I am very fortunate in that my girls love raw fruits and vegetables with no sugar or sauces whatsoever. So it's a normal occurrence that I peel a carrot to go along with Lydia's lunch. But on this day, I noticed the pretty ruffly lettuce for our salads - it looked like a fancy dress to me... I grabbed some toothpicks from the drawer and a bit of broccoli for hair, and voila - a "Veggie Lady!"
Lydia was delighted. Photos and video had to be taken of Veggie Lady. Then I said "Okay, now you can eat it!" "NOOO! I can't eat Veggie Lady!!!" Never mind that she's made of healthy, delicious food that Lydia normally loves - now she's too PRETTY to eat.
sigh - should have learned my lesson when they wouldn't eat the heart-shaped sandwiches...
