Mini Milestone!

Lunch 50!

Lunch: Cold pizza (the best way to eat it!) Apple, orange bell pepper, prunes and shelled pistachios.

Snacks: Pumpkin mini muffins. Cereal bar.

Drinks: Chocolate milk and juice.

Friend: a snake!

So I've officially posted 50 lunches. That feels big! I am going to be making some changes and this feels like a great time to do it. I've had some practice, learned some html and my photos are so much better. They have lots of room for improvement, but my "photo shoots" (hahaha) are about ten seconds each, usually one handed. So I'm ok with them for the moment. So, onward we go. Hopefully to bigger and better places.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Lunch 49

Lunch: Bagel with pumpkin cream cheese, craisins, prunes and a maple cookie in the bottom. The top has half of a local honey crisp apple and orange bell pepper slices.

Snacks: Blueberry cereal bar, pistachios and a banana (not shown)

Drinks: Chocolate milk and juice poured over a bottle full of ice.

Friend: ummm, I think it's an iguana. I need to brush up on my lizards!

I must say, I love the smaller bananas that are available now. They aren't the mini ones but small, perfect, really yummy ones. About 2/3 the size of a regular one and perfect for packed kids lunches. I try to remember to put little notches in the skin so they are easy for my 5 year old to peel.

Bow Wow

Lunch 48

Lunch: Puppy dog sandwich with fruit leather and carrot details. Cheese cubes and fruit snack pieces in the bottom bento half. Top contains grapes and carrot flowers.

Snacks: Yogurt and a granola bar.

Drink: Iced tea

Friend: Tiger

Winter Wonderland

Lunch 47

more snowflakes. . .

Lunch: Two nutella and whole wheat holiday tree sandwiches. "Frosted" hard boiled egg. Carrots, grapes and a cookie. Home made, holiday themed, shrinky dink style plastic food picks and characters.

Snacks: Granola bar and mix of pretzels and multiple flavors of goldfish crackers.

Drinks: Chocolate milk from school and cranberry-peach juice from home.

This week's bento challenge: make your own food picks. I used the clear plastic tops from last week's pies and sharpie markers. A little coloring, cutting and baking and ta daaaa! I was amazed at how much they shrunk! About 75%! Impressive and fun. The kids were almost as amused as I was.

Back at it!

Lunch 46

Lunch: Grilled cheese butterfly, black olives, apple, chocolate kiss and carrots in the bento. Jello cup on the side.

Snacks: S'mores Clif bar (new flavor!), yogurt smoothie. Banana not shown.

Drink: lemonade

Friend: Little lamb

After the long holiday weekend, I dreaded the daily grind. Turns out, the daily grind feels really good today! Hope everyone had a great weekend!