Jake had to work Sunday night, so we decided to take him out to eat on Saturday. We invited my dad and decided to go to one of our favorite restaurants, Petra's. If you're in the Melbourne area and haven't dined there yet, you are truly missing out on something amazing!
Aedyn had had a borderline bad attitude all day, but Jake took both boys out to the mall play place (so I could get a much needed nap) and ran some energy out. Aedyn fell asleep on the way home and slept for over an hour before I had to go in and wake him up so we could leave again.
He woke up grumpy which I expected and unfortunately stayed grumpy once we got there. He was in full terrible two's mode. None of our contingency plans worked, he was just going to have this meltdown. We had the choice to allow him to scream and disrupt the other diner's meals, or leave. Well, really, we didn't have a choice. Screaming at our table is unacceptable. At home or out. If we're home he gets sent to his room until he composes himself. When we're out, we, as parents, sacrifice to teach our son what is appropriate and what is not in public. 
