Bento Box School Lunches

Over the summer I asked all of my friends that had been through sending kids to kindergarten for their recommendations on packing lunches.  Our plan is for Elizabeth to take her lunch everyday (which is a small miracle for me to accomplish because I don't like packing lunch). 

I decided on going with a Bento Box and lunch bag for her lunches.  I thought having her meal in one container would be easier for her to handle at school and easier for me to pack/clean everyday.  I purchased two of these Bentgo Kids' Lunch Boxes on Groupon during the summer.  The girls used them all summer for picnic lunches whenever we were out and about.  They both LOVE them and they are so easy to use on-the-go.  A big shout out to my friend Liz for the recommendation!

The Bentgo Boxes are large so Elizabeth needed a lunch bag that would hold it.  We decided on the Cold Pack lunch bag from Pottery Barn Kids.  Elizabeth picked the Grey Rainbow Butterfly Lunch Bag.  The Cold Pack version is large enough to hold her bento box and it has several pockets and a compartment for a water bottle.

I'm always looking for lunch ideas because Elizabeth is a picky eater and not big on sandwiches.  I've checked a lot of ideas on Pinterest and decided to keep track of some of her lunches so I can remake them.

Here's a look at some lunches from the last few weeks:

 Salami, cheese, goldfish, mandarin oranges, gummie snacks, and a hershey kiss

 Same as above but switched oranges for grapes

 Salami, cheese, goldfish, Annie's bunnies, mandarin oranges, gummie snacks, M&Ms

 Salami sandwich, apple slices, crackers, cheese, and a hershey kiss

 jelly sandwich, grapes, pringles, cheese, and M&Ms

 Pirate's booty, oranges, chick-fil-a nuggets, cheese, and a hershey kiss

 Smoothie, pretzels, salami, cheese, dark chocolate, and gummie snacks

 salami, pretzels, oranges, cheese, and annie's fruit roll

 Banana muffin, crackers, oranges, cheese, hershey kiss

 salami, cheese, rice krispy treat, oranges, gold fish, annie's bunnies

mac n cheese, rice krispy treat, oranges, goldfish, and annie's bunnies

If you have any recommendations for lunch ideas, please leave them in the comments.

I'm always looking for new ideas!

Happy Thursday y'all!

Nalls Block Party

Last Saturday we headed to our favorite produce stand, Nalls, to enjoy their block party.  The girls love going to Nalls because they are so kid friendly and always have some sort of craft or activity for kids to enjoy.

The block party was a ton of fun with vendors, free goodies, and of course- crafts!  We went to every both, made a donation and received some delicious cookies, did a few crafts, and jumped on the moon bounce.  The girls are counting down the days until they open their pumpkin maze in October.

 Coloring some pictures of farmers

 Dress-up photo booth area

 Love these silly girls!

 The girls played with this apple play-doh, it smelled so good!

 'E' for Elizabeth!

 We had to say hi to Penny the Pig!

 Trying to get two kids to look at the camera...

 Then it was time for the moon bounce!

 The loved it!

Happy Wednesday y'all!

Chick-Fil-A Kids Club Courage Night!

I have blogged before about our local Chick-Fil-A and all of the outstanding events they host.  Well last week we headed to the first Kids Club of the school year and it was another fantastic evening for our family!

The night was all about courage (in honor of the anniversary of 9/11) and the local fire department came out and hosted an evening for the kids.  They talked about fire safety, calling 911 for emergencies, all the kids received fire hats and goody bags, all the kids were able to sit in the fire truck, AND they were able to talk to the firefighters and try on their uniforms.

Elizabeth and Caroline had a blast talking to the firefighters, "driving" the fire truck, taking home goodies, and enjoying dinner at Chick-Fil-A.  Here are a few pictures from our evening:

Elizabeth ready to drive away!

 She loved sitting here. 

She kept hitting the air breaks and we finally had to pull her out of there.

 Caroline was super excited (but you could barely see her, ha!)

 A picture by the side of the truck

 A firefighter showed the kids how to put on the uniform 

 Then they could go up and touch it and talk to him

(so they wouldn't be scared in a fire and a firefighter comes to help them)

Thanks Chick-Fil-A for another wonderful for our family!

We will see you next month to paint pumpkins!

Happy Monday y'all!

Life Lately

We are two weeks into the school year and I think we have finally gotten into a routine (and since I typed that, everything will probably fall apart next week). 

We have a morning routine and an after-school routine and both seem to be working well for the girls (and me).

Caroline and I have been dropping Elizabeth off at school and then going to the gym/running errands/having fun.  It took Caroline a good week and a half to get used to Elizabeth being at school all day- she did not like it. 

So... here's a little look at life lately:

 Caroline was all about blocks for two solid days.

All we did was build towers, sculptures, cars, and anything else with blocks.

 Here is her tower on top of a car

 Last week we skipped the gym one day and went to the playground instead

It was a lot of fun to play for an hour with my little girl and do everything she wanted

 Mid-jump photo.

When did she get so big???

 She likes the rock wall because "sissy likes the rock wall"

 Caroline and I surprised Elizabeth after school last Thursday and went to the pool.

It was the only day it was going to be over 80 for the remainder of our pool season so I said, 

why not?

 Of course we were the only people there

 I even surprised both girls with a pizza dinner delivered to the pool!

 Ben was off from work last Friday so we ran errands with Caroline

I love when he pumps gas and I don't have to :)

 Caroline liked having both parents all to herself

 Saturday we cheered on the Gamecocks!

 Yesterday... Caroline was ready to welcome fall.

Leopard print. Check.

Halloween shirt. Check.

Almost three-years-old. Check!

Elizabeth wanted a photo of her outfit too. :)

Happy Friday y'all!