It's been so cold here lately but the kids get so bored being stuck inside all day so even with the cold weather, we still go outside for at least thirty minutes to an hour. I was trying to find something for us to do so I helped the kids collect a bunch of rocks in our yard and we made little "fire pits" and pretended we were roasting marshmallows and warming our hands. It was fun and the kids thought it was so great. It's awesome how such little simple things make kids so happy.
Saturday night we decided to take the kids to the Children's Museum but when we were on our way, we realized that it was closed. So we took the kids to the Sugar Shack instead. I had never been there but everyone says they are amazing. They were right. Their donuts are ridiculously good. The kids loved the lights and paper snowflakes that were hanging up and got so excited to see all the donuts. Liam wanted sprinkles sprinkles sprinkles. And Alanna saw the pink frosting and wanted that right away. Ruy was gone this weekend and we were sad he had to miss out on the fun family night but we plan on taking the kids back soon. Nathan and I got a blueberry donut and then I shared a hot chocolate with the kids. I poured the kids' hot chocolate into their own little cups and they loved it!
Sunday was Valentine's Day. We don't ever really go big or anything for Valentine's Day with the kids but Nathan bought them a big bag of M&Ms, a toy and Alanna and I flowers. We went to church and then spent the rest of the day at home playing with the kids and meal prepping. It was a good day.
Meal prepping always makes such a big difference to how the week flows. I did something a little different this time and made almost all of our breakfasts for the week. I made a double batch of the protein muffins, banana cake, and giant blueberry pancake. I also sliced up a bunch of ham for our salads and kids' lunches. I made hard-boiled eggs, taco salad, and Nathan grilled up a bunch of chicken for our meals. It took about two hours to do all of that but it's so worth it to have the rest of the week with less time in the kitchen.
We went to Aldi this weekend for our grocery shopping. It was about 20 degrees here so I only wanted to go to one store and to get in and out as fast as possible. Got to love Aldi :)
Here's our Menu for the week:
Saturday:
Breakfast: Me:
Shake Kids: Toast & bananas
Lunch: Chick-Fil-A (Cheat)
Dinner:
Leftover Pizza (E)
Sunday:
Breakfast: Me & Hubby Fried eggs & yogurt
w/berries (S) Kids: Yogurt w/ PB & chocolate chips
Lunch: Spaghetti w/ turkey over troodles from the THM
cookbook page 222 (E) Kids: Spaghetti over whole wheat pasta.
Dinner: Me: Leftovers (Crossover) Kids: PB & Jelly, fruit
Monday:
Breakfast: Banana Cake from the THM cookbook page 298(E)
Lunch: Me & Hubby, Chef Salad (ham, cheese,
tomatoes, eggs, cucumber, ranch dressing) (S) Kids: Sliced ham, fruit, whole
wheat crackers)
Dinner: Turkey
Burgers, Sweet Potatos with cinnamon & sweet blend , baked green beans
(E)
Tuesday: *Field Trip
Breakfast:
Protein Muffins from the original book page 221 (S)
Lunch: Me & Hubby, Taco Salad (E) (without the chips) Kids: Turkey
pepperoni, sliced ham, fruit, whole wheat crackers.
Dinner: White
Chicken Chili from the THM cookbook page 37 (E)
Wednesday:
Breakfast:
Giant Blueberry Pancake from the THM cookbook page 261 (E)
Lunch: Me &
Hubby, Honey Mustard Salad w/ grilled Chicken (S) Honey mustard dressing from
the THM cookbook page 468 Kids: PB &
Jelly, fruit
Dinner: Grilled
Chicken Tacos (E or S depending on the toppings)
*Chicken marinated in seasons from the THM cookbook
page 53.
Thursday:
Breakfast:
Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal (Crossover)
Lunch: Me &
Hubby, Leftover Honey Mustard Salad (S), Kids:
Chicken dipped in honey mustard or honey, fruit, & veggies.
Dinner: Chicken
Pot Pie from the THM cookbook page 137 (S)
Friday:
Breakfast:
Leftover Protein Muffins (S)
Lunch: Me &
Hubby Leftover Taco Salad (E) Kids: Tacos
Dinner: Homemade Pizza (E)
Snacks for me are usually cottage berry whip, cheesecake berry crunch, peanuts, cheese, yogurt with fruit, yogurt with peanut butter and sugar free chocolate chips, tea, shakes. I'm not very good at snacking on vegetables unless it's a sweet potato. I try to get my veggies in at lunch with a salad or with dinner as a side or salad.
And that's it for this week! If you have any questions or comments please leave them below or you can chat with me on my Personal Facebook or my Blog Facebook & Instagram.
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