IHOP Octopi

Once a week (pretty much anyway), the Mrs. and I like to torment ourselves by taking our two precious children out to IHOP for a very unhealthy meal of saturated fats and high carbohydrate menu items. There is something about IHOP that transforms our beautiful little children into hyperactive octopi. I think that IHOP employees make a point to put the syrups and other goodies right out there so kids will get into them. When the temptation becomes too much, our children transform instantly into nothing but these midget sized tornadoes of sticky fingers, sucking up all condiments within their grasp. As they blow by, if you listen closely you can hear the winds howl

"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddddyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy here are 437 Splenda packets for your tea...."

Last night was no exception. As Emma danced in her seat to "Dancing Queen", her little left hand just decided to do what it wanted. The Mrs. had to eat with Emma's left hand up in her face for most of the meal. Emma didn't even know she was doing it. Perhaps she was trying to keep her balance on the seat or perhaps she was trying to steal mommy's bacon right out of her mouth.

Chloe on the other hand decided it would be really fun to smear her strawberry pancakes all over her face and then play "bury the cutie pie" where she proceeded to clean her face on my shirt. When that didn't satisfy her appetite for entertainment, she quickly back slid out of her booster seat and played a lightning round of "lick the gum on the bottom side of the table".

I'm not sure if she did that last part or not but as her head was kind of stuck between the table and the booster seat for a moment before I got her out, she was muttering "Yucky Yucky" under her breath.