Or in my case…my glasses! I’ve been wearing glasses for the last 12 or so years, from sunup to sundown. I finally worked up the gumption to give contacts a try. What a frustrating day! Anyways, I think I got the hang of them, finally. Life is so different without having to constantly push my glasses up. I can also see things while laying down, workout without having the sweat cause my glasses to slide down, and actually have people see my eye makeup that I just learned how to do properly. Ahhh yes, it’s good to have options now!
In addition to all of that, we have been busy!
We had our Friday playdate at a new park. We love trying out new parks. It was a really nice day.
There were tire swings, bridges, a play train, slides, and more!
And the park was right next to real train tracks, which my boys loved!
CHOO CHOOOOOOO!
And I packed them a special, summery lunch.
I made beach balls out of their PB&Js, gave them each an applesauce squeezy fruit, a box of raisins, and some goldfish crackers. And for Bigs, I also packed some chocolate covered banana chips.
The next morning, we had pancakes (back on track!). I used a different kind of gluten-free mix – King Arthur Flour. As far as how the actual pancake turn out, this was the best GF mix I’ve tried! I added lots of vanilla bean paste and some caramel extract. They were delicious.
They came out golden and fluffy, like how they look in commercials.
I served them with little turkey sausages and some Maine Caviar – blueberries from Maine in Maine maple syrup (from my Mom-in-law). DELISH.
I made the boys a quick craft to play with at home with my husband, while I was getting my contacts lesson at the eye doctor.
Bird-watching binoculars! Thank you Pinterest!
Bigs had a great time with them.
Bird watch here…
Bug watch there…
Smalls crushed his before I could even leave the house.
Awesome.
And I made a good dinner on Sunday (not something I find myself saying very often)! Truth be told, the only reason it came out better than okay is because my husband grilled the meat part.
Earlier in the day, after church, I had thrown some steaks in a Ziploc with some GF soy sauce, lemon juice, fresh garlic, and olive oil. By dinnertime, they were ready to be grilled. That simple marinade came out so delicious.
I served them with rosemary roasted potatoes (I used fresh rosemary that my friend Kristin, and fellow blogger, gave us) and balsamic green beans.
I also threw together some oaty, banana “cookies” while the oven was still hot. I mashed one super ripe banana, and mixed it with a handful of oats, some honey, and some cinnamon and baked them.
I poked one semi-sweet chocolate chip into each of them and the kids thought they were cookies.
Mommy:1
A great end to a busy, but nice, weekend.
It was a bright (bright), bright (bright), sun-shiny daaaaaay!
PS – check out my friend Kristin’s blog! She’s a great friend and cook.
http://thefoodgeekdiary.com/