Ketchup: The Ultimate Condiment

As all parents know, you have to pick and choose your battles. When it comes to eating, as long as food is going into the mouth and being swallowed, I'm not picky on the manner it ends up there.

The three of us went out for a pre-Father's Day dinner wanting to miss out on the madness at restaurants on the actual holiday. As is usual for us, we ordered Riley's meal right away so he had something to keep him occupied while Mommy and Daddy ate. This restaurant is great because they offer to take his order before we even get a chance to ask. Also, they are super quick to get it out to us.

So Riley get's his grilled cheese sandwich, fries, and pickle. We put a little ketchup on his plate for him to dip and everyone is happy. (Especially the people who were sitting next to us because Riley kept trying to talk to them.)

Now whenever Riley has ketchup on his plate, the first thing he dips is his finger. Ketchup is its own food group, I guess. Finally I'm able to remind Riley about dipping fries and entice him to eat some of his grilled cheese. Both of these get the dip treatment... no problem, he's eating. That's all that matters.

Now we come to the pickle. Specifically a spear dill pickle. Can you guess what happens next?

Yup... ketchup and pickle. Dinner of champions. He actually went through two pickles like this thanks to Mommy sacrificing her own pickle for the happiness of her beloved child.

He's eating. That's all that matters. Right?