Day 3 of camp + mom and dad's lunches!

 Dean and I have been taking our lunches a lot more lately. 

They're not really picture worthy so I don't post about them much! 

I had:

-Hummus

-Carrots

-Grapes

-Sweet peppers

-Turkey and provalone sandwich. ( I left them open and toasted the bread first so they wouldn't get super soggy... It SORT of worked. )

-The little spoon over the peppers is a ZAK! spoon. I found a set of 4 at Tuesday morning. I love their picks and was thrilled to find the mini spoons!

 Dean had:

-Chex Mix

-Homemade slaw ( ZAK! spoon for the slaw)

-Chicken and provalone sandwich.

For tomorrow, Taia has:

-Mini sandwich skewers made with my Fun Bites Cube It.

-Carrots

-Grapes

-Cheez Its

She also has several drinks and snacks!! 

PLEASE excuse my awful cell phone pictures on my countertops. 

It's complete laziness! I promise to get better!

Under The Sea Camp, Day 2!

I sent tons of extra food today for camp. 2 drinks. When I picked Taia up, the teacher asked me to send a snack tomorrow because Taia got hungry today. I informed her that I sent 3 snacks on top of Taia's lunch today. She told me that I did not.... Taia was very hungry because she didn't have enough food?!?! So I opened her lunchbox and she still has a FULL Easy Lunch Box, a bag of goldfish, and a banana!  I showed the teachers (by this point, two were involved) and they were all "OH!" Seriously, they didn't CHECK before accusing me of not sending enough? Apparently she told them that she didn't have a "snack." She told me that she thought everything in the lunchbox was her lunch and she should've had a different carrier for a snack? Ah well. 

So tomorrow she has:

-Pop Chips

-Grapes

-Ham

-Some dye free treats a friend gave her

-Carrots

-Nutella sandwich ( I thought about making it cute with some cheese shapes or something but it's been a long day...)

For snacktime:

-A snack box of grapes for later

- Cheez-its

-Goldfish

3 thermoses:

-Fruit Juice

-Milk

-Water

HOPEFULLY she has enough for tomorrow! :)

FLAMINGO!

Those of you that KNOW me knew that it was 

coming. And MORE are coming. :) I LOVE IT! 

Taia loved this lunch! It's for tomorrow but I showed her in advance!

She has:

-Chips (requested)

-Trader Joe's Jelly Beans (DYE FREE of course!!)

-Grape Tomatoes on a Flamingo Pick

-A Fresh, locally grown carrot! (She has eaten at least 8 of these this weekend because "that's how bunnies eat them!!! Awesome! )

-Open Faced Salami, Ham (smooth salami - Taia speak....) and 'Mingo (more Taia speak) cheese sandwich on a potato roll! 

All in all, I LOVE this lunch! Taia loves this lunch! Dean asked for a similar lunch for tomorrow! MOMMY, PASS! :) Opposed to my usual "MOMMY, FAILS!" 

 

Under the Sea Camp this week!

I am looking forward to Taia's Under The Sea camp this week! The last few weeks of school were so busy that I didn't put much effort into her lunches. And I have missed them! I'm trying to come up with some unique ideas for Ocean themed lunches! Knowing me, I'll wind up with sandwiches with cheese creatures on top. But hey, they're still cute!

Anywho- I just wanted to check in and let y'all know I'm still here!!! Look for a guest post or two coming up!!

Great Giveaway over at Bento For Kidlet!

Check out the great All Things For Sale giveaway over at Bento For Kidlet!! Only TWO more days to enter!!!

Salami and Ice Cream?

 Taia discovered a new love for salami this weekend. Not the healthiest thing in the world, but it's not chicken nuggets! Progress! She has:

• Trader Joe's Pita Crackers
• Cheese Stick
• Salami on an Ice Cream pick
• Carrots
• Ice Cream Shaped Watermelon
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Dean and I also have bentos for tomorrow!! I only took a picture of his due to multi-tasking and it turned out fuzzy! He has:

• Salsalito turkey sandwich on Ciabatta bread
• Wholly Moly Spicy Guacamole with some Tostitos.  

Mine is almost the same except mine has Mexican Crumbling cheese and instead of guacamole, I have a Mexican Layer dip! 

Teacher Appreciation Week!!

Thank you Pinterest!!!! I found this awesome idea on two different blogs via Pinterest. The Butlers and It's Written on the Wall both have adorable versions!

It was actually cheap, easy and fun to make!

I'm assuming that Taia's teachers don't read my blog.... Or I wouldn't post this! :) 

We have goodies planned for every day next week! I'll post as we go! 

And Taia made one too! :)  I'll post pictures of that one when she'll let me! It's interesting... :) :)