Eating Spinach

Last night was a monumental occasion here at our house. I got Jaxon to try a bite of SPINACH and yes he admitted to liking it! He was not interested in another bite but still, if you know my kid then you know how huge this is. It may have helped that Hawken was scarfing it down as fast as I could shovel it into his mouth. We said to him "if your baby brother is eating it, how bad could it be?!" Oh and I bribed him with a small toy next time we go to town... Which I know isn't the best tactic but a moms got to do what a moms got to do, and it's well worth it for him to know he likes a veggie like spinach. Picky eaters can be tough! He is becoming more adventurous this year when it comes to food, finally we can reason with him, sometimes. In school they learn about healthy eating and living. Our P.E. teacher is great and really incorporates alot more than just games and exercise into her curriculum. Jax has also been doing his first school sport, the Jr. Nordic Ski Club. It's after school one day a week and he's liking it. Alot of the time when he gets home from school we ask him what his favorite part of the day was and he often says "EVERYTHING!" There hasn't been a single morning all year that he has woke up not wanting to get up for school, sometimes he's even disappointed on the weekends that there's no class. They are 100 days into the school year and it's amazing all the things he has learned already. He's writing, spelling, reading, doing math and even story problems, it's awesome to see him soak it all up. Next he needs to learn to tie shoes and spell his last name, now that one could take awhile...