Dinner with Jack

Couple of dudes...having some nuggs and veggies....

Last Sunday, Jilla went to have brunch with her girlfriends after Church....so the lil J-Man and I got to spend the afternoon together.  We came back from Buckhead and Jack wasn't tired so we played outside for awhile then came in for some lunch or as Jack likes to call all meals- "dinner".  The 2 boyz feasted on only the finest in culinary cuisine- we started off with some Veggie Chips then dined on Organic Chicken Nuggets, cooked Broccoli & Carrots and water with ice cubes!  Since mommy and daddy never made it to the grocery store yet, we did not have any "real" dip for the nuggets so we improvised with a fine bottle of Dijon Mustard- yumm!  Gotta have dip for yo nuggets!  I explained to him that both of us were having the same exact food- Jack picked out the plates- "blue" for him (purple) and "blue" for daddy (orange).  I asked him where Mommy was?  He said matter of factly- "Mommy is sleeping...."

Can you tell I have food in my mouth?

So we sat down together and honestly we had one of the best bonding moments I've ever had with my young son.  We talked about Waumba Land (his sunday school) and how much Jesus loves him, we talked cars and balls, we talked about school and his friends...he giggled, I laughed...we burped loud and laughed harder.  He has become such an amazing young boy- the fact we can have meaniful conversations where we both can understand each other was simply awesome- it was a day I won't soon forget.
 As we neared the end of finishing what was on our plates...I told him "let's race to see who finishes first!"  Jack grabbed a nugget and threw it into his mouth then took his fork and jammed it into his last nugget and said- "Here Daddy...eat."  Gotta love the way his mind works- he's already got his parent's competitive streak in him- god help us.

The PURPLE Plate was the Victor!

So for desert we busted about a bag of Cheetohs......and filled 2 of the same bowls with the yummy orange goodness....

I figured since I had such undivided attention......I would instruct my son on the basics of table etiquette-   such as:

EATING WITH NO HANDS OR UTENSILS.......

........LICKING THE BOWL.......

AND USING YOUR BOWL AS A HAT TO SIGNAL THAT YOUR BOWL IS INDEED EMPTY!

 Overall we killed 10 Nuggets, a full serving of Broccoli & Carrots and 2 Bags of Cheetohs!! 



To the victor goes the spoils of orange hands......



...but a battle of peek-a-boo was not out of the question!



So we cleaned up our dishes.....

What?! Is there something on my face?

Then we retired to the family room for a lil rough-house wrestling.....the perfect end to a perfect "dinner".....that is until.....



You Play....You Pay.



....he gave me a bloody nose.....which to me was- simply AWESOME.   Love that kid.