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Friday, September 30, 2011

Noah's Boat



Have your child paint a little wooden boat as part of their bible lessons for the story of Noah's Ark. They can choose the color and add a little cloth with a Popsicle stick to make a sail. Then when it dries your child will have more fun playing with it in the bath tub.

The Doctor!

My son brought his sonic screwdriver to school today, sneaking it in by his pocket. This made me realize that tomorrow is the last episode of the season of Doctor Who. So excited yet it is bitter sweet. Does anyone else watch this show? My son loves the Doctor and I won't lie, but this is a full Whovian household. One of the best sci-fi shows on TV. For Daniel's 4th birthday we had a special Doctor Who theme. I made him this awesome rice krispies "cake" in the shape of the TARDIS! Most fun I ever had! I am definitely making a cake again like this in the future. I have been meaning to post a tutorial on how to make one. That is coming soon!


The cake topper on the left I bought from a store on eBay,  Help-A-Kid-Smile. They have so many cute edible icing cake toppers to choose from and the best part is that it helps Smile Train, for children born with cleft palates. 
Isn't that wonderful!

Candy Corn Cream Cheese Mousse



I have seen this recipe from Glorious Treats floating around lately and thought it made for a wonderful dessert idea to kick off the Fall season. To me the next few months are all about food! I love food. I love making food. I love hate very much not a fan of cleaning all the dishes afterwards.

The title of this recipe, Candy Corn Cream Cheese Mousse, is pretty much the most delicious sounding name ever! Let me just say it tasted just as good as the name. Below is how mine came out before we devoured them. I was pleasantly surprised how quick and easy it was to fix up and my family seemed to really get a kick out of this one. I will definitely be making this again. :)


Doesn't this look yummy!



Thursday, September 29, 2011

Trendy Bottoms

I had my baby boy, Liam, six months ago. SIX! I really do think time goes by faster with the second child. In those six months I have managed to spend $0 on disposable diapers. I don't even want to think about the amount of trash I have not contributed to as well. (it would be massive)Fabulous, right!? If you haven't guessed yet, I am now a cloth diapering mom. I started cloth diapering for 2 reasons: Save money, help the environment.  Little did I know how big of a movement it is now. There is so much to learn to, terminology and brands galore. When I was pregnant, Cottonbabies had a sale on sized AIO diapers. I bought one in a small and and when I got it in the mail (yay mail!) I instantly knew this was for me. Have you ever held a cloth diaper in your hand? Browsing the web is one thing, but to hold something so cute and tiny in your hands makes all the difference. Or maybe it was the pregnancy hormones. :)



I pleaded to my husband how much money we will be saving, how easy it will be and promised that he will never have to wash them. (which in fact he has many times) Then 2 weeks after my son is born I get into a car accident. I was fine, but the car, well...let's just say I could no longer afford to save money and buy the brand of cloth diapers I wanted. I started shopping around for bargain diapers. I found some on eBay for an awesome deal and convinced my husband. I could not be happier with my choice!


No rashes, easy to use, easy to clean and they have already paid for themselves. I recently ordered more and just got my package the other day. ::happy mail dance:: They are so stinkin cute! I can really understand how these suckers can get addicting to buy.


Luuuuuuuuurrve it!!! 

Do you cloth diaper? Is there a favorite in your stash? I really love the fuzzy cow, but this new Spongebob is growing on me ;)



Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Fun with Food

I will be making posts here and there about food. Specifically making food look fun to eat. I have noted that my son is a picky eater. He used to spit out food at school that he didn't like or just refuse to eat any thing I packed. I Googled lunch ideas and ran into the art of bento making. I instantly fell in love with the idea. Honestly, I don't know why I never thought of this before. It is so simple and obvious. I suppose the obvious things in life get passed over often. 

Make food look fun. Sounds easy enough, right? No. Well, not for me at least. I thought I was crafty, but it is easy to run out of things to do with food and to come up with new meals quickly.  

Challenge: Accepted!

I found these adorable egg molds on the bento site when I ordered my boxes. Egg Molds? Think jello gigglers. They make hard boiled eggs into cute little shapes. When I received my package the other day I also received these awesome guys. 


Of course we couldn't wait to try them out and we were not let down! Fun with food. I say yes! 


Aren't they cute!? 




You've Got Snail Mail

Seriously, I am like a child when I get a package in the mail. It is probably the highlight of my day. What did I get this week you may ask? Oh, just my first set of bento boxes!!

I got the package while my four year old was in school. I couldn't wait to see what waited inside so I ripped it open, but I made sure to carefully put the box back together for him to open it since it was a gift for him.  Anxious mama over here! Well, he loved them & I loved them.
 ::Cool mom points:: 
He is new to the lunch thing as I am new to the bento thing so in time we will expand our collection. But for now this is pretty cool!

How do they work you ask? These Bentos are 2 tier style. Two compartments for different foods.

They are sized for adult meals so they hold more than enough food for my preschooler plus I can borrow them. 
 Score!

Now to find foods that I can get him to eat. This will definitely be fun!

I Heart Bento


My four year old son started pre-K this year. This was a very exciting time for  me  us! I was so excited to go school shopping. Finding the perfect book bag and the perfect Lunch box. Then it hit me, I have never made a school lunch before. I had no clue what the process was for packing a lunch for a 4 year old. MY picky krabby patty only eating four year old.

What came next...

BENTO!