It was a busy day today.
In the morning, we had our usual walk and stopped off at the coffee shop to read the paper. (Well, I read the paper, and Maeve colored it purple.) After that, we stopped at the store to grab some wrapping paper for our gift for the birthday party we were going to that afternoon. Looking back, that is where the trouble began. :)
Normally, we eat in a very healthy manner, but today I decided Maeve could splurge a bit. So, I let her have some M&Ms. The result was a small child (25 lbs soaking wet) chasing a large bullmastiff (100+ lbs dog completely dry) around the couch, madly waving the roll of wrapping paper and shouting "Go! Go! Go!" Both were having a great time with this new "game" and it went on for about 20 minutes or so. The dog tired out before the child. ;) Then it was time for the "CLOSET". That is where Mommy has many of her shoes. Maeve took out most of them and spent the rest of the morning clomping around in them. She was a good sport and put them back afterwards...not exactly as neatly as I had them lined up before, but at least they were in the closet. Finally, it was time for a nap. A good thing, because Mommy needed one too. After a quick nap, it was off to the party. We didn't have time to eat before we left and Maeve was such a good sport about it...that Mommy indulged her again. So, she dug right into the chili dog (fully loaded), Mac & Cheese, a little potato salad, and plenty of chips and cheetos. Maeve is not a big eater, but she loves to sample. After washing it all down with some juice, it was time to play. Her first experience with a Jumper (the big inflatables that the kids all jump around in) was a huge success. Maeve loved it and all the other games that were out too. She even took turns with the other kids swinging at the pinata, although she didn't know what to do with the candy that came out of it (probably a good thing as you will figure out soon enough.) After the pinata, it was time for ice cream & cake, with the tropical floats (sherbert & 7-Up) as the big treat. Maeve only had a couple of bites of her cake, but downed her float in record time. Still ready to go, she grabbed a handful of Cheetos and headed inside with me to watch the birthday boy open his gifts. This is where it gets really fun. Looking down, I see Maeve with a Cheeto in each hand and a funny look on her face. The funny look didn't last long...it was quickly replaced by a full view of all the things she had eaten during the day, not necessarily in chronological order. OHHHH NOOOO!!! Luckily we were in the kitchen, which is much easier to clean up and few noticed, so we didn't take away from the moment, but I'm thinking, my poor Baby, she must feel horrible.......Not really.
"Champion Partier" that she is, Maeve took it all in stride. Looking up at me, with a look on her face that said "You don't think I'm going to clean this up, do ya?", she calmly stuck one of the Cheetos in her mouth. Quickly grabbing a couple of wet wipes and paper towels, a friend helped and we had her cleaned up in no time. At which point, she ate the other Cheeto and took off for the Jumper again. After I chased her out of that, Maeve snagged a cup of jellybeans on the way out and was merrily chomping away on those while I was saying my goodbyes (the party was over) and profusely apologizing about the rug. Driving home, I kept checking on Maeve, but she was fine. She was perfectly content to drink her water and read her new "Elmo" book (a party favor.) We even ran a couple of errands on the way home. Then true to nature, as soon as we arrived home, Maeve turns to me and says "Eat?!" I played a little safer this time and stuck to Chicken & Rice. ;)
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