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Dinner With a Preschooler

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Dinner at our house is hit or miss, but whether the kids are eating or not, it is definitely chaotic.  I always try to figure out at what point exactly the chaos kicks in.  I have no idea.  It just seems to appear out of nowhere.  Take tonight for example.  We all sat down to dinner together.  Here is a transcript of our dinner:

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Chris to me:  I’ve been thinking about the backyard.  I think in the spring…

Bean:  WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL.  I KNOW MY SEASONS, I KNOW THEM ALL.

Me to Bean:  Good job, buddy!  What season is it right now?

Bean to me:  Fall!

Me to Bean:  Yes, it is!

Chris to me: …I’m going to kill off all the grass and then lay sod.  If I get it in before summer…

Bean:  WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL.  I KNOW MY SEASONS, I KNOW THEM ALL.

Chris to me:  …then it should be growing nice by next fall.

Bean:  WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL.  I KNOW MY SEASONS, I KNOW THEM ALL.

Me to Grace:  Get your spoon out of your hair, Gracie.

Bean to me:  DON’T TALK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL, MOM!

Me to Bean:  Thanks, buddy.  Sorry.

Me to Chris:  I think that sounds like a good idea.  We really need to do something.  We have this great backyard, but we can’t use it.

Me to Gracie:  Eat your yogurt with a spoon, Gracie, not your hand.

Chris to me:  Yeah, I feel like we went all summer…

Bean:  WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL.  I KNOW MY SEASONS, I KNOW THEM ALL.

Chris to me: …without really using it.

Bean to Chris:  DON’T TALK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL, DAD!

Chris to Bean:  Sorry.

Gracie:  “Mo peeees!  Mo peeeees!  Mo peeees!”  (translation: More please)

Bean to Gracie:  GRACIE!  DON’T TALK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL!

Chris to me:  I’m loving this weather today.  It finally feels like fall.

Bean:  WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL.  I KNOW MY….

Chris to Bean:  BEAN!  That’s enough, dude.

Bean:  DAD!  YOU’RE TALKING WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL!!

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Dinner at our house is definitely chaotic, and sure to give you heartburn.  But it’s also highly entertaining!

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