Herman The Worm
Actually Herman the Caterpillar!
Does anyone remember that summer camp song?!
Birch and I found this bright, beautiful caterpillar at the park last week. They became fast friends! I’ve never seen one this neon before. Can you imagine the butterfly it will be someday?
B was a little nervous to pick him up at first, but he turned brave.
Big Bro
Birch has always wanted to be like his big brother, but lately he’s wanting to be just like him. Matching shoes, hoodies, and even shorts at Old Navy he wanted because they were “just like Mazen’s.” We walked Mazen to his carpool spot before school one day.
Most of the time, Mazen is very sweet to Birch and they do play very well together. Mazen lets B try his big boy toys sometimes too. The Meta Quest 2 was Mazen’s birthday gift and it’s all he’s talked about for months. Gorilla tag anyone?! If you have a tween, it would make a trendy holiday gift.
Add a cousin to the mix and you have a full squad for games!
We all went to Brazos on a teacher workday and had a yummy lunch.
Halloween in full swing
The moment it turned October, the boys were all spiders and scary things.
They went to Spirit Halloween with Thomas this last weekend and I stayed home for a little post-soccer Sunday nap. This is how I woke up!
I learned my lesson about buying Halloween costumes in August. Won’t do that again! Mazen has already moved on to something way scarier. (Although I always think costumes are a good investment because they boys wear them over and over!)
Jellies Game
The only person who loves Jellies more than me is Birch. We have a game we play where we sniff the flavors and have to guess which one is which. Saturday is the last day for free shipping when you add two limited edition gift sets to your cart at Beautycounter!
Creamed Greens
This dinner was great – seared-then-baked salmon with a creamy kale and white beans saute. I am all about the cream cheese greens these days! This was our second one in a few weeks.
Also, cleaning the induction cooktop is a DREAM. It makes up for 95% of the headaches we had in the beginning with our cookware. We are liking it fine now, and the cleaning process – omg is SUCH MUCH BETTER than cleaning under gas grates.
If you haven’t had Jeni’s Brambleberry Crisp ice cream, you are missing out. It’s our favorite of the year! The oat struesel inside – omg. Loved this quote on the lid!
Sarah says
Do you like Green Chef better than BA? I like that BA recipes include a starch – I’ve noticed a lot of other meal kits are more protein + veg but don’t include that third thing to make it feel more substantial. But might be willing to give Green Chef a try! Thanks!
Kath Younger says
I like them both! Green Chef does feel a little healthier to me (although last night we had meatloaf with mashed potatoes and broc, so I think it just depends on what you pick) and I love that it’s organic. But Blue Apron has amazing recipes and the portion sizes are always plenty for us to get 4, sometimes 5, servings. I think they are both great!
Ashley says
Ugh! The caterpillar is a tomato hornworm! They completely destroyed our citrus last year (they’ll eat ALLLLLL the leaves!) and they turn into a fairly “blah” looking brown moth, versus a pretty butterfly.
Kath Younger says
Haha well that is terrible news !!