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Thanksgiving!

As I figured, posting around the holidays can be a bit tricky.
We decided not to go away for Thanksgiving, but to stay home, which is sad a d a relief at the same time.

Luke was very disappointed mainly because trips on airplanes always include a new Lego set to work on, which completely occupies him on a five hour flight and in our opinion is a lot better than a video.

Since he was expect a new Lego, we got a new Lego I yesterday. He picked out another helicopter set (he is currently fascinated by building helicopters). Once we got home it was time to “build, build, build, build, build”.

-an aside. It seems that the English language written and spoken, often defaults to using five or seven when reciting multiple words to make a point, like “build, build, build, build, build”. It is something that I have noticed for many years and fascinated by the fact that even at a young age it seems to permeate. I believe it is the basis for iambic pentameter, and if it, it sure sounds good. That is the end of my aside.

We have had the conversation on past builds of making sure that Luke has some food in his belly before undertaking a four hour, intensive build, and Luke has come a long way in “taking breaks for his brain”. But still, it is such a heavy concentration set that it always leads to some serious melting down. Here is Luke taking a small pee break.

Can’t even take the time to go inside to the toilet.

Yesterday seemed calm, today feels like a whirlwind. This is the life of any parent methinks.

Lily got a little honey in her hair, so I used a little baby detangler right before her nap, when she awoke she had an awesome doo.

Here is the back side.

Sad to see mom go this morning. For me, not the kids. We had some friends over for supper last night and it was really fun, even though one of the kids cracked his head good on the corner of Luke’s bed. First proper meal prepared in the new kitchen and it was a very good experience I must say.

Second breakfast went great when. KETCHUP was introduced the our standard pasta and eggs.

Trip to the old Bruder Truck Store is the morning adventure, which was supposed to be followed by some Pho until Luke realized that we did not have any shoes.

Bruder is a German owned company. The truck store has lots of nice Christmassy things on display. They are also playing slightly atonal and a little bit sad solo piano music. So it all reminds me of a Bergman film and therefore it is perfectly appropriate that my kids have no shoes on.

Late afternoon Pho. Glorious, we are the only ones in the restaurant and the kids are eating themselves into a pan Asian coma.

KETCHUP!

I know I mentioned it before, and Lily is more of a ketchup monster than  Luke by far. But this weekend I believe Mommy cracked the nut on Lily’s interesting and seemingly non-existent food intake.

I have been trying everything I can think of for weeks to get Lily into an eating pattern that works for her with little success.

Last night Mom sat with Lil an don her plate was an omelet, some sweet potatoes and some quesadilla. AND, some ketchup. As long as the bottle is hidden from view and as long as there was a little bit of ketchup on the bite of food that was being delivered, Lily ate more than I have seen her eat in quite some time.

To test my theory, I got some eggs and grits this morning at Whole Foods take out and sat down with Ol’ Lil and indeed, she ate more AS LONG AS THERE WAS KETCHUP!

Thats it, a new day has dawned!

Thanks you mom,

Thank you Heinz