Bites

We have a rule in our family that you have to eat one bite of each food on your plate per year old that you are.

This afternoon at lunch Makelle didn't want to eat her potatoes and was disappointed to realize that she now has to eat 4 bites, rather than 3, since her birthday was on Saturday.

So while she sat at the table for longer than necessary trying to choke down an entire extra bite of food the kids came up with a new song:

You've had a birthday, cry boo hoo.
You have to eat more food today.
One year older and one more bite,
Happy Birthday, to you!