5 Q. Friday

1. Do you make your kids finish all the food on their plates?

No. I make them try all the food on their plate, but I don't make them finish it. I think it's really important that kids learn to listen to thier own body telling them they are full.

2. Do you give an allowance?

Uh, no. They've asked for it and we've tried different systems out, but at this point, no. Maybe when our kiddos get a little bigger, we'll try yet another system out.


3. Do you actually park your car in the garage?

No again. Our garage is detached and sets a few feet away from the house. I can just imagine myself trying to park and unload kids in there. Nope. No,thank you. We bought the house my Grandma lived in for decades. She apparently didn't think unloading kids would work very well with a detached garage either, so she had a carport installed. It's great!!! What's really nice is that on a rainy day, I can take stir crazy kiddos out and let them play without getting wet.


4. What is one food you will NEVER cook?

Let's see, I'm going to say fish. I do make Salmon patties and I have trusted the Gortman's fisherman before. =) But anything more complicated than that, when it comes to fish, scares me. I'm not sure why, but it just does.



5. Do you have anything exciting planned for the summer?


I am so, so, SO looking forward to this summer. We have a mini vacay coming up soon. We are also going to go try out a new swimming hole and go to our favorite water park. I am looking forward to many cook outs, swimming, going to the splash pad, the summer reading program, and all 3, yes 3, of our little girls will be celebrating their birthdays. Yay!