Why We Don't Go to Restaurants Anymore

A couple of weeks ago Jeff booked a big wedding package. We were both feeling excited and decided to go out to dinner to celebrate. The last time we took the boys to a restaurant was about two months ago and it wasn't really enjoyable for anyone, including the wait staff and the other diners. So what were we really thinking when we decided to try it again??? I guess we both wanted to try to live our old "normal life" again, even for just one night.


So we packed up the boys, brought lots of snacks/ toys and went to Johnny Rockets. We carefully timed the outing to coincide with their dinner time.


Well folks, disaster struck again and I really don't foresee us going to another restaurant with the boys for a while. The first problem was that the restaurant only had two baby high chairs, one of which was being used by another child. So we put Blakey in the one high chair and I attempted to hold and contain Nicolas. That lasted all of about 15 minutes. Before you knew it, goldfish and baby spoons were flying everywhere, Blakey was trying to climb out of his high chair, Nicolas was trying to climb out of the booth. Jeff and I had to set our plates on the other side of the table so the boys couldn't eat our food. Jeff managed to scarf down his burger and I got about halfway through my tuna melt before we unanimously decided it was time to hit the road.



And, I forgot the part where EVERYONE in the restaurant was staring at us!!!
So, for now, we will only go to restaurants babyless.....which happens about every 3 months.
But, on the positive side, we did manage to get a couple of cute pictures!!

These balloons provided a bit of entertainment for Blakey.

The boys did enjoy the fountain outside for a bit when we were done eating.