I knew that having three boys would mean big appetites as they got older. I also knew that adding two more boys would mean even more to cook as time went on. However, I don’t think I realized just HOW MUCH five boys ages 10 & under could pack away in one meal!

We went to Buffalo Wild Wings for their Tuesday wing special last night. Yum!! It is our favorite restaurant, for several reasons:

• It’s casual;
• It’s loud;
• There are any number of sporting events on TV, no matter which way you are facing;
• The kids’ menus have several pages of puzzles to play and pictures to color to keep the boys occupied while waiting for the food;
• They have good happy hour specials (heh); and,
• The food is awesome.

By the time the last finger was licked, those boys had eaten 40 wings, a basket of buffalo chips (round french fries) and a basket of onion rings! Aidan’s record is 18 wings, but I think he stopped at 9 or 10 last night. A friend suggested that boys have hollow legs, and I’m beginning to lean toward that theory. I should have brought my camera and taken pictures of their saucy faces!

It was a lot of fun, but those appetites sure do add up when the bill arrives, so we don’t eat out very often anymore. It’s fun to get out of the house (and kitchen!) now & then, though.

On the way to meet Dad at the restaurant, the boys and I made a special stop, which I’ll elaborate more on in a post later this week. It’s a secret until then! 😉  While we were there, I got one of the highest compliments that could be paid to a parent. A lady approached me in the lobby and said, “Your kids are so well behaved; I had no idea you had five with you! And all boys!” I thanked her and said that I really needed to hear that! How sweet of her to say something.