Unfortunately it has been a rough few weeks here with the toddler twosome and i haven't been able to get creative (or even uncreative to be honest) in the kitchen! These are the sort of times it is great to have a well stocked freezer though!
Although i don't have any new recipes to offer you from my kitchen this week i do have some wonderful links to share…these lovely family bloggers all have fantastic ideas with food for toddler and baby. I hope you find some new favourites!!
It has certainly been an interesting few weeks with teething twins and lots of tantrums…mine included i am afraid! Mother's Day was perhaps the toughest day of all unfortunately….I'd like to do one of those I had a lovely Mother's Day posts but i'm sorry to say i didn't. It was a really tough day behaviour wise and there was no napping and much broken sleep at night….but you know what..that's ok…because that's the reality of being a Mum and i know that Mother's day isn't really about breakfast in bed…it's about recognition that you have the most special…yet hardest job in the world…and you never take a day off….not even because it is a ‘special' day. I had to come to that realisation after much ‘poor me' type thinking! Once i took the pressure off how the day ‘should' have been i found i became a lot more content within myself…..or perhaps that was the wine…..
Anyway…we got through, there were some special moments of course… my grown up teen bought me a lovely little ring with her hard earned after school job paypacket…very special and reminds me that she is growing into a beautiful young woman now…she even cleaned the pantry and fridge for me!(i suspect because they are 2 of the things i have been moaning about not getting to this week…ooops!) My patient partner cooked a lovely lamb roast and helped to mop up the flow of tears! I think it was just the culmination of a rough few weeks and i had hoped that somehow the toddler twosome would realise Mummy needed a ‘good' day on Sunday….not to much to expect from 22 month olds i don't think, hehe!
It was beautiful weather though and in the interests of keeping the toddler twosome with smiles on their faces i decided we all needed to get messy in the sunshine…so out came the slime!What else would you want to do on Mother's Day but get slimed?
Warm Wishes….
So many days I have to let go of my expectations and what I planned or wanted to do. You’re so right – once I abandon myself to my baby’s needs, the day seems better somehow. Hard stuff, this being a mama! I hope you get a really great day this week 🙂
-Jaime
It certainly is a hard job jaime!letting go of expectations is a little hard at times but worth it!! Thanks for dropping by!
All these dishes look so yummy!
Thanks so much for stopping by…i hope you can give some a go!
Great collection! Thanks for the feature. 🙂 I am totally going to check out those strawberry and cream pops. They look yummy!! Perfect for a warm day.
No worries Didi! Those strawberry pops do look yummy i know…shame we are coming into cold weather here!
Oh Jode you are right although it would be nice to have mother’s day just perfect it is hard for little ones and even big ones to understand. Your oldest daughter sounds like she is a beautiful girl buying you something with her hard earned money and then cleaning for you. It sounds like mother’s day turned out to be special after all. I hope your little ones are feeling better now. Take care and have a good week. xx
Hey Jode, just letting you know that I am passing on the Liebster Blog Award to you!
Thanks for the mention, Jode. Love the great ideas you shared. Can’t wait to go check out that Popsicle one! YUM!
Wonderful post! I actually just made a photo tutorial of “How to Make Breakfast Popsicles” on my blog. Please check it out and feel free to add it to your list of ideas! http://eclecticmothering.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/popsicles-for-breakfast/