We’re so blessed to have children that love fruits and veggies, but with that they are so hungry pretty often becuase those foods burn off quickly with their constant movement. To keep things fun and interesting I will let the kids eat on a blanket in the living room and watch a movie. They think […]
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Activities / Food
St. Patrick’s Themed Foods
I love how easy this holiday is with just adding a splash of green food coloring to it to be festive! One of the things I love about St. Patrick was he used the shamrock to explain the holy trinity to all the people he’d preach to. So in a fun and tasty fashion I’d […]
Food / Mama Needs
Nursing Tips and Tricks
Nursing can be a hot topic but on this blog is free conversation. I’ve always felt if no one knew I was nursing then I was rocking it. I still feel that but don’t worry as much about how others feel. Nursing your child is such a basic life task that it should not be […]
Activities / Crafts / Educational / Food
National Pancake Day Fun!
My kids just absolutely LOVE pancakes. We have them admittedly way to often but oh well they eat enough of the other veggies and fruits. Plus there are worst things they could consume. I take this basic family sized recipe and make a bunch of variations with it. Ingredients: 2 Eggs 2 1/2 tbls baking […]
Food
Mexican Rice Bowl
My wonderful hubby says he is always excited when I make my ‘Mama Surprise’, and this dish was a winner. I wanted tacos but was out of most things so threw a bunch of stuff together and came up wit this. It’s quick easy and yummy. Recipe Ingredients 1 can of corn drained a bit […]
Food / Moral Development for Children
Introducing Baby Food Part III (Recipes)
Everyone has different opinions on some foods and when to introduce certain things but here is a chart that is basically the ‘rule’ to follow. We alter ours becuase we like to make sure they can fully process something before we move on. For the chart below we hold the fruits and pump them full […]
Food / Moral Development for Children
Introducing Baby Food Part II (cereal edition)
After the kids have been introduced and eating a good bit of veggies and I’ve started the fruits I like to try cereal and I start with rice. I like to give a little bit then wait a day then give them some more then wait a day then try again. This way it’s not […]
Food / Moral Development for Children
Introducing Baby Food (Part I)
I want to start this by saying all babies are different. Just because this is what we choose and worked for us does not mean it’s right for your babies or will work as easy if at all for your family. (Part II will talk about cereals) OK end of disclaimer rant now onto the […]
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Simple and Sweet
This year Valentine’s Day will be crazy with a doctors appointment and church in the am so we did our special breakfast early this year. Nothing like cleaning out the fridge and finding a random can of crescent rolls you forgot about to make your life easy either. All I did was pop it open […]