We are so tired of leftovers around here. You can only eat so much ham or so many tamales (it's a Mexican tradition to have Tamales on Christmas) before it starts to get old. That goes for Penelope too, she has not been the eager eater she usually is. So today I decided to leave the leftovers behind and make her something different....
Did everyone have a great Christmas? Here are just a few highlights from ours... Santa came early on Christmas eve all the way from San Diego. Here is Penelope making cookies for Santa with great grandma on Christmas eve. We made the Chocolate Crinkle cookies found here.Here she is rolling them in sugar with grandma. Here are the cookies under the tree waiting...
We finally got our Christmas tree! I know we are a bunch of slackers but at least it's finally here. We had fun decorating the tree with Penelope last night. It was hard to get any good pictures. Anyone know a good camera setting for taking a picture of a lit Christmas tree without it coming out all blurry? It was so frustrating!...
I promise you I have not been starving Penelope the last few days. I have just been either too busy running around to post or simply forgot to take a picture of her lunch. Here is today's bento...I made her a Gingerbread Man shaped sandwich with Salami, Pepperoni and Mozzarella Cheese, some Dried Cranberries, Black Olives and diced Red Pear. I used an...
Penelope had a Peppered Turkey and Swiss Cheese Sandwich with Tomato on Potato Bread and Blueberry Sauce. I put the wheat crackers in to take up some empty space in her bento, she didn't even touch them. She really enjoyed today's lunch and by the end of it she had managed to tear her sandwich up into pieces and put it in her...
I was going through the little groceries we have in our kitchen (I need to go shopping!) trying to find something to make for dinner and I came up with this. A really yummy Mac and Cheese with Ham. It is definitely not diet friendly but oh so satisfying. 1/2 Pkg of Macaroni1/2 Stick of Butter1 Cup Shredded Cheese ( I used a...
Penelope had a Toasted Egg Salad Sandwich on Whole Wheat with Diced Apples and Pickles on the side. She asked for the apples after seeong DJ Lance Rock eating one on Yo Gabba Gabba today. She is obsessed with that show. I actually enjoy watching this show because it makes her get up and dance and act goofy. Here she is enjoying her...
It rained today for the first time since we moved here! I was so excited Penelope and I took a walk in it. It was really windy and cold too so we didn't stay out too long. It was fun to hear Penelope say "brrrr" and sign "cold" and "water" the whole time. It rained today for the first time since we moved...
Penelope had a Grilled Cheddar Cheese Sandwich and Apple Fries for lunch today. She was really excited about the apple fries. Here she is is signing "apple". I am blogging from Chris' computer right now because mine died, :( I woke up yesterday morning and it wouldn't start up. Actually you can hear the fan spinning and the PC making noise but the...
Penelope had some Tater Tots an all Beef Weenie and some frozen Fruit or " Fruit Ice" as she knows it by. The fruit was a combination of Mango, Strawberry, Pineapple and Peaches. I need to go to the grocery store and buy here some fresh fruit all we have left are 2 bananas and a pear. Eeek! ...
Today is the first day of Penelope's potty training. Here she is running around in her very first pull-up. I keep taking her to sit on the potty and have been reminding her to let me know when she needs to go. So far she has let me know twice...after the fact. Maybe I am starting a little premature, oh well we will...
Today Penelope had Tuna with Mayo and Mustard, Hummus and some warm Naan Bread for scooping. ...
Several years ago I became really fascinated with the Japanese bento lunch. Especially those made by Japanese moms for their children to take to school. Wow, these ladies do get creative... just type in obento or Kyaraben in google and you will see what I mean. Anyway my fascination went from gawking at the different photos online to purchasing cute bento boxes with...
OK already, everyone can stop hassling me about cutting Penelope's hair. OK already, everyone can stop hassling me about cutting Penelope's hair. ...
Who needs all those fancy toys when your little one will have just as much fun, if not more, with a good ol' cardboard box. Since we just finished moving we have a whole garage full so Chris busted one out and made Penelope a little hideout. Later that evening he got a little more creative... This will surely bring hours of entertainment....
