Feelin' Loopy

Who would have thought that eating cereal was so entertaining as well as time consuming? I made Matthew a lovely dinner of dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets and crinkle-cut french fries. A perfectly filling dinner for any six year old, right? Wrong. He asked me "Mommy, if I finish my plate can I also have a bowl of cereal, and if I finish THAT could I also have a dessert?" I think to myself, "Hmmm....just say 'yes' to avoid a fuss, remember what Mother always said, 'Choose your battles'. Besides, there's just no way he'll be able to eat all of that food." So he finished his nuggets and fries in record time. Then asks if he can pick out and pour his own cereal. "Sure!", I say. It's time to let the boy-child have some liberties. So my precious son decides to create what can only be described as "Hurricane Cereal". (Apologies to the victims of Katrina, Rita, and impending Wilma.) Do you remember when you were a kid and you would go to the soda fountain and put a little of every kind of soda in your cup? That was called a "Hurricane", remember? So here he was at the pantry door where he so painstakingly chose three types of cereal for his second course. Fruit Loops, Apple Jacks, and Lucky Charms. Why do I have so many types of sugary cereal, do you ask? Well, the answer is simple...I'm weak. I was hardly ever allowed to have those yummy sugary cereals as a kid, and to correct that blemish on my childhood memory, I am allowing my child to occasionally binge on horribly bad for you cereal. Shortly after finishing every last bit of his conconction he asks for a dessert. It just so happens that I had just finished baking a pan of Halloween brownies. How convenient! He finished his three course meal with a small piece of chocolate heaven. Of course, Max also enjoyed a spot of cereal...a little "gnosh" before beddy-bye. He tried oatmeal tonight (click on pic to see cereal mess!)...and seemed to really like it! No hurricane baby cereal for Max, though. I have to draw the line somewhere!