School Lunch on the Menu

Nathan has been bugging me all week to eat lunch with them at the school cafeteria. I kept checking the menu as to when I would be the most brave and yesterday I took the plunge. On the menu- Hamburger w/ whole wheat bun, oven potato fries, birthday cake and chocolate milk. I can honestly report that it wasn't half bad. I'd brave that menu again.

They have a salad bar everyday too. With fruit, veggies and ranch for dipping, salad and fruit cocktail. We never had lunches like that back in the day (yeah, I'm aging myself). Both Nathan and Dane ate a plum and Kat had some fruit cocktail. Way more choices than I give them here at home too. I usually make a pb&j with a few crackers. No wonder they like this school lunch idea. Most days anyway.

I kept trying to take some self portraits but they table was so bouncy with all the kindergarten kids getting up and down none were of much success. All of them are blurry and I debated on posting them but (obviously) decided to go ahead with it. It was our first lunch together, right?

Kathryn was so happy to see us there. Nate's class came in first and from across the gym she saw us and started jumping up and down with excitement (one of her favorite things to do when she's excited. kind of like a puppy)

Dane was ALL over the place. He felt like such a big kid and for the rest of the afternoon talked about the other kids and how he got to eat at their school.

The big kids could not wait to get Dane out on the playground. Nathan held his hand the whole way. I'm not going to lie, I thought they were the cutest boys out there!

Dane has been waiting to go down this slide ever since school started. They kids have been telling him how it's a super fast one that will whip you down it. He was giddy! I loved seeing all of them together with so many other kids around. I know I'm sappy sentimental right now with being pregnant but it made me smile.

Apparently it's tough to find a ball out there during recess and Kathryn scouted around until she found the boys this soccer ball. A boy in Nate's class joined them and they ran the whole time. It's beyond me how they don't just fall asleep in class they burn so many calories. It was cute to see them all together. Once she found the ball for the boys, Kathryn was a goner, she wanted to get back to the swings.

I stopped them long enough for one last shot but as you can see they weren't really cooperating. Oh well. It made for perfect timing so Dane to get home and have a nap (me too!) because on the way home he told me he was really tired. I suggested a nap when we got there and he told me all that needed a nap was his legs. Good thing the rest of him complied, he slept for 1.5 hrs!