Dinner Time Fun (or is it chaos)

I thought I'd document a typical (not sure what that is) night's dinner time with our family.  Tonight we started eating dinner as we always do, the frenzy of getting everyone seated and eating.  After most of dinner is over we are just sitting there talking with the kids and everyone just enjoying their time together.  The picture above is Claire checking out the mini grocery add that came in the mail that I had been reading.
Then some fun started with Avary (who tonight decided she needed to sit in between the twins) and Garrett sharing lots of hugs.  

Still having fun with the hugs and squishes.

Then notice Garrett's mouth in the picture above and then in the one below.  It was a split second and then...

CHOMP! He bit Avary's cheek.  She was in tears and very upset.  Of course Garrett was scolded and informed about how bad biting is, etc., etc., etc.  Then he had to give his apologies and tell his sister he was sorry.

Here he is going in to kiss her cheek and make it better. I was a little surprised that she trusted him.

All the while, Claire is sitting in her chair drinking her milk.  Then disaster strikes. 

After a refill of milk in Garrett's cup, the lid comes off, Garrett is in tears, his shirt soaked and milk is EVERYWHERE!  Before I know it Avary starts consoling him and Claire is saying "mess" and "clean" over and over.  So, I handed everyone paper towels and they started cleaning. 

I have to say I was very proud of all of them.  They did not stop cleaning until every spot of milk was off the floor and it was dry.  Now, if I could just get them to clean up the living room like this we'd have it made.  I guess a Mom can dream.