haha! Or maybe your cooking was so good they forgot all about their son!
Hostess gift... yeah, no excuse...
Picky kids.... sometimes they're better off left home than to ruin a meal with their whining!
I always told my kids, would I really fix anything that didn't taste good? It may taste different, or not what you really like, but does it taste all that bad?
Very sweet folks for helping you unpack though!