Litteral much???

Last night I made some very yummy turkey meatloaf and mashed potatoes for dinner.I mean it smelled good through the entire cooking process. I was super excited to eat...

However, Dart and Arielle weren't as excited as I was.

It could be because they just don't understand the joy of food like I do.

Then again, it could be that they both ate 3 large bowls of  mac and cheese for lunch.

Either way they DEVOURED their mashed potatoes like they were going out of style. The meat loaf....well not so much. I really don't know why. I swear it was GOOD!

Finally after 20 or so minutes of trying to convince Dart that he needed to try his meat loaf the conversation went a bit like this:

Me: "Son, are you going to finish your dinner?"

Dart: "Can I have more potatoes?"

Me: "After your eat some meat loaf I'll get you some more"

Arielle: "More?"

Me: "You guys just aren't going to touch your meatloaf are you?"

It was at this point in the conversation when Dart reached down and poked a big hole into his meatloaf with his index finger.

He then looked at me with a completely straight face and said: "There mom. I touched my meat. Can I have some more potatoes please?"

It was at this point that I realized I had completely lost the entire conversation for the evening. I gave both kids some more mashed potatoes and we went on our way.

I think it is safe to say that my kids are WAY, WAY, WAY to smart for their own good and I am completely sunk for the rest of my life!

A sick princess and a sweet talker

Arielle has been sick this week. This is the first time that she has ever come down with something like this and let me tell you it has not been a walk in the park.(Not that I expected sickness to be)

She has had a cough that has made her sound like a baby barking seal. And to top it off she has had no voice. Any time she tried to talk she sounded like a squeaky little mouse. On on hand it is SUPER CUTE! But on the other hand I felt horrible about it. There is nothing worse than having your sweet baby sick and nothing you can do about it.

However, she is feeling much better today. The cough is almost gone and it looks like she will be in the clear soon....except for the 2 teeth that are coming in.

Recently Dartanion has decided that the best way to get what he wants it to sweet talk me. The conversations usually go something like this:

Me: "Bedtime is coming up soon. Just be prepared.
Dart: "Can I watch just one more show please?"
Me: "Sure I think there is time for that."
Dart: "Thanks mom! You're so pretty! Very pretty!"

Needless to say the kid usually gets to watch just one or two more shows! He even manages to get a candy here ant there when he sneaks in a kiss once or twice!