We had a fabulous Sunday as a family of three. Pancakes. FOUR BABY NAPS!!! Family workout. Staying in our PJs until noon. Organizing the house.
Look at this BIG guy in his crib. Remember when he was just a teeny little doll!?
Matt made us Great Harvest pancakes for breakfast
With bananas embedded inside and sunflower butter + sprinkles on top.
Check out my newest Great Harvest mug! We just got some more for the holiday season at the bakery. We commission them to be handmade by a local potter in Richmond.
After breakfast I made more spiced pecans. LOVE these!
As I said above, we did a whole lotta nothin’ this morning. Just playing with our cutie!
When Matt is home for lunch, we often have canned fish – this time smoked herring!
He made a herring salad with just chopped carrot and some mayonnaise and served that over spinach with more carrot, cheese and Food Should Taste Good chips.
Loved scooping up the fish with the chips. Fish n “chips” – heh heh.
Dessert:
This afternoon we all went to the gym. My upper body is sore from yesterday’s yoga, so I just did cardio today. Walking there and back and elliptical and stairmaster time. I dove into some good home magazines!
Maze stayed asleep after his stroller snooze in kids zone. This is gym nap #2. We are so impressed!
Post workout snack: cereal + milk (with hidden spiced pecans!)
Matt organized his brewery while Maze and I played upstairs. I turned on dim lighting, lit some candles, grabbed a magazine, put the baby in the swing and cranked the Christmas music on HIGH!
I alternated reading to him from Real Simple and singing Christmas carols. Based on the fact that he smiled through my whole “Where Are You Christmas” song, I’d say he liked it 
Back in our Charlotte days, Matt and I used to fancy up boxed soups all the time. It’s such an easy way to make a halfway homemade soup. I’ve had this box of Carrot Almond soup in our pantry for a loooong time and decided we had to eat it.
We used that as a base and I added frozen collard greens, 1 cup of frozen peas, half a cup of cooked lentils and 3 slices of bacon, crumbled. Plus Greek yogurt on top.
And spiced pecans!! Dinner was ready in 5 minutes.
Served with a slice of High Five toasted with some melty butter
We’re super excited about the week ahead. An exciting thing happens tomorrow. The bakery is in full out production mode through Wednesday afternoon. Then four days of family fun with Uncle Andrew here!
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Maze is so happy!! That hat is too sweet
That soup looks good!! My friend Caitlin, a reader who introduced me to your blog, made a boxed soup that looked amazing. Can’t remember the name of the soup but it was a roasted red pepper soup which she added chopped chicken and topped it with Greek yogurt. My first introduction to making healthy food that tastes good!
I’m itching to start the Christmas music! I am holding back till after Thanksgiving.
Love the idea of making your soup so fancy and packed full of goodness! – Pecans on top has to be a winner, favourite nut of all time for sure!
I’ve seen these soups before but too scared to try. I think I will now. Your baby is adorable!
Ooo carrot almond? I haven’t seen that yet! And what is Maze’s hat supposed to be? Haha it reminds of that book, Where the Wild Things Are!
it is a wild thing
It also says raccoon on the tag
Sounds like a very exciting week ahead indeed! I love Mazen’s little furry hat – adorable!
Great idea to doctor up those soups – I always see them but think they must to too bland on their own. Yours looks great!
I love those boxed soups for quick lunches and they are good as is too! I need to make some more spiced pecans ,they are a nice topping for salads.
I just bought some smoked trout at Trader Joe’s! So excited to make it into a salad for lunch this week
I’m hoping to get some on my first tjs visit soon!
I love Mazen’s French Bulldog shirt/onesie!! So adorable….Do you know where it’s from or was it a gift?
It was a gift from his Mimi. I can ask her next time I see her
It’s from Children’s Place – they have a few different ones, so cute!
I got my friend, who is having an Easter baby, a purple one with a bunny on the front.
I NEED that Frenchie onesie for my lil guy! We have a french bulldog at home
I loooove the frenchie shirt(no kidlets in my future) but I so want to purchase this for an expecting friend! My best friend in Cville has a frenchie.
I can’t believe how quickly he’s growing! Those side-by-side crib shots are crazy. Although, he still looks like a little doll.
How are you feeling energy-wise with breastfeeding and your workouts? I know you mentioned before about abs needing some work but you thought by keeping up some workouts through your pregnancy you maintained quite a bit.
Workouts are going well… I’m having so much fun with exercise! My body feels like its old self so I pick up my old weights or old settings on cardio equipment and quickly realize I am not my old self. I’ve definitely lost a lot of strength and endurance, but I’m hoping to gain it back quicker than I might have resting for 10 months.
Love the new mug and all of the eats look pretty good too! Maze is such a cutie. It will definitely be a fun Christmas for you!
That’s my kinda girl, get that Christmas music crankin’! Yay for good naps and pj’s til noon!
He’s so big! Loved this post – the mug, the pancakes, the Xmas carols, the soup. Your life feels so warm n cozy.
Are you going to sell those GH mugs online? I’d love to purchase several to add to some gift packages I’m making.
They would be hard and expensive to ship, but if you want them I’m sure we could arrange it. Send me an email (or give Matt a call at the store 434-202-7813)
Love Maze’s hat and love that mug! Do you mind disclosing the potter (I live in Richmond)?
I was wrong it’s actually Fredericksburg : ( John at Acorn Pottery
Can’t wait for the pictures with Uncle Andrew.
Sounds like a nice relaxing day. Love that you are listening to Christmas songs now!
not sure if you’ve ever used livingsocial for deals, but this morning I saw that carpe donuts has a deal for a baker’s dozen for just $7!!! thought of you…
I LOVE that hat!! Where is it from?
This store! http://www.naartjiekids.com/
M looks like he’s poised to make snow angles in bed. What a handsome little racoon!
his smile is just perfect!
How can your house get any more organized? Do you mess things up so that you can organize them again for fun?
I’ve never thought of using boxed soups as a base before- I either go super quick with cans or do completely homemade. Sounds like a good compromise for busy nights! Good idea!
Great Harvest question: do you get to decide which breads you make? Are there any that are standard across all the franchises? I recently tried Breakfast Blast (which I assume is the equivalent of Cville Crunch), Feta Spinach (similar to Cheddar Garlic?) and Honey Whole Wheat.
P.S. I’m loving the one-a-day posts. Makes it feel like a journal entry with reflections on the day’s events.
We have complete freedom over our menu, but we do make a lot of classic gh breads. Cville crunch is called Flax Oat Bran at other licenses locations. Breakfast Blast is a bit different. Spinach Feta we make, but it’s also very different from Cheddar garlic! I think everyone makes Honey Whole Wheat : )
I was just trying to figure out what I could make for dinner tonight, and saw your idea to “fancy up” a pre made soup. Easy Monday night meal!
That soup sounds yummy! I love adding my own ingredients to boxed or canned soup. It makes it so much more filling and it does almost seem like homemade.
So glad to hear that your having fun with exercise! Love the new great harvest mugs, the glaze is beautiful on them! Also have you ever tried the sunflower seed butter called Sunbutter Natural Crunch? It has crunchy whole seeds in it and is so yummy! We don’t have a TJ where I live so this is what I use instead of there brand. Just curious if oh have tried! I highly recommend it!!
I haven’t seen that but I love crunchy! Think whole foods would have it?
I have bought mine at Publix and Super Target so I’m not sure about Whole Foods. It’s worth a look though! Hope you enjoy it if you find it!
I got mine at Publix and Super Target so I’m not sure if Whole Foods would have it or not. It’s worth a look though! I hope you enjoy it! This is what it looks like https://www.google.com/shopping/product/8836335796958981685?q=sunbutter%20natural%20crunch&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=cddf95dbc330e2b2&bpcl=38625945&biw=1192&bih=582&tch=1&ech=1&psi=mX6qUOjwLpSI8QS4lYDoBQ.1353350810666.3&sa=X&ei=nH6qUO29BIec9gSz6YDIDw&ved=0CFQQ8wIwAQ#ps-sellers
My Whole Foods does! I love crunchy too, so I often stir roasted sunflower seeds into my TJ’s sunflower butter. Love the crunch!!
Kath can I just say you look and sound so happy with your little family-brings a smile to my face!
That piece of bread is making me crave the bakery! I’m going to have to make another trip up there soon
Such a smily little dude! I’ve been loving reading your full-day posts lately. They’re so much fun
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Oh my goodness! Mazen looks SO cute in that hat! (And Cozy!!)
I love soup for dinner! Great idea using boxed soup as a base.
Isn’t it amazing how FAST they grow?! I love the crib comparison.
Great idea on the soup. I am going to stock up on some pre-made soups and add my own additions more often. Often the kids like different soups than my husband and me so this would be an easy, quick way to have a couple of kinds to satisfy everyone.
Love watching Mazen grow. What a cutie.
Thanks for your postings. I’m in online school & reading your blog has been the highlight of my time spent on the internet today.
Love from Iowa,
Theresa
It’s just crazy how fast they grow– I swear I feel like you just gave birth (berf?)! I’ve been singing Christmas Carols to Lila too.
I think the exciting thing is [game show announcer voice] A NEW CAR!!
Wooooooooooooooo! (the audience cheering)
The side-by-side shots of Mazen in the crib are really incredible. It is amazing how fast babies grow. I’m sorry if you posted this somewhere else, but where did you get those sheets (the ones in the most recent pic)? I am 5 weeks away from giving birth, and I haven’t gotten any sheets yet. Obviously, must get on it! Those are adorable!!
The elephants are babies r us!
Your little sweetie is getting so big! And I love all the smiles.
Love how you recreated the boxed soup! Nice mug!
Those are some super cute crib sheets!
Mmmm spiced pecans. YUMM!
Can’t get enough of all those adorable hats! Glad you had a fun, relaxing family day.
Have a great holiday week, Kath! And that bread with melty butter is calling my name!
The soup looks yummy!!
So glad you linked the spiced pecan recipe! I have been looking for one to make gifts. These look and sound delicious!
That hat is adorable. Maze has grown so much!
Wondering how you store the pecans after you make a batch to prevent them from going bad? I was thinking of making a big batch and portioning out for little christmas gifts to neighbors. Do you think they would keep in a plastic baggie or tin?
I put mine in a ball jar. Bag or tin would be fine. I don’t think they will spoil