Kids in a candy store!!

We took a visit to Hammond's Candy Factory with our cousin Davis, we didn't waste any time before diving right into the candy! They offer tours of the factory but this crew just wanted one thing...

Pure delight....then pure CRAZY!!!...

We got out of there with everyone picking 3 choices, they wanted taffy, a sour gummy lizard, and a lollipop!  After our sweet treats, we went downtown for hot dogs at Billy's Hot Dogs, surprising they all still ate their lunch.  Then on the way home, stopped at the book store for a new story, It's a Secret, by John Burningham about an adventure into the night with a cat who likes to party!  We couldn't wait to hear the story, so I read it to them on the way home in the car.

It was a great day...a dream day for them in fact...candy, hot dogs and story time!!

Another day...another lunch

This school year I have made the switch to bento style lunches.  Bento is a small, visually appealing and balanced meal. I have enjoyed eliminating the baggies and going to a waste free and creative lunch.  I actually was getting so bored with the same lunches day after day. So, I am a bento convert in creating fun and tasty lunches for the kids...They love them and look forward to the variety.

Here are a few pictures of what they get when the open their boxes-

 I pack fresh organic fruit, a sandwich or lunch meat, or in the photo above those are pizza roles (Amy's Organic), and some crackers or pretzels and a sweet treat.  Then I cut shapes or letters in pieces of fruit leather.  The boxes don't always come back empty but they do eat a good portion for lunch which is a great help to keeping them healthy and happy at school.