He defeated them all!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Lunch Time!
Yesterday I thought I would scream if I made another pb&j or box of mac and cheese. So I did something crazy and made a pan of peach cobbler for lunch. I was sure this was a terrible lunch for me and my kiddos, until I started making it.
I was aghast at the amount of butter (okay, it was really margarine) I was putting in, until I realized that it was the exact same amount that goes into a box of macaroni and cheese. Then I decided to use whole wheat flour rather than the white stuff that goes into mac and cheese. And of course there were all those peaches! I started realizing the only thing my peach cobbler had against it was all the sugar – which I halved anyway.
So, out of curiosity I did a little math. And it turns out that my peach cobbler is a healthier recipe than macaroni and cheese, and is fairly equal to pb&j on whole wheat bread.
1 serving of my peach cobbler recipe has 100 fewer calories, 4 grams less fat, 300mg less sodium, 1.5 grams more fiber, and 5% more rda of vitamins A and C.
The macaroni and cheese has 27g less sugar, 4 more grams of protein, and 5% more rda of calcium and 7.5% more rda iron.
So I can’t go as far as to say that peach cobbler is a great lunch choice (way too much sugar) – but it looks to be overall healthier than mac and cheese, and I think it might make it back on our lunch table again.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Camp Out
Do you have a four day weekend and don't know what to do? Do you love going camping, but are tired of traveling? Have we got the vacation for you!
Chairs will be provided for all, but sitting in them is optional.
Then relax and enjoy a night out under the stars. No rocky ground or cumbersome air mattress to spoil your night. And with our revolutionary system, camp breakdown is a cinch!
Best of all, you'll be within a few feet of all the comforts of home....because you never actually left.
Special thanks given to the daddy of the household, without whom this backyard camp out would not be possible. The toddler and pregnant mommy are choosing to get a good night sleep inside the house.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Things I Should Have Blogged About, But Didn't
Our trip to the capitol building.
Our trip to the zoo.
Esther's dance recital.
William's book-writing.
Astronomy Day.
All the cute things Alex says and does.
Esther and William's soccer teams.
Finishing up our school year (for the most part).
Our growing fetus.
Cameron's birthday.
Mother's Day.
Our 10 day trip to Utah, including Cameron's brother's wedding. I didn't take a single picture the whole time we were there.
Our attempts at gardening.
And many more.
You'll just have to go on wondering, because I'm not in the mood to blog right now. :)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
A Super Day
Saturday was Super Hero Day at the Lincoln Children's Museum! William was in paradise. He couldn't wait to meet all the super heroes!
First, middle, and last was Will's idol, Iron Man. And despite what he told everyone there, no he has NOT seen the movie. I don't even think he knows about the movie. He has seen a kids' cartoon of Iron Man, which is what he was really referring too.
War Machine let him push the button that makes his gun rotate. Big smiles there.
There were storm troopers aplenty. Will liked them better than he liked Han Solo or Darth Vader.
Among all the other super heroes, Will also decided to meet random museum patrons who dressed up for the day. The poor guy who dressed up like Captain America, and the family that dressed like The Incredibles probably didn't get to see much of the museum with the flocks of children coming to them. They were good sports about it though.
Alex loved pointing out the super heroes, but didn't want to go anywhere near them. They were a little too big and scary for him. He would much rather ride the motorcycle and climb through the gopher holes. I thought it was funny that Alex was the only one who wanted to dress up. He loved being Super Why. William put on three costumes before he decided to just go as "Mommy's Helper." Esther was a little miffed about the whole thing at first, otherwise I'm sure she would not have passed up an opportunity to play dress-up.
Esther did have fun in spite of it all. And after making her own mask in the craft center, decided that meeting some of the super heroes might be enjoyable.
We all had a super time!
Monday, April 4, 2011
Happy Birthday Alex!
On March 23, Alex turned 2!!!!
We have a no-homework policy for birthdays, but Esther did have some Book-It reading to do, so we compromised. She read all of Alex's favorite books to him first thing in the morning.
We visited a few of Alex's favorite places. First was the "Mammoth Museum" (a.k.a. The University of Nebraska State Museum)
Next we had lots of fun at the Ager Play Center.
We went home for the birthday boy's nap. When he woke up he had a lot of fun opening all his presents then eating his much-looked-forward-to race car cake.
Happy birthday my big little boy! We love you!!!
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