“Are you ready for another bite?”

You can usually find my husband, Brad and I at Mac’s on 4th Street Saturday mornings having breakfast.  As a matter of fact you can find many  of the same people at Mac’s most Saturday mornings…..  We’re “regulars”.  My husband and I recently saw an adorable “couple” sharing breakfast…..they’re regulars too.  David and his daughter Grace go out to breakfast on Saturday mornings.  This particular morning I over heard David ask, ” Are you ready for another bite?”  What a wonderful, respectful way to share a meal with a young child.  Grace is not yet two years old.  Most of us are concerned about what our kids eat, how much they eat, are they eating enough, are they eating healthy……..  I often hear parents proding their kids to eat “one more bite”  or “just a little more” or “you haven’t even touched your____”.  This dad calmly asked “Are you ready for another bite?”  I like it;  not too pushy, helpful yes but not demanding….good job!  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it now, kids won’t starve themselves.  If we offer good choices, kids will eat a well rounded meal (in the course of a day or week) and you can avoid lots of “issuses” around food.

From breakfast at Mac’s

Grace and her dad sharing breakfast…..doesn’t she look proud to be with Dad….don’t they look alike!!!

The mural is downtown too.  Part of our Saturday ritual often includes a visit to Sawyer’s News and the mural is in a pass through near Russian River Brewery.  Stop there (the mural not necessarily the brewery) sometime to count the cows, imagine sitting under the oak trees and admire the beautiful art.

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