......a child that likes their cooking. :) LOL Around dinner time the conversation goes like this. "Tanner, please set up the chairs." (repeated 3-4 times) Tanner then saying, "What's for dinner?" Mom's answer...Tanner replies with gags of disgust (though he has never tried this particular dinner.) Soon Ady follows suit with the gagging. Next Ady announces (or Matthew) to the house that "Dinner's Ready!" and there is a mad dash for the chairs. We fight over who gets to say the prayer and this occasionally ends with 3 prayers!! I place plates in front of the children, sit down and sigh. Matthew soon says, "More please!" (man I love this kid.) I proceed to get up and dish him more food. Ady decides that since Matthew ate it (reminds me of the Mikey "Life" commercials) she can try it. She proceeds to eat all on her plate asking for more. BRAVO! Tanner eats the fruits, vegitables and turn his attention to the "food" on his plate. Thanks to my fabulous brother in law Jeff (who is also extremely picky) Tanner quickly takes a bite and washes it down with whatever beverage is in front of him. He proceeds to do this until his beverage is gone (at this point he attempts to leave the table with a half eaten plate) I then refill his cup and say, "Keep trying." At this point Matthew is on helping #4. Ady is usually done and off running. Tanner finally finishes, Matthew finishes, I proceed to clean off the table and put the chairs away and sit down for a moment. Not more than 5 minutes goes by and Tanner walks into the kitchen proclaiming, "I am hungry, can I have an apple?!!?" UGH!