Max vs. udon noodles

So the day before my birthday, the four of us went out for a big sushi dinner at our favourite all-you-can-eat place. Leo played the role of "quiet baby asleep in the corner", Holly and I played the roles of "hungry parents" and Max played the role of "udon slurper".

For those of you who have never been to an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant before, here's how it works: you typically get a pen and a piece of paper and you scribble down all of the stuff you want in your order. You hand this slip to the waiter and then the kitchen brings it out (gradually) to your table. Sometimes stuff goes missing, sometimes you get someone else's stuff - depends on the quality of the restaurant. Also, some things notoriously take longer than others to prepare.

Here is a series of videos illustrating Max's introduction to restaurant service, at a time when all he wanted was MORE UDON NOW!

Episode 1: Max gets the slip

Episode 2: Max spots the waiter

Episode 3: Max makes contact; Dad states the obvious

Episode 4: The sweet taste of victory

Episode 5: Why do they bother with cones anyway?


In the end, he ordered 3 bowls of udon noodles with dumplings and ate all but two noodles. OK, he tried to have a dumpling but spat it out...I guess it wasn't his thing. Ultimately, the only thing able to sidetrack Max from devouring all the noodles was the arrival of some ice cream at the table. We've got to start making this stuff at home.