Now……. it’s me getting up and 7 am to make pink pancakes for my 5 year old daughter. Don’t get me wrong I love doing things like that. I also made pink pancakes for my husband too We spent the day together going to the park and riding bikes. Our daughter has so much passion when it comes to these types of holidays. I found a coffee cup and turtle chocolates under my pillow. They gave it to me the night before because our daughter can’t keep surprises that easily.

Valentine’s Evening after our daughter went to bed we made a beautiful late dinner. Rib eye steak,  lobster tails with roasted potatoes. It was very nice we watched a movie but you know what I don’t remember it I think we were watching the Olympics back and forth as well.

Go Canada Go!!!!!

I like to shop the perimeter of any grocery store, everything we like seems to be in the aisles but I’m trying to keep my family healthy. My daughter’s lunch box usually consist of turkey sandwich, granola bar ( no nuts ), apple, cheese, tomato and crackers of some kind along with water bottle. You might think that’s alot but she is in school for 6-7 hours  twice week. The rest of the week the lunch is still the same. I give her alot of choices because most of the time she doesn’t eat what I give her. It must be a phase because she does eat but not as much as I would like. Getting back to shopping………. bread without nuts because that’s what she likes if she had it her way it would be white bread all day everyday ,yogurt pops I don’t really think they have much nutrition but my daughter loves them so I put those in her lunch. Cheese sticks are great for lunches along with crackers but my daughter doesn’t like cheese sticks. I’ve tried every kind of cheese stick but no luck. Lets be honest convenient food is not that great. I’d rather cut up cheese then give her those cheese animal cut outs from black diamond. Another one is fruit leather that is easy to throw into her lunch box but it doesn’t beat real fruit cut up. I’ve tried fresh fruit with yogurt dip but most of the time it comes back home because it had seeds or something. Well gotta go to the grocery store and get all the good intention foods for my daughter but will come out with all the horrible stuff that she will only eat.

It’s so funny because she’s so excited about this so she thought it would be something cool to tell another kid at school. This was our conversation in the car after school. My daughter ” I told my friend that I have gymnastics after school.” The friend said that gymnastics isn’t cool.” Then I asked my daughter what she said.” My friend thinks she is a princess.” Then my daughter tells me that she told her friend about gymnastics because she thought she would think it’s cool. My daughter is 5 years old and already worrying about if some one thinks she’s cool or not. I said to my daughter don’t worry about what others think of you. Do things that you are happy doing, things that you love.

I really hope she will have fun this Sunday and not worry about what other think. She’s definitely on the right track!!!

I found the best strapless bra from the bay and I was even able to try it on. Actually I was able to try on several bras without the worry of where my daughter was hiding. That is her new thing right now, going off when my back is turned for a second. It was really nice not to worry. School gets out at 3pm but I usually  get at her school by 230ish. I love peeking in on her to see what she’s up too. I’ve noticed that she’s pretty hungry when she gets home from school honestly what kid isn’t starving when coming home. What I usually do is let her eat the rest off her lunch if there is any left and depending on what it is. I’m looking forward to the next week of kindergarten it really wasn’t that bad. I thought there would be placement issues and cubbyhole drama. School is all about routine and orderly it’s wonderful.

Anyway getting back to kindergarten. I recently went to the grocery store to get all the wonderful healthy nutritious snacks for her to have while at school. I also want to keep it simple and easy when getting her lunches and snacks ready the night before.

One really cool recipe is mock sushi. You buy whole wheat tortilla wraps (the green tortilla wraps are fun because they kinda look like the seaweed),cucumber,avocado,carrots,zucchini,orange peppers and cream cheese. I buy garlic and herb cream cheese buts it’s up to you. I usually cut all the veggies julienne style easier to roll up. I cover the whole tortilla with cream cheese the I put in cucumber,peppers and avocado. Roll it up and slice into 3/4 inch wheels. Mix it up with the veggies too. Sometimes I’ll have just cucumber in one roll and shredded carrot in another roll. Plus you’ll have left over wheels for the next day or a great snack for after school.

Protecting your child from viruses can be tough especially with all the news about H1N1. Teaching my daughter proper hand washing skills and keeping her aware of how to protect herself from others germs by showing her proper ways of covering up her mouth when coughing and sneezing. It really starts at home if your doing all the things that your showing your child you become a great role model by setting a good example. I purchased a travel size hand sanitizer (alcohol-free) bottle for her to keep in her lunch bag. That’s another protective measure to ensure that she’s a bit more protected. Which gives me some peace of mind.