Tonight was made of AWESOME
Jun. 15th, 2007 07:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
grammarwomanThe husband was commenting recently that the Emperor is starting to grow out of his 3T shirts (mind you, he's not even 3 yet). My dear man decided then that he would go check out the garage sales this morning, since the good stuff usually goes early. Boy, did he score! He got some Imperial shoes and shirts, some Ts to fit himself, a Woody doll (missing a hat, unfortunately - we're going to try the place tomorrow to see if it's turned up), a Little Tykes basketball hoop, a small kid's baseball mitt in really good condition, and a gallon bag of Hot Wheels, among other delights. We already had a Hot Wheels suitcase from last year, so that's more than half full now.
The Emperor had a ball when he got home. When presented with the Woody doll, he immediately asked "Where's the hat?" My little goof. The Hot Wheels were a big hit, especially when Daddy set up a ramp to roll them down. Woody had a place set for him for dinner, and later went up to bed with him.
Dinner was what really made my night. We've been trying to break the Emperor out of his picky-eater phase by involving him in the cooking, even if it's only letting taste the different parts that go into the meal. Tonight was taco salad, and though he turned up his nose at the taco beef again, he stood over the counter gobbling beans like they were going out of style. THEN, during dinner, as Daddy demonstrated how to roll up a soft taco, the little inquisitor decided that he wanted one, too, and proceeded to place ingredients in his own mini-tortilla, which he let me roll up. And he ate it ALL. This was a big first. He then went on to eat another plain tortilla, with the fixings separate. The boy loves his dairy -- the shredded cheese and sour cream were both requested several times. Cuteness factor pegged the scale when the husband asked me if I wanted a beer with dinner and the Emperor answered "Yes!".
Coming on the heels of a recent French toast triumph (I regularly make a double batch so the husband can have it for breakfast multiple mornings), where the Emperor tried some and finally liked it, and is now requesting it for breakfast, I feel like a success as a mom, getting him to try new foods. We may even creep up to everyone eating the same dinner more than 4 nights a week!
The Emperor had a ball when he got home. When presented with the Woody doll, he immediately asked "Where's the hat?" My little goof. The Hot Wheels were a big hit, especially when Daddy set up a ramp to roll them down. Woody had a place set for him for dinner, and later went up to bed with him.
Dinner was what really made my night. We've been trying to break the Emperor out of his picky-eater phase by involving him in the cooking, even if it's only letting taste the different parts that go into the meal. Tonight was taco salad, and though he turned up his nose at the taco beef again, he stood over the counter gobbling beans like they were going out of style. THEN, during dinner, as Daddy demonstrated how to roll up a soft taco, the little inquisitor decided that he wanted one, too, and proceeded to place ingredients in his own mini-tortilla, which he let me roll up. And he ate it ALL. This was a big first. He then went on to eat another plain tortilla, with the fixings separate. The boy loves his dairy -- the shredded cheese and sour cream were both requested several times. Cuteness factor pegged the scale when the husband asked me if I wanted a beer with dinner and the Emperor answered "Yes!".
Coming on the heels of a recent French toast triumph (I regularly make a double batch so the husband can have it for breakfast multiple mornings), where the Emperor tried some and finally liked it, and is now requesting it for breakfast, I feel like a success as a mom, getting him to try new foods. We may even creep up to everyone eating the same dinner more than 4 nights a week!
