Thomas turned to grin at his son, who looked pleased at his work. "And you did a fantastic job too!" He pulled the nuggets out of the fridge and switched the stove off before carrying everything (and hot pads) to the table.
"Here we go, Kiddo. Food time. And remember, if you need more you can have more, and there's dessert too. Okay?" Usually Thomas was going on and on about there being no seconds, so it was nice to say something different for once.