Dinner

A quick summary of the past 45 minutes:
Finn arrives and announces, "Dinner!!!!" Dinner is served as follows:

First Course: Chicken, broccoli, and pita bread. Finn eats all of the broccoli and pita bread, then demands, "Mo' Boccli!" We tell him he may have more broccoli after he eats his chicken. Finn's response? "Boccli NOW!" Our point is reemphasized, the scene is repeated, and finally Finn relents, saying, "Okay. Eat chicken."

Second course: More broccoli. More pita bread.

Third course: Liam has made a "happy plate" and asks for a treat. Both boys receive 5 mini marshmallows. And more pita bread, because they are still hungry.

Fourth course: Cereal. Liam chooses frosted mini wheats, and Finn chooses Cheerios.

Fifth Course: Liam chooses Cheerios, having finished his mini wheats.

I think dinner is coming to a close. Keep your fingers crossed. Matt and I have now been finished for a half hour, and have cleaned up the kitchen.

The "Erik" standard

The boys both ate a big dinner last night, and were rewarded with a few mini marshmallows. After finishing their treat, both indicated they were still hungry. It's like they are already teenagers! Finn requested more pasta, and Liam asked for more green beans. I told Liam I was glad he was enjoying his vegetables, and he smiled and said, "I'm going to be big and strong like Erik!!!" He has also enjoyed wearing Erik's hand-me-downs lately, and can't wait to be "big and tall" like Erik. It must be nice to have a big cousin to hero-worship!

Ladies man

On the way home from school today, Matt asked Liam what he did today. Liam responded, "I don't know." When Matt persisted in his questioning, Liam informed him, "When I say I don't know, it means I don't want to talk about it." Well, then.

Oddly, he came to me after dinner and said he wanted to tell me something. I leaned in to listen, and he said, "Abbey kissed me on the lips today. Like this." And he demonstrated. Oh my! I asked him if he kissed her back, and he said "yes". I had no further comments, but he seemed quite pleased. I am still rather speechless about it!