Early to rise, early to bed

Why must mornings start so earlyyyyyyy???

Kyle was gone so V hopped in his spot as soon as she woke up and “read” while I mustered up the energy to be a parent.

I had made pancake batter the night before so they were fed in no time and yet it was still well before 8 o’clock.  OOF.

I made a little craft/game with our Easter eggs and the kids loved it.  So much so that they started improvising and making up their own different activities.

Later on I made my grand return to stroller strides and my foot did great 🙂

Usually there’s an activity or craft for the kids on Fridays, and this week they did a mini stroller strides class.  IT.  WAS. ADORABLE.  Seeing how much they absorb what we do and watch them mirror our workouts was both a crack up and inspiring.  Reminds you that your job as a role model is always on.

I went to a friend’s house after and the kids played and snacked and then we went home for naps.

I didn’t get to eating until later because it took a while to get them settled into naps and quiet time after the play date, and all I have for photos is this.

I was kinda in a snacky mood, so I made a big plate with Midnight Moon aged goat gouda, Simple Mills sea salt almond flour crackers, candied walnuts,salty roasted almonds, carrots, and kale chips.

For dinner I made ribs and broccoli salad.  I was feeling a little lazy, because I was also planning out what to do for Valley’s birthday party this weekend, so I cut some corners.  I steamed the broccoli in the micro and kept the ingredients in the salad minimal with a curry mayo dressing, currants, and sunflower seeds.

I made the ribs in the IP using the instructions from the Baby Back Ribs recipe in Ready or Not, but using my own sauce in place of her BBQ glaze.

I had spicy Korean BBQ sauce leftover from a gobble meal which I thought would be perfect on it.  It’s a bit more spicy than the heat level I usually aim for so I left a few ribs plain for the kids in case they weren’t into it.

We were at a friends house watching the NCAA tournament that afternoon, but everything was basically ready when we got home.  All I did was brush on the sauce and broil the ribs for a few minutes right beforehand.  That way they got a little of that bronzing action.

V kept asking for sauce off my plate, but would then chug water because it was spicy, but then ask for more.  I think that means she likes spicy food.

It really was finger licking good!  No leftovers to speak of!

We hit the hay early that night to get ready for a very busy weekend.  I still had a kombucha though.  This was my first flavored one from the ginger/lemon batch (after my single lemon one from the previous week worked so well).  It wasn’t as effervescent for some reason, but definitely had a good ginger flavor, so I guess I’ll have to keep tweaking until I get it just right.