April Foolishness

Happy April Fool's Day!  This holiday has (happily) morphed for us.  A few years ago the kids would plan months in advance what tricks to play on April Fool's Day.  Well, some of them weren't always nice -- and so we began to focus more on FUN tricks NOT hurtful tricks -- and they usually involve food.  This morning we woke up to a "Donut Seed" breakfast compliments of E (its was really froot loops). 

 The kids had an early release school day so they came home in time for lunch.  YUM!  Mini hamburgers -- April Fools -- it was hamburger cookies -- but who doesn't like to eat dessert first?

Tonight we'll have our (now traditional) CRAZY DINNER.  I found the idea in a magazine last year and the kids loved it.  I'm sure you've heard of or done something similar in the past.  You have 16 items on your "menu" -- This year ours will be cup, napkin, straw, fork, spoon, hamburger patty, hamburger bun, cheese slice, lettuce leaf, ketchup, mustard, french fries, cantaloupe, lemonade, cookie, ice cream.  You write each item down on a strip of paper for each member of your family and fill a cup with all 16 choices.  There are four courses and each member pulls out four strips of paper for each course. . . and that's what they have to eat until the next course.  They can decline to eat anything, but they will not have the chance to eat it later.  The kids' favorite last year was having the lemonade poured directly into their mouths from the pitcher because they didn't get a cup and lemonade in the same course.  We'll see what craziness happens tonight!

HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!