Today's big adventure was a trip to the Macaroni Grill with Grandpop and Uncle Alex. Grandpop arrived at our house at the same time we did, so we waiting for Uncle Alex and then went out to dinner.
What kid doesn't love a place where you can draw on the tables? He grabbed the crayons and began scrawling in red and blue while sitting in Grandpop's lap. They were very busy so it took awhile to get a highchair. When the chair finally arrived he got to move to a new seat with clean paper in front of him to continue drawing.
It was clear today that Billy is highly impressed with Grandpop and didn't really pay any attention to me. When Grandpop was reading the menu, Billy started beatng on it. "Hey, pay attention to me!" Grandpop would make a silly face and then Billy would laugh and squeal. Then Grandpop started plaing with the light hanging over our table. He pointed it in Billy's face, not unlike an interrogator would in an old crime movie. Boy, was the cool. He was a little unsure at first and then giggled with glee. Yup, Grandpop is a winner.
Finally, dinner arrived for hungry baby. I ordered him the mac'n'cheese. Billy proceeded to decorate the floor with macaroni. Maybe this is where they get there name... if it wasn't before, it is now! Macaroni went everywhere.
When he was done with food he moved on to tossing toys around. He made friends with the couple at the next table who have a grandson not uch older. Billy kept throwing his book their direction. So, he got to make some new friends and provide them with a little dinner entertainment.
I try to keep him calm and under control when out to eat but it's a hard task. I always hate eating dinner with a screaming baby nearby and a parent not paying attention (or caring). I also hate when the slightly older kids are bratty and distrubing other patrons. So, I try really hard to keep Billy quiet and calm. Unfortunately, he's in the 'throw a toy or food so someone has to fetch it for me' phase. At least there was no crying.
We were at the Macaroni Grill all evening and Billy went straight to bed when we got home. Therefore, nothing more to report than a good trip for some good food.
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