"More Hot Dogs"

After our surprise weekend in NY was cancelled, we found ourselves with an open and much needed weekend for downtime. Friday, Heath and I got out for a date night thanks to Aunt LaLa and Uncle Cha. We went to see Crazy Heart, which I give two thumbs up. Saturday, we went to a two year old birthday party, then I came home and slept for 3.5 hours. Does that tell you how tired I was? I plan to take more naps in 2010. Then, Sunday we went to visit the family I am mentoring, which I think went well. Their son Benjamin is adorable and a sweet kid - no pun intended. He had a Thomas the train set, which the boys loved playing with.

After we left our mentoring visit, we went to Home Depot. The Nathan's hot dog woman was outside and we decided to indulge. Heath and I each got a hot dog and we got one for the boys to share. They gobbled in down. Tas actually shoved the entire half into his mouth, which I thought he would choke on but didn't. Five minutes after finishing their hot dog, they were both signing and saying "more hot dog". So I waited on line for about 10 minutes to buy another hot dog because the group in front of me got about ten hot dogs with all kinds of stuff on them. All the while, they were saying and signing "more hot dog".

The boys gobbled down the second hot dog while we were in Home Depot. On the way out, we passed the hot dog vendor and the boys signed and said "more hot dog". I looked at Heath and said "should we let them have another?" His answer was of course "yes". So I waited on line AGAIN and bought another hot dog - for a total of THREE. In the car, they gobbled the third one down as well and asked for another!

If you give your kids a hot dog, they're going to ask for another!