Author Archive: Elise

Story time after stroller strides. Followed by a gobble delivery! And all I have to show for food is this bag of Siete tortilla chips. Tuesday afternoons are back to back gymnastics so I packed snacks for them to eat while the opposite one was in class. Apple and pear slices on the bottom, cucumber slices in the middle, and carrots on top.  I usually give them baby carrots, but opted for the shredded pieces instead because they take longer for them to eat, which is important when I’m trying to occupy them for long… Read more >

This Monday I had MOPS and brought banana bread for my mama friends. I made a bunch of loaves so the kiddos had some for breakfast.  They gave it the thumbs up. I had some of my own bread and nibbles of other stuff as well as heaps of coffee as we chatted the morning away.  It was a rocky start because V cried a lot when I dropped her off.  I stayed with her for a while and tried to get her comfortable but each time I’d start to talk her through my departure,… Read more >

I was so excited for our Saturday morning of nothingness.  Kyle took the kids to farmer’s market and I had a slow morning to myself before doing a bunch of housework and cooking prep. After the kids were down I made lunch. But I accidentally made it way too huge. This is a theme lately.  I don’t know what’s up with my appetite but I am finding I keep stuffing myself at lunch time, and yet, I’m having the same amount of food (more or less) that I usually do.  Why is it all of… Read more >

Well that looks about right. I wasn’t on the computer this weekend but then finally got around to uploading pics from my good camera and as it turns out, I had 600+ photos from as far back as…well… These little nuggets!  I take photos of the kids in the same chair on the date of their birthday each month (and I take them with my nice Canon).  So clicking through was like watching fast forward on them growing up – plus some key milestones like Halloween, Christmas, and Easter thrown in for good measure.  Total… Read more >