Never wake a sleeping baby

Go Bravos

Anna's spending the week at Grammy's and Pappy's, so we decided to fill our time with things that are hard to do with a 19 month old in tow. Tonight, we took Holly to a Braves game! It was a fun night, full of firsts for Holly:

First time at a Braves game


Well, that's not exactly true... she did go 3 years ago, but I don't think that she has any memories of it.


First time taking a picture with my camera


(And yes, I now realize I'm wearing the same shirt today that I wore 3 years ago. Mama needs a clothing budget.)

First time eating cotton candy


The girls is smart though. Towards the end, she asked Matt for popcorn. When he asked if she had finished her cotton candy, knowing the answer was "no," she said, "I don't want any more of that stuff - it will just give me holes in my teeth." Needless to say, she got her popcorn.

And this was my first time at Turner Field without seeing a single pitch.

We got there at 6:45 and there was a rain delay, and by 9:00 the tarp was still covering the field. It was time to get the wee one home to bed.



As you can tell by Holly's goofy smile, I think she still had a pretty great time.


I'll leave you with one of Holly's moves, rarely caught on camera...

Ode to the Georgia Peach

This bag of peaches was full.


But I thought it might be fun...


...to make my first peach pie.


And now there's only one.

Bento-ware

I'm certainly not leading the way in living an eco-friendly lifestyle, or in preparing my family healthy, organic meals. But something I AM good at is taking baby steps. My kids prefer crackers and cookies over carrots and tofu (and I kind of prefer them myself). But for every fruit loop Anna eats, she balances it with a broccoli floret. We're getting there!

I recently found Bentobloggy (thanks Heather!), and am totally inspired to get creative with my kids' meals. I love how her presentation makes asparagus look downright tempting. And check out her collection of picks - forks are for suckers! Holly would go to town with this stuff. I just need the willpower to serve them with cheese and spinach ravioli instead of chicken nuggets...

And for an adult meal (yes, I still make 2, sometimes 3 meals for dinner...baby steps...) I will definitely be trying this Stuffed Chicken Valentino.

One of my favorite things about serving food bento-style is that it encourages sustainability. We're trying to create less waste and use fewer disposable items, and this offers some kid-friendly ideas. Holly uses the Laptop Lunchbox for school, which helps me make her well-rounded meals while eliminating the need for a ton of Ziploc bags and individually wrapped items.

My other favorite thing - it's really, really cute.

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