Happy Family Stories From The Brightside #hfbrightside

***Disclosure: This blog post is part of a paid SocialMoms and Happy Family blogging program. The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own and have not been influenced in any way.***

Having 2 toddlers just 12 months apart in age has been quite the adventure. It seems that every day is full of unexpected surprises, some of them very humorous indeed. A lot of the most memorable stories have to do with food. It seems I have tons of stories about my kids doing or saying funny things while they're eating!

For example, my 3 year old, Sophie, LOVES guacamole. She would eat it by the bowlful if I let her. For the longest time, she couldn't pronounce guacamole, so she called it "Bock-A-Boo-Eee". Of course no one could understand her but us, so when she started shouting "I want Bock-A-Boo-Eee" at the grocery store, we got plenty of puzzled looks from other shoppers.

My son, Xander, is 2. And he is a little spitfire, that's for sure. I truly think he gives the term Terrible 2's a whole new meaning. Usually, he is resistant to trying new things. If we offer him a food he doesn't recognize, he makes the meanest little face. I mean it's almost like his eyes could burn a hole in you! And he curls his little lips into a nasty snarl, and says "No. I'm DONE. I'm DONE!" If he weren't so little, I'd be pretty intimidated!

Well recently, we were very insane...oops, I mean brave...and decided to take the kids out to a nice restaurant for a family dinner. We have a great little Italian place here in town, and they're family friendly. So Xander decided that he didn't want to eat his spaghetti and meatballs. He just wanted to eat the lemons and limes that garnished our drinks. Believe me, I was a bit afraid there would be a meltdown when he realized how sour these fruits were. To my amazement, he actually ate them all, without so much as a pucker-face. Then he threw a fit because he wanted more, and our waitress graciously brought him a whole bowl of sliced lemons and limes. If you can't beat em, join em, I suppose! And Xander was very happy with his bowl full of sour fruit!

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If you're a parent, I am sure you've got some great meal time stories of your own. Mealtime can be quite the challenge, and one that every parent has to face at some point. Feeding challenges don't have to be a pain, though. They can actually be pretty light-hearted and amusing! Did you know that these funny stories can score you some major money to put towards your child's college education? It's true!

The awesome folks at Happy Family have a great Facebook campaign called Stories from the Brightside. Here, you can share your own funny stories, check out other submissions, and even watch some hilarious videos from 7 Mommy and Daddy Bloggers. They're released every 4 weeks, beginning  June 13, 2013.

Week #1 – Jim Lin / Busy Dad Blog & Kelcey Kintner / Mama Bird Diaries
Week #2 – Linda Sharps / The Sundry Mourning & Kristen Howerton / Rage Against The Minivan
Week #3 – Candy Kirby / The Laughing Stork & Morgan Shanahan / The 818
Week #4 – Shazi Visram  & Kristen Chase / Motherhood Uncensored

Parents are encouraged to submit their own “Stories from the Bright Side” on the Happy Family Facebook page, too! Everyone who shares their stories can enter for a chance to win $20,000 toward your child’s college education. (Yes, I seriously just said $20,000.) Stories are accepted in the form of videos, written stories, and photos. The campaign will run through August 31, with all submissions evaluated by a panel of judges from Happy Family to determine the winning entry. Official rules and prize details are available atwww.facebook.com/HAPPYFAM.

So definitely head on over to the Happy Family Facebook page and share your own feeding experiences. I know I will be sharing mine, and I hope to see you there!

About Happy Family :

Launched on Mother’s Day 2006, and founded and operated by moms, Happy Family™ is the first organic brand to offer a complete line of nutrient-rich foods for babies’, toddlers’, and kids’ growing bodies (Brands include: Happy Baby, Happy Tot, Happy Bellies, Happy Puffs, Happy Yogis, Happy Squeeze and more). Constantly innovating, Happy Family has been a pioneer in the industry, adding extra nutrition to its products—like Salba, the super chia, probiotics, and Choline for brain health—whenever possible. Happy Family has been consistently recognized for its dynamic team and its extraordinary growth and innovation, including winning Food Processing Magazine’s R&D Team of the Year, being named by Forbes as one of America’s most promising companies; and most recently, Shazi Visram, CEO and Founder of Happy Family, being named a member of the Young Global Leader Class of 2013 by the World Economic Forum. Happy Family believes that every baby deserves to be a happy baby. With every product sold, the company supports Project Peanut Butter, a nonprofit that feeds starving children in Malawi, Mali and Sierra Leone.

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***Disclosure: This blog post is part of a paid SocialMoms and Happy Family blogging program. The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own and have not been influenced in any way.***