Cereal Night Is the Best Night

We are meal planning people. We look at the calendar a week out. We plan a menu for each day. We do grocery shopping every weekend. And we eat at home nearly every evening. We are sort of boring and routine. But it works for our little brood.

For the most part, I dig the predictability and planning because with three little kiddos, you can’t just grab something on the way home every single night. And kids are crazy in that they basically always need to be fed. Who knew? So gone are the college days where a cheesey, a vat of ranch, or a bowl of cereal will suffice every night. 

A few weeks ago, the hubs and I were chatting and we made an executive decision. Each week, we would make one night Cereal Night. And seriously… it is the best night ever. 


It’s not rocket science. Or ground breaking. We all get our bowls, pick out our cereals {I, for one, like to mix as many together as possible}, pour our milk, and sit down together and eat, like normal. But without the meal prep. Without any grumblings about the green thing on the plate or the fact that someone wanted a quesadilla instead of a taco. And without much clean up following our festivities. It’s pretty blissful. Though not quite the land of milk and honey, it has become quickly evident that the land of milk and cereal is pretty heavenly as well. And I even think that having it in the mix makes our other meals run more smoothly as well.

As we feasted on carbs and dairy the other night, the oldest proclaimed with a giant smile slapped on his face, “I love cereal night! It’s the best night!” and the middlest strongly agreed, without one bit of dissent between them. Because Cereal Night also holds magical powers that make everyone at the table feel like they are riding unicorns and getting butterfly kisses from fairies. And as I scooped up the perfect mix of Frosted Mini Wheats, Cinnamon Sweeties, Honey Nut O’s, and Maple Granola, I couldn’t do anything but agree with them.

If I never make another executive decision in my life, I’m content with Cereal Night being my legacy. Because really, who doesn’t love cereal?

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Happy Friday, folks!! What a great week, eh? Enjoy the weather this weekend. If you missed me earlier this week, here’s what’s been going down around these parts:

Sometimes I Want to Blink — What do you savor? What makes you want to blink?
Guys’ Weekend — When mama gets the barfies…
The Middlest — Ode to my sweet middle man
My Seven Momtras As A SAHM — check out this HVFH post!

Also… big news: if you followed me through Networked Blogs, I am no longer using that app. I now have a Baby on the Brehm Facebook page. Give it a like if you want to follow:).