Friday's Lunch

I didn't get a chance to post this on Thursday night because I went to see Lady Gaga at the XL Center. AMAZING show!!!!

Also, on Paul made lunches for the girls on Wednesday night. No pics for those lunches!

Here was Hailey's lunch from today.

Ham and cheese roll-up, wheat thins, grape tomatoes, pretzel sticks, a container of raisins, half an orange, and blackberry-pomegranate yogurt.

Beautiful Fall Weather!

No, that title has nothing to do with my Bento for today, but it still needed to be said! :) 

Hailey's lunch for tomorrow:

Mini ham and cheese heart sandwiches, pretzel sticks, grapes, apple sauce, grape tomatoes and olives with a container of ranch, and two little chocolate chip cookies for dessert.

Tomorrow is "Open House" at work - Paul is going to be making lunches!!!  I'm not sure if they will be bento-style, but if they are, I will be sure to post!!!

Just Another Manic Monday!

Back to work - I think the girls are getting colds, I'm tired....two Open Houses this week, and a concert. Is it Friday yet???

Hailey's lunch for tomorrow: heart shaped cheese minis, Wheat Thins, garden grape tomatoes, a container of raisins, French vanilla pudding with pixie dust (some red sprinkles), diced peaches, and some mini fudge stripe cookies.

Long week ahead!

I already don't know how I'm going to handle our 1st five day work week - with two open houses and a concert thrown in there?  I'm sure we will ALL be exhausted in this house by the time Friday rolls around!!

Here is Hailey's lunch for tomorrow:

Ham and cheese "sushi", pretzel sticks, grapes, strawberry-banana yogurt with butterfly sprinkles, grape tomatoes, olives, and carrots with a small container of ranch dressing, and a chocolate chip cookie for dessert.

Flower Power

Hailey asked for something with flowers in tomorrow's lunch.  Here is what I came up with...

She has flowers (wheat bread, american cheese, and ham centers) with carrot stems and broccoli leaves, half an apple (I used lemon juice to prevent browning) sliced and ready to eat, strawberry-banana yogurt, 2 cookies, and grape tomatoes.

I have to say, the grape tomatoes are DELISH, and fresh out of the garden of one of my sweet neighbors. Hailey actually said she didn't want ranch with these tomatoes - they "are too yummy all alone." Haha!

I did want to include Cailyn's lunch for tomorrow.  It is NOT artistic in any way, shape, or form. However, some  people have been asking what I send for her each day.

On the left is and apple-banana combo, and she will have that with a blueberry muffin (or two!) for breakfast. On the right is her lunch.  She has carrots, a Take n' Toss bowl of applesauce, and on the bottom, is a Corningware dish filled with homemade Mac N' Cheese from tonight's dinner.  Most likely this will not be enough for her, so she will also have snacks of Cheerios ad/or goldfish in addition to her 2 bottles.  I cannot believe she is only 17 lbs!!!!!  I don't know where she puts it all!!

Another Day Off

So we are off from school yet again. This time, for Rosh Hashanah. When will we actually have a full week of school???

Today's lunch for Hailey was two heart-shaped mini grilled cheese sandwiches, red grapes, blueberry yogurt, broccoli with a small container of ranch dressing, and one of my homemade chocolate chip cookies.

I'll post again tonight with lunch for tomorrow!

Too Tired Today!

So I think this first day (again!) of school really took a toll on the girls....and me!  Cailyn was asleep by 6:15 (and  it was a struggle to keep her awake that long!), and Hailey was asleep by 6:45.  I'm thinking my bedtime will be within the hour!!

I was just too tired to think tonight when it came to making lunches. For tomorrow, Hailey has mini soy-nut butter and jelly sandwiches (that didn't really take to the flower shape), a cheese stick cut into little circles, olives and grape tomatoes with a fishie container of ranch, diced peaches, and a homemade chocolate chip cookie.

I should start posting what Cailyn's lunch looks like.  Not because it necessarily looks interesting in the artistic sense, but because of the sheer amount this teeny person consumes during her day at school.  It boggles my mind, and makes Hailey's lunch look like a snack!

Back to School.....Again

After an unexpected extention to summer vacation, we are finally going back to work/school tomorrow.  I'm really looking forward to it, and so is Hailey. She can't wait to see her teachers and friends, play outside, and do homework (her words - not mine!). And, no, she does NOT get homework at pre-school!

For tomorrow, Hailey will have ham and cheese "skewers", cheez-its, grapes (she cannot eat enough red grapes lately!!!!), strawberry-banana yogurt, and grape tomatoes and baby carrots with a little container of ranch dressing.

Hope you all had a great (and relaxing!) Labor Day weekend!!

Waiting for Earl....

Well, yesterday's "bugs on a log" bento = FAIL. Hailey decided that she no longer likes celery. Instead, she ate the yogurt raisins and licked the peanut butter right off the celery sticks. Ah well, at least I'm honest, right?

A woman on one of my message boards asked me to try to think of a "less girly" bento. So in preparation for the rain coming in later today, I figured I'd do a "water themed" bento....that hopefully boys would love, too. :)

Today, Hailey will have a peanut butter and jelly "sailboat" with a carrot mast. The boat is surrounded by goldfish crackers and two "octopus" string cheese halves.  There are black olives, grape tomato halves, and baby carrots with a green fish container of ranch, applesauce, and (in the blue cup) Nemo fruit snacks with a blue fish pick.  

I have a feeling she will get a kick out of this one! :)

Bento from Home

Well, the girls and I remain home while the water damage is being cleaned up at my school.  We took advantage of lunch at "Mimi's House" yesterday, but I'm back to making Hailey's "cool lunch" again today.

Today's lunch is "bugs on a log" (celery and peanut butter topped with yogurt raisins), flower shaped cheese, mandarin oranges, and vanilla pudding with flower sprinkles.

More tomorrow!!! :)

First Day of School Bento

So here it is: my first blog entry.  I've decided to begin to document the beginning of my Bento making.  I started trying experimenting with Bentos a bit this summer so Hailey would eat more of a variety during lunch.  She now asks for "cool lunches" each day, and gobbles them right up.  Boring? Maybe to some. A waste of time? I've gotten that also. However, Hailey LOVES them.  Let's face it.  If I'm putting a big smile on my little girl's face as she eats her lunch during her day at pre-school, then this little "experiment" is totally worth it.

This summer, I bought food containers and lunch bags from Easy Lunch Boxes.  So convenient, easy to pack, and big enough without being too bulky for my 3 year old.

I'll have to take some better pictures (the first two are taken with my cell phone), and of course will have to update on a regular basis, but here is Hailey's 1st Bento of the school year.

Hailey's lunch: turkey, and cheese on wheat bread (cut into heart shapes), baby carrots with a container of ranch dressing, strawberries and grapes, vanilla yogurt, and a few animal crackers for dessert.

Day #2

Hailey's Bento today is mozzerella cheese in mini heart shapes with wheat crackers, grapes, applesauce, grape tomatoes and baby carrots with a container of ranch dressing, and two mini chocolate chip cookies.

The rest of the week I'll be on a bit of a hiatus!  Pipe leak at work = no school until after Labor Day!!