Dinner Talk

Last night was leftover night. Lil noted that she was having chicken and Mama and Mr. Eleven were having lasagna. She announced that Belle didn't like lasagna and that she wanted chicken. She noted that her and Mr. Elevens' forks matched but Mama's was different. She noted that she was having milk and Mama and Mr. Eleven were drinking water..... No eating was actually happening. Just lots of talk. It was already getting late and Mama wanted to keep things moving towards bedtime.

Mama "Bites or bed, Lil?"
Lil "No Mama, I'm talking to Daddy!"

Earlier in the day Lil' and I were at the library and she got her very own library card. She got to pick the picture that was on the card. She choose the one with the tiger and then roared at the librarian.

Knowing this Mr. Eleven jumped in "Lil' do you know who eats chicken?"
Lil "No"
Mr. Eleven "Tigers eat chicken. Can you take a tiger bite?"
Lil roared about ten times and then took her tiger bite.
Mr Eleven continued the game. "Do you know who else eats chicken?"
Lil "No"
Mr. Eleven "Dora eats chicken"
Lil ate another bite.
Not knowing where to take it now Mr. Eleven looked to me for back up.
Mama "Lil, what does Dora call her grandmother?"
Lil "Don't know."
Mama "Does she call her Abuela?"
Lil "Yes! buella"
Mama "Can you take an Abuela bite?"
Lil "No.....tiger bite!"

The game continued until she was done with her chicken. It was a variation to a game we often play when Lil' isn't eating her meal. Most of the time the people we choose are thematic. Sometimes we pick all the men in her life and she eats Bampa, Papa D., Uncle N., Uncle T, Uncle B, Ace, Papa Hans, Papa Renfro, Frank and Uncle Organics bites. Other times we go for the grandparent theme and she eats Oosje/Bampa and Grandma Barbie/Papa D bites, Granny/Fabe, Grandma and Grandpa D bites, and Drama/Poppa R. bites, Other times we eat Aunt scully and moolah bites. There are times at dinner she wonders what her friends "A" "Z" "Q" or "G" are eating/doing. We tell her that they are eating dinner and that it's the same thing she's got.

Dinnertime is never dull with Lil.