and we ate



At the ice cream parlor

waiting for breakfast

First time we have ever eaten at an IHOP

The kids menu had pictures, Em loved her pancake

My kids love breakfast food

clean plate club?

we did lunch after the museum at Papa's Downtown Deli, PB and J for Dallas and Em, Turkey and Cheese for Noelle

Noelle doesn't eat bread.  She takes the sandwich apart and eats the meat!

In Champaign, IL on our way home eating at Papa Del's, google said it was the most popular pizza place in Champaign.  It was good not great, Ames has several places that best it.

By far the hardest part for me is taking the kids out to eat by myself.  We managed twice for breakfast and lunch.  Luckily Robert was done by dinner time.  It is hard to get them all to behave, be quiet (at least restaurant quiet), and keep the entertained.  Also to do this while not spilling every glass of milk or dropping all our fruit on the floor, and then not picking it back up and eating it.  Emily eats very slowly.  The other two are often finished 15 minutes before her.  She gets easily distracted by everything.  We all survived.  I do prefer to stay at hotels where the breakfast isn't $10.95, but we pricelined our stay so we didn't get to pick!  That being said we paid $50 for our 3 star stay in Columbus!  Love a deal