Popcorn is our new favorite snack. (I know you're happy about that, mom and dad!) I grew up with Iowa popcorn fanatics for parents. I remember them munching on popcorn every night while reading before bed. Now... my children have discovered the excitement of popcorn and while we don't eat it every day, it is our afternoon snack several times a week which makes it the most popular snack.
Nathan and Bea love the process of popping corn and the silly way we eat it.
- Nathan and Bea get our our air popper and the jar of kernels out of the cupboard by themselves. They measure the cup of kernels and pour it into the machine.
- I do the plugging in while they make a big show of covering their ears when the noise comes on.
- Anticipatory squealing while the kernels are heated and jump up and down in the machine.
- Squealing turns to yelling "Yeah!" as the first kernels explode and then mass of popcorn pushes down the slide and into the bowl.
- 2-3 late poppers usually surprise us.
- Popcorn can be scooped into bowls, bags or... best or all, eaten in a pile on the floor like a puppy.
Dear Katie,
ReplyDeleteWe love your blog. And now that we know how to comment, we will. We just got back from a movie about a successful blogger and her hero: Julie & Julia. We liked it a lot. Especially Meryl Streep's work.
Love,
Your popcorn parents.