So a couple of weeks ago FDH told me that I needed to adjust my expectations for SS4 - and sometimes SS7. Well I think he got some Karma this weekend. It's worth noting that SS4 will be 5 at the end of the month, so he is basically SS5 now.

Any way this weekend we did not have the Skids not that it would have stopped us, but we went out to dinner with a rather large group of people Saturday night. One of my father's good friends was in town and he brought his wife and 2 little girls with him to dinner. Some how we ended up sitting across from them and FDH has never meet a stranger, so of course they got to talking.

Throughout dinner FDH carried on a few rather nice conversations with the youngest girl, he helped their mother with them since apparently their dad had no interest in assisting his wife (which made FDH a little mad). The oldest one excused herself from the table to use the bathroom and returned with out issues, she also went to the salad bar with her Aunt but filled her own plate. BOTH girls placed their own food orders and ate most of what was put in front of them with out having to be told. They were both very independent.

FDH told them that he had two boys their ages and told them how impressed they were with what the girls would eat and how they were acting. A few times during dinner he compared SS5 to the youngest and SS7 to the oldest, I just let him...

Finally the father asked FDH exactly how old his boys were and he told him. The father let out a laugh and said mine are 3 and 5.

So basically FDH was comparing his 5 year old to a 3 year old and his 7 year old to a 5 year old - and they still couldn't measure up!

On the way home FDH asked me about it - still impressed - and I told him that they do things with their kids and it shows. They take them out to eat and put all kinds of food in front of them so they have tried a lot of food and are willing to try more foods. Grant it the father could be more helpful but the mom had her hands full at times and the girls have learned to do things on their own because mom doesn't (and shouldn't have to) do everything for them.