the first sip... how sweet it is!

Today was a big day for Brenner... his first sip of a milkshake!!! He followed in the family's footsteps and immediately became a big fan. For some reason, all of my kids have had a hard time learning to use a sippy cup or sip from a straw. Mimi gave us some advice when Berkley was an infant, and it worked like a charm. She suggested we get a milkshake for Berkley, give her a taste of it, and then make her work for it using the straw. Guess what?!? It worked! The minute she had a taste she wanted more, and she worked extremely hard to figure out how to get it!

Here is Berkley thanking her daddy for this fabulous treat he has brought her!
Yep... she got that sucking thing down in no time! Totally satisfied and proud of herself too.

When Beckham also struggled figuring out what to do with the sippy cup or straw, we used the same technique. Again... successful!

Here is Beckham getting his first taste...

He also took to the sucking thing very quickly...and quite aggressively. He wasn't going to let something so tasty get away!

Obviously, we decided to use the same strategy for Brenner since he also does nothing with a sippy cup except play with it. Once again, we succeeded!!! Brenner quickly figured out how to suck on that straw for that sweet prize we had given him a tiny taste of. Thanks Mimi for the fabulous suggestion. Good thing The Paul Family LOVES ice cream of any kind!

Here is Brenner's first sip of milkshake. (Cookies'n'Cream from Chick-fil-a... could it get any better?)

Raising the roof... I would say he is a fan!
He went back for more, and amazingly he was quite the sucker as well!!!

For the entire play-by-play action, watch the video.