Xavier's Pizza Shop

Greetings to everyone.

Xavier loves pizza. It's his favorite food. It must have pepperoni on it and lots of it.

Tonight, Rebecca had pizza on the menu. We purchased pepperoni at the local market over the weekend. The deli at the market only had the uber-sized pepperoni, so our slices were about four inches in diameter.

Xavier was oblivious to what his mama was doing in the kitchen as she prepped for the meal. He sat on Daddy's lap playing a computer game involving bombs and loud explosions. He would laugh heartily whenever he blew himself up.

Generally when he plays this game, it is difficult to pull his attention away from the explosions and bomb dropping. But when Rebecca called to him asking if he wanted to help make pizza, Xavier left tennis shoe skid marks on Dad's legs.

Xavier helped grate the cheese and lay out the pepperoni on the crust. Then, he watched and waited intently as the pizzas baked. He helped make two of them: a big one for mom and dad, and a little one all for him.

The pictures show the chair he stood on to do his work. Underneath the chair, some of the cheese which did not make it onto the dough. Both ovens worked to brown and crisp Xavier's creations.

We all enjoyed the pizza. Xavier ate enough that he did not require a second supper before bedtime.