Making Baby Food

Even after having 2 other kids I find myself doing things differently.  I worked with my first child and never thought about making baby food. I just bought many,many little jars weekly.  With my second I stayed home from work, but still never thought about making baby food.  Now I am going back to work I find myself making my own baby food for my 3rd.  It is so easy and no little jars to rinse and recycle! 

This weekend I went to the farmers market to purchase my fresh organic veggies.  I bought carrots, green beans, broccoli, and sweet potatoes.  I came home and went to work.  After steaming all veggies I pureed them in my little food processor with a bit of water to a smooth texture.  Then I place spoonfuls into new, cleaned ice trays.  After frozen I popped the cubes out into freezer bags and now I am set for a many meals.  It was quick, cheep, and kinda fun.

 

 

Guess I will have to have another baby just to master this new skill :)

Firefly Fun

This is something I remember doing as a child that my kids have not done.  One reason is due to the fact that they are in bed before the summer sun sets.  For some that might seem early, but so is 6AM.  That would be the time they wake up!

So one night I surprised them by saying we should go out back and see if we can catch any fireflies. They were excited and grabbed their jars.  When they got outside they started looking for the flash of light. 

A was super excited at each and every light. She quickly shouted out it's location and pointed.  She had no desire to catch one however.  Mommy had to do that.

B was more daring on the touching a bug part.  She had a good amount in her jar before letting them go.  We all lasted about 15 minutes and then came back in due to the other bugs that came out too.

Girl Fun

I saw these in the most recent Klutz catalog and thought they sounded like fun.  The only problem was that I couldn't find them around.  Then as luck would have it I found them at Borders the other night.  Even more luck was that I had a 40% off coupon that I used too!!!  The girls and I decided to try them the very next day.  We are LOVING them.  It is super easy and the paints make quite a few.  The hardest part is waiting a full 24 hours till they are wearable.  This is now a playdate staple.  I highly recommend them.  Now if I can only figure out what kind of paint they use I am golden.  The replacement kit of paint is $12.00 not including shipping.  That is more than I paid for the kit in the first place. Plus the only colors they sell are the same that come in the kit.  Guess it means I will have to hit my neighborhood Joann's or Michael's and buy some different paints to try. 

Using the provided plastic and paints, drop dots of paint in a row.

For an additional effect use a toothpick and swirl the paint while wet.

When they dry it is a cool rubbery bracelet.  Oh I guess I don't have any after shots.  sorry!