[exceptional-citing quoted=”featured-bento” template=”bubble-gray” date=”” ]Sunbutter and Jelly Sandwich with cheese details; Cheese Cubes; Pistachios; Grapes. (stored in an Easy Lunchbox System, with a Lunchbox Love Note. Halloween decor and silicone divider cups from All Things For Sale)[/exceptional-citing] FINALLY … that’s what I think each year when “Halloween Week” arrives. Finally we are at the end…. no more halloween […]
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Simple Ways To Make a Halloween Lunch {iheartLunch}
[exceptional-citing quoted=”featured-bento” template=”bubble-gray” date=”” ](Stored in an Easy Lunchbox) Almond Butter & Jelly Sandwich (made using the CuteZCute Animal Friends Cutter Set); air-popped popcorn with sprinkles; white cheddar cheese; carrots and homemade yogurt dip; raspberries. Halloween “Spooky” Food Pick from Bento USA. Halloween Lunch Card from Lunchbox Love.[/exceptional-citing] I’ve talked about making this school […]
Picking Halloween Costumes
Less than two weeks. That’s it. That’s all the time we Mamas have left to get Halloween costumes in the house, both for our children and ourselves. Are you done or are you slightly panicked like me? The Little Lady wants to be “Doc McStuffins,” Mr. Boy wants to be Spiderman/Woody/The Hulk/a Ninja, and Baby […]
Halloween Bento and School Lunch Ideas
Ok. I’m not gonna lie . . . I have wayyyyyy too much fun making themed bentos for the Kidlets. Harvest Pumpkin Bento (in an Easy Lunchbox System) In the Large Section — Pumpkin Tortilla Chips, Colby Jack Cheese Cubes on leaf picks, Tuna Salad. In the Smaller Sections — Fresh Corn and Cherry Tomatoes […]
Lessons Learned From Halloween 2011
Kidlets will pick out a pumpkin and clamor and whine and beg to carve it. But it’s the Daddies who get stuck with the knife and the smell of pumpkin guts. Kidlets will agree to pose for obligatory Halloween photos. But they won’t agree to smile . . . And they won’t agree to look […]
27 DIY Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas
I have been planning the kidlets’ Halloween costumes for MONTHS — deciding way back in FEBRUARY that we would play with a Dr. Seuss costume theme. Or, more specifically . . . Barney Kneeknuckles (who will be a whopping 2.5 months at Halloween) will be the Cat in the Hat and the two older Kidlets […]
Already Thinking About Halloween and Christmas
Ok — this post might be proof that I’m going insane. (or, maybe, a few kind souls will leave comments assuring me that they do the very thing I’m about to discuss and that I am not crazy at ALL!) This past week, Mr. Boy, the Little Lady and I have all been sick. . […]
Kodak Gallery Halloween Photo Book {Giveaway CLOSED}
I have a confession to make — I took over 203 pictures this weekend. TWO HUNDRED AND THREE! Pictures when we went to the Houston Zoo Boo . . . when we went our church’s “Trunk or Treat” event . . . and, of course, Halloween night when we went Trick or Treating with friends. […]
This Still Life, Volume 2
How are we already so far into October? We’re planning for fall breaks and Halloween and even already talking about THANKSGIVING? 2016, where did you go? You’ve turned into frozen memories on Instagram — snapshots from a busy, busy life. 1. The Kidlets took a four-week Hockey Clinic… AKA 4 weeks of Slap-Stick Comedy to […]
20+ Gluten-Free Fall Soups and Chowders
Y’all. We’ve maintained nearly an entire month with daytime temps in the 80s. Even a few 70s! And at night? Cool and crisp 50s keeping this Mama happy, happy, happy. Slowly, Texas is starting to play nice with me. Giving me the hints of fall that I miss from a childhood living 10 hours north […]
The Ultimate Pumpkin Recipe List: 56 Recipes for Fall
Yesterday, a friend and I left the bustling metropolis of College Station and took a field trip over the river and through the woods to visit a Houston area Trader Joe’s. It doesn’t matter how many times I visit that store, I am always a giddy kid as soon as I walk in. LOOK AT […]
Making Italian Sausage At Home
Pizza Night has been a weekly feature on our menu since I can remember. We LOOOOOVE pizza in this house — grilled pizza, veggie pizzas, and even scary, Halloween pizzas … they’re all good. Seriously, it’s like a food group for us! A “gotta have it,” “absolutely mandatory”, “you won’t survive without it” food group. […]
It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
[exceptional-citing quoted=”featured-bento” template=”bubble-gray-round” date=”” ](Stored in an Easy Lunchboxes container, with decorative elements purchased from Bento USA) Almond Butter & Grape Jelly Pumpkin Sandwich, Sugar Snap Peas and Homemade Cool Ranch Dip (stored in the Snoopy container), Chia Seed Energy Bites (behind the Snoopy head), Mango Yogurt with Fall Sprinkles, Grapes.[/exceptional-citing] Last year, we started […]
A Very Batty Black and Orange Lunch {iheartLunch}
[exceptional-citing quoted=”featured-bento” template=”bubble-gray-round” date=”” ](Stored in an Easy Lunchbox) Almond Butter Sandwiches (stamped using the CuteZCute Animal Palz Set), Alphabet Pretzels, Mozzarella Balls, Orange Sweet Pepper, Grapes and a Clementine. (Halloween decor from Bento USA)[/exceptional-citing] “MOM! That’s Ms. Martinez, Mom!“, shouted the Little Lady across the grocery store, little index finger pointing sharply at a […]
40 Fabulous Pizza Recipes for National Pizza Month
A few weeks ago, my friend Lori informed me that October is National Pizza Month. A whole month dedicated to Pizza??? Oh, I am SOOOO in. We brainstormed doing a Pizza series all month long, featuring a different pizza each week. It was going to be brilliant. Then, continuing my display of brilliance, I decided […]
Bad Gift Giving Is a Thing Of The Past
I love planning parties and gatherings for our friends and family. I love creating new recipes for special occasions. I love fashioning DIY decorations for Christmas, birthdays, halloween and every other recognized (and unrecognized) holiday out there. What I don’t love? Trying to pick out a present for someone else. I am the WORST gift-giver […]