Eat Mor Chikin

Some of you may know that today is Cow Appreciation Day, and in celebration, Chick Fil A is giving away free food to anyone who comes in dressed as a cow. I thought the kids would have a great time getting dressed up, playing and eating at CFA. So I got them all gussied up and we headed over.

OMG it was so crazy packed. As I was making my way through the parking lot looking for a space, there was minivan after minivan of moms trying to get their little calves to head toward the door. I looked inside and saw a herd of people waiting in line for food, and no empty tables. Um, kids, how does Red Robin sound? lol

So we drove next door to Red Robin. I always joke that if I had a dime for every time I've been told "you've got your hands full", I could buy... well almost anything I wanted lol. Well, today, I certainly would have made a few bucks. I think I heard it no less than 5 times before we even got to our table. Not kidding. I got "the look" from several of the people we were seated near as soon as we sat down. I mean, I get it. A mom walks in by herself with 4 kids, 6 and under. But we JUST GOT THERE. And let me just toot my own horn a little here, because my kids were sooo well behaved almost the entire time we were there. I say almost, because Leah started wailing when the check came. So the last 2 minutes or so were me trying desperately to keep her happy even though I know all she wanted was to eat and go to sleep. I will admit that I was secretly hoping that the waiter, a hostess, ANYONE to compliment me on how well behaved my kids had been. I mean, seriously, no fries thrown, no tears, no whining, only a small mini meltdown as we made our exit. COME ON!!! That is pretty awesome! But, as it goes with being a mom, the praise is never expected and is often overlooked. I still feel like it was a victory.

And out of respect for the cows, no beef was consumed at Red Robin either lol.