Cooking every night is for the birds.

Yesterday I went out to eat twice. Yes, I know, I'm a foodie. Either that or someone (ahem) needs to go food shopping. When I got home from brunch with my girlfriends it had actually been about 3 hours since I had eaten, so I asked Nathan what he wanted for dinner and he happily replied, "Pizza." Ben looked a little frazzled from an afternoon inside the house with the boys, so I suggested we get some wine to replace the bottle I had brought to the BYOB earlier. After hitting the liquor store and finagling the cashier to give me the online sale price for my wine, we decided to go to Toccanelli's Pizzeria in Maple Shade, which happens to be yup, a BYOB. We actually didn't get to open the bottle, though, because we were too busy keeping Nathan from joining in on the 21st birthday party that was sitting next to us, and distracting Ollie from running up to another table and demanding a slice of pizza because he was hungry. Have I mentioned that we hardly ever bring the boys out to eat because it usually ends up in half eaten meals and heartburn? It's virtually impossible to actually relax and eat when your children are climbing under the table, eating food off the floor, or starting a food fight with each other. This dinner was starting to look like it was going to be another bust, but lo and behold, when the pizza and salad came out, Ollie was happily eating and Nathan was busy playing with some St. Patrick's Day decorations above the booth. Whatever works, right?We made it through the whole dinner without too many issues and got to enjoy a family dinner out. Score! I should add that the pizza is absolutely delicious... we got a large pie, half plain, and half prosciutto and spinach for $14.95 and a large salad for $9.50, which could feed 3-4 (Ben and I ate the whole thing, since we're salad junkies.) $25 for dinner out for a family of 4 is a great deal, plus we could have enjoyed some wine and not been charged an arm and a leg for a bottle. What cash-strapped parent doesnt love a good deal? I highly recommend this restaurant for yummy pizza and family time... no clean-up involved! Saweet!

Oh, and Nathan never did eat his pizza even though he requested it earlier... go figure.