Therapist Gumbo Mama: Finnicky Eaters and Spring Sunshine

I will be posting an upcoming blog about Mother's Day later this week---so stay tuned. This Wednesday was another wonderful family night. We had a new dish that was delicious--to the adults. A teeny tiny tidbit I have left out up til now is that the littles (all but baby girl) are extremely picky, my boys are basically vegetarians, and none of the littles will eat salad and or/things with sauces. Sooooo----cheese, broccoli, crackers, and French fries are usually staples at family night. We pick our battles, and that is one that we just don't pick on Family night.

We might be lax on mealtimes--but that can is not Coors for the record--
it's a Barg's Rootbeer We're not THAT lax.

Dinner tonight was homemade sweet/sour chicken, brown rice, and Asian salad--- followed by chocolate covered strawberries made by Buttercup's mom. Yummo---the littles love strawberries so they were all over those--but not one touched the delicious chicken

Chicken Recipe

Dredge cut chicken in egg/corn starch and pan fry in sesame oil until lightly browned but not all the way cooked

Toss in a homemade sauce of 1cup sugar, 1/2cup vinegar, 1/2 cup ketchup---then bake at 350 for 40 more minutes.

Add some cilantro, basil, or mandarin oranges for a new twist

Crisyp/juicy and delicious!!!!

Family Game

Once again, the teams somehow were made into the exact same teams as last time---"Beat the Adults" and The "Thumpers"/ the adults. The Thumpers redeemed themselves from the Easter loss. Tonight was Scavenger hunt relay. We pick activities that all ages can complete.

TASK 1--every member had to do 10 jumping jacks

TASK 2--each team had to find and bring me a live worm and eat it----JUST JOKING, no eating, but yes they had to find it. One of the littles is terrified of worms, so Team 1 got sidetracked as Gentle Giant tormented his little brother with a wiggly worm.

TASK 3--sing 2 full verses of Old McDonald.