Parents vs. Kids

ever watch Man vs. Food?
at our house it was
Parents vs. Kids


it all began with a free Saturday

we get those once in a while

no plans with friends, no church events

just a couple errands to run, and maybe a work out (for Jason)

Aidan and I did a couple errands and rented a movie

Hugo

have you seen it? 

i loved it

go watch it

and bring some tissues

anyway it was all planned out

Jason BBQ's steak for dinner

baths after dinner

put Haley to bed

pop some popcorn

and turn on Hugo

we were all looking forward to a family movie night

and just before dinner Aidan decided she wanted dinner to be FANCY

have you read this book?

its one of our favorites

and Saturday night it came to life

no fancy lessons necessary in this house, though
we all got dressed in our best
 sort of

don't we look "chic"?

that's French for stylish!

and we sat down to eat
"filet mignon"
that's French for steak
sort of

I set down the plates of steak, 

roasted vegetables, 

and mashed potatoes

And that's where it started

with a big "eww" from Aidan

now i knew they wouldn't like the mashed potatoes
and i wasn't surprised at how they reacted to the
roasted mushrooms, broccoli, and zucchini
but steak..
surely they'd eat the steak

the competition between Parents vs. Kids had begun!
and we were determined to stick to our guns


an hour later, this is where we were at

thirty minutes later it looked something like this

you're not leaving the table until that is finished



And...after two hours of
disgusted faces,
gagging,
 vomiting,
fist pounding,
 a potty accident
ALL AT THE TABLE

and staying up until 11 p.m.
despite being put to bed at 7:30

it was pretty obvious
KIDS WON