A Food Diary

At the boys' school, you get a daily report card of the kiddies activities when they are in the toddler programs. I love the little report card. It gives me an idea of the nitty gritty of their day - did they nap? what did they eat? did they poop? (Yes, really.) It also always includes a narrative of the activities performed, books read, walks taken about town or fun arts and crafts made. Once the kids grow up and move on to the preschool rooms, there are no more report cards. I missed it once Aidan left the toddler programs, but I still get to enjoy Brennan's reports.

Brennan's report card, however, is a little different than the notes I received on Aidan. In Brennan's case, his teachers love to narrate not only what Brennan ate at snacks and lunch, but the sheer amount of food he consumes. Yesterday, Brennan's teacher wrote that he ate cheese ravioli for lunch, but had to put an extra note in parentheses next to it that said in bold ("SIX!!!"). Last week when he had chicken nuggets for lunch, his teacher wrote ("Lots and Lots!"). The week before they had mac and cheese ("Many Helpings!"). After another mac and cheese day, she wrote ("Loves his mac n' cheese!!! Ate ALOT!). Heh.

Brennan likes his food and he is certainly not bashful about it.