The entire family went grocery shopping Saturday morning. We allowed Bryson to take his Melissa & Doug shopping cart for the first time and I’m pretty sure watching a 3 year grocery shop with their own little pint size buggy is the cutest thing ever. I was a bit fearful and I had visions of him racing up and down the aisles, running over little old ladies, and smashing into heels, but none of those things happened. He was the most well behaved he’s probably ever been while grocery shopping. I think it gave him a sense of accomplishment to load his cart.
The first thing he spotted was ketchup and while we didn’t really need another bottle, it’ll get used eventually, and I couldn’t tell him no over a bottle of ketchup. Then he added bananas, strawberries, a cup of yogurt, some gummy bears, and a bag of Doritos. When we made it to the checkout lane, he unloaded his groceries onto the belt and patiently waited to reload his cart with the bagged items. The only problem we ran into is that he thought everything he “bought” was his- all his. The whole bag of chips, the entire box of strawberries, he thought they were just for him. He did share, but Justin and I got a good laugh out of that!
And no, I didn’t carry my camera and I don’t have a single photo. Just take my word for it that it was the cutest thing ever.

Breakfast
Eggs & Toast
Baked Oatmeal
Cereal
Waffles
Strawberry Banana Smoothies
Lunch
Leftovers
Macaroni & Cheese with Peas
Hotdogs & Fries
Sandwiches
Dinner
Baked Potato Soup
Sloppy Joes
Meatballs
Pork & Mushroom Quesadillas
Chicken Casserole
What’s on your menu this week?
Your menu for the week sounds really good.. I will have to try the chicken casserole..
We had a cook out yesterday, so leftovers are on the list today.
What a cutie pie! I can just see him pushing that cart around the store. I love it!
Oh man. That sounds super cute! Hope you get a picture next time.
My menu this week:
Monday: Chicken Pot Pie
Tuesday: Pork chops and Roasted Potatoes and green beans
Wednesday: BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches with macaroni salad and beets
Thursday: Playdate at the Mall
Friday: Oatmeal and fresh fruit
Saturday: Working late: Eat out
Sunday: Hamburgers and Sweet Potato tator tots
It was so, so cute! I’m hoping to get a nicer phone soon, so I’ll always have a camera with me. Chicken pot pie sounds good!
I always like to let the kids help make the grocery list, it is a good way to help establish reading and writing skills. Never thought of it before, but it may be fun to let Bryson cut&paste (or just paste) pics from a magazine onto a grocery list for him to use. Also, i saw a check off list once (not sure where) that had a picture list of grocery items. You could probably fix one on the computer! Yes, it is fun when they help; yes, he did accomplish something; and YES it keeps them occupied 🙂
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