It's Friday!

It's Friday -- hooray for that! Since I work part-time out of our home for a local architectural firm and I also work from home as a consultant for Beautycounter, I am fortunate to pick and choose the days I go to work. I kept my kiddos home with me yesterday, which was fun and just what we needed after a choppy holiday long-weekend! We met up with some pals at the library for story hour and post-story play time, but the rest of our day was spent running around the yard and playing with dinosaurs/babies/trucks. I think I sometimes forget how much my kids, like adults, need time to be at home, just piddling about with their toys in their own spaces to recharge their batteries. 

I was also lucky enough to have a night out with another mama at one of our local Thai/sushi restaurants. We had a great time chatting, laughing, eating and drinking some white wine on a humid July evening. Going out threw off my routine and fooled me into thinking last night was Friday, so I neglected to make the kids' lunches last night as I usually do. In the typical chaos of getting everyone ready in the morning (I know most of you know exactly what I'm talking about), I somehow managed to snap a picture of the kids' lunches to share how we (and by "we," I mean "I") pack. I am always looking for better/easier ways to pack lunches, so if you've got another way of packing, please snap a picture and and share in the comments!

We use Bentgo boxes that are 2-tiered, with a divider piece (not seen in this photo) that goes between the 2 layers. Once you are all done packing, there is a cute little gray band that slides on top, keeping your boxes together. Pretty easy!

For todays, lunches, I packed nothing fancy or super healthy since this was a spur-of-the-moment lunch packing. Nora and Isaac got cheese and hummus sandwiches on gluten-free bread, fruit, goldfish, bunny cereal, animal and a cheese stick (I'm not realizing that there are way more options than they probably need), and Penn got pasta/chickpea/mushroom/celery bake with mostly the same "sides" as the big kids. 

 

In other news, our sweet firstborn Billie Holiday celebrated her 11th birthday on July 5 with extra treats, some table food and tons of kisses and cuddles!

 
And, our last-born is determined to figure out how to put his own shoes on. He spent at least 3-4 solid minutes attempting to get his sneakers on this morning. Very good effort, P :)