Today's activities

When Mackenzie was born I decided that I was not buying any jar food for her but would make it on my own. I guess you could say I did that...Although I did not buy jar food I usually just took what we had for dinner and smashed it up appropriately for her. This year I discovered the bebo blender. It has a steamer/blender in it. I am absolutely in love with it. I currently have made 15 cups of apples, 8 cups of sweet potatoes and a 1 cup of carrots. I plan on using it for more than just those items but hope to keep a months supply on hand of those three items and making other things as a as need bases only. The blender can be expensive but I would look at websites like Craigslist (I got mine for 60 compared to 200 if bought at the store).

As for the new year I decided that I wanted to try something different with Mackenzie. We usually let her watch a couple programs of Mickey mouse club house in the morning but because of all the traffic we have coming in and out of our house the t.v. is on more in the evenings than I would like and I was finding that she was enjoying the t.v. a little more than I was comfortable with. So first thing this morning I made us a big breakfast which included eggs sausage and applesauce. I also spent time with Mackenzie working on crafts etc which is something I really want to do I just am not good at it. I know it isn't much but we pulled out the play-doh and we spent most of the morning and day playing with it and making different items. She also participated in helping me make Emma's food. I hope to have many more days like this. I feel like we got so much more accomplished and we had a much more pleasant house today.