tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89977939419358150172024-03-04T09:51:20.534+01:00No Wooden SpoonsCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04408200011220512049noreply@blogger.comBlogger564125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997793941935815017.post-827280386235376192022-12-13T19:13:00.000+01:002022-12-13T19:13:14.634+01:00Christmas Tree Waffles<p><span style="background-color: white;">We are less than 2 weeks away from Christmas. If you're struggling to get into the holiday spirit, these Christmas Tree Waffles will be just the thing to kick-start your day and bring some holiday cheer to your morning. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjre5tDfMvhVPewG14-K8STkHlw5hn3sRj4t7kFZtolYc8I_kP7mQFtf7OnV6rr7tHQMgn_LlBarMyLe7Tv--3Ie1_CbNnCCzbjvfhWUyQkAQbGZDbRJVZIQgzSy7owMtUi_tjqcvFbUQI57-U7Nc5SoN0mn2y99i0hfImA1ERpQNQ1PfgjNnUpT7aW/s846/Christmas%20tree%20waffle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjre5tDfMvhVPewG14-K8STkHlw5hn3sRj4t7kFZtolYc8I_kP7mQFtf7OnV6rr7tHQMgn_LlBarMyLe7Tv--3Ie1_CbNnCCzbjvfhWUyQkAQbGZDbRJVZIQgzSy7owMtUi_tjqcvFbUQI57-U7Nc5SoN0mn2y99i0hfImA1ERpQNQ1PfgjNnUpT7aW/s16000/Christmas%20tree%20waffle.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: inherit;">Christmas Tree Waffles</span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Making holiday-themed food is always so fun for me. These Christmas Tree Waffles are a great breakfast to enjoy this Christmas season. These semi-homemade waffles are simple enough to make on school mornings or let the kids help make and decorate their Christmas Tree Waffles on the weekend.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2134" data-attachment-id="2134" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Spinach christmas tree waffles" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="Cute Christmas Tree Waffles" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/http://www.kidandkinblog.com/2017/12/14/cute-christmas-tree-waffles/" data-large-file="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spinach-christmas-tree-waffles.jpg?fit=683%2C1024" data-medium-file="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spinach-christmas-tree-waffles.jpg?fit=200%2C300" data-orig-file="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spinach-christmas-tree-waffles.jpg?fit=800%2C1200" data-orig-size="800,1200" data-permalink="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/http://www.kidandkinblog.com/2017/12/14/cute-christmas-tree-waffles/spinach-christmas-tree-waffles/" data-recalc-dims="1" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/00000000000000/https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spinach-christmas-tree-waffles.jpg?resize=800%2C1200" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spinach-christmas-tree-waffles.jpg?w=800 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spinach-christmas-tree-waffles.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spinach-christmas-tree-waffles.jpg?resize=768%2C1152 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spinach-christmas-tree-waffles.jpg?resize=683%2C1024 683w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spinach-christmas-tree-waffles.jpg?resize=150%2C225 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spinach-christmas-tree-waffles.jpg?resize=600%2C900 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spinach-christmas-tree-waffles.jpg?resize=60%2C90 60w" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; height: auto; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The best part is that they are made with spinach (not food dye), so you get lots of good vitamins. They don’t taste like spinach either. My kids love them, and even request them!</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I’ve made spinach waffles from scratch before, but these Bisquick spinach waffles are just as good, and much easier! I just follow the recipe on the back of the box of Bisquick for waffles, but add spinach and adjust the milk a little.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2133" data-attachment-id="2133" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D7000","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1512806284","copyright":"","focal_length":"50","iso":"2500","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="make spinach waffles" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="Cute Christmas Tree Waffles" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/http://www.kidandkinblog.com/2017/12/14/cute-christmas-tree-waffles/" data-large-file="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/make-spinach-waffles.jpg?fit=776%2C1024" data-medium-file="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/make-spinach-waffles.jpg?fit=227%2C300" data-orig-file="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/make-spinach-waffles.jpg?fit=800%2C1056" data-orig-size="800,1056" data-permalink="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/http://www.kidandkinblog.com/2017/12/14/cute-christmas-tree-waffles/make-spinach-waffles/" data-recalc-dims="1" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/00000000000000/https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/make-spinach-waffles.jpg?resize=800%2C1056" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/make-spinach-waffles.jpg?w=800 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/make-spinach-waffles.jpg?resize=227%2C300 227w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/make-spinach-waffles.jpg?resize=768%2C1014 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/make-spinach-waffles.jpg?resize=776%2C1024 776w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/make-spinach-waffles.jpg?resize=150%2C198 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/make-spinach-waffles.jpg?resize=600%2C792 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/make-spinach-waffles.jpg?resize=60%2C79 60w" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; height: auto; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">First, to incorporate the spinach into the waffles, mix the spinach and milk together in a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/http://amzn.to/2AIIZWa" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #a28aa9; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">blender</a> until smooth.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2128" data-attachment-id="2128" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D7000","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1512806388","copyright":"","focal_length":"50","iso":"2500","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="add spinach to waffles" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="Cute Christmas Tree Waffles" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/http://www.kidandkinblog.com/2017/12/14/cute-christmas-tree-waffles/" data-large-file="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/add-spinach-to-waffles.jpg?fit=800%2C997" data-medium-file="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/add-spinach-to-waffles.jpg?fit=241%2C300" data-orig-file="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/add-spinach-to-waffles.jpg?fit=800%2C997" data-orig-size="800,997" data-permalink="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/http://www.kidandkinblog.com/2017/12/14/cute-christmas-tree-waffles/add-spinach-to-waffles/" data-recalc-dims="1" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/00000000000000/https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/add-spinach-to-waffles.jpg?resize=800%2C997" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/add-spinach-to-waffles.jpg?w=800 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/add-spinach-to-waffles.jpg?resize=241%2C300 241w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/add-spinach-to-waffles.jpg?resize=768%2C957 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/add-spinach-to-waffles.jpg?resize=150%2C187 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/add-spinach-to-waffles.jpg?resize=600%2C748 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/add-spinach-to-waffles.jpg?resize=60%2C75 60w" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; height: auto; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></p><h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 15px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Easy Christmas Tree Waffles with Spinach</h2><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 45px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 cups original <a href="https://amzn.to/3WaKsKV">Bisquick </a>mix</li><li style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 large container of fresh <a href="https://amzn.to/3FoP48L">baby spinach</a> – about 16 oz</li><li style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 1/2 cups milk + spinach blended (<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">note: the original recipe calls for 1 1/3 cup but I increased it just a little.)</em></li><li style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 tbsp vegetable oil</li><li style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 egg</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Whisk together your ingredients until smooth.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pour the waffle batter into your waffle maker and cook. I use this flip <a href="https://amzn.to/3UTy943" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #a28aa9; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Belgian Waffle maker</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Then turn them into Christmas Tree Waffles by cutting apart your waffle triangles and arranging them into a tree shape on your plate in a tree shape.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7UyXKlC7MyRLW_y0Iu3SKV2fHZOUULZIfRi_WVH0skOvvqv6FsEde0sEB3vjA7vNQSndu231tU05NQ3IZreh72c1xcumLfr0hlL7dBqXdL5B4rTs-nXwa5DRMj4DErrVbgdQdu_95XOMr5EyN_ORCufwSSJGX1DYHHGqcLrHK5ytolzDCtY47bbr/s1840/Christmas%20Tree%20waffles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="736" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7UyXKlC7MyRLW_y0Iu3SKV2fHZOUULZIfRi_WVH0skOvvqv6FsEde0sEB3vjA7vNQSndu231tU05NQ3IZreh72c1xcumLfr0hlL7dBqXdL5B4rTs-nXwa5DRMj4DErrVbgdQdu_95XOMr5EyN_ORCufwSSJGX1DYHHGqcLrHK5ytolzDCtY47bbr/s16000/Christmas%20Tree%20waffles.jpg" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Top with <a href="https://amzn.to/3YiwMii" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #a28aa9; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">holiday M&M’s</a> to look like ornaments and add a squirt of whipped cream at the top as a star!</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2140" data-attachment-id="2140" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Christmas tree waffles for kids" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="Cute Christmas Tree Waffles" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/http://www.kidandkinblog.com/2017/12/14/cute-christmas-tree-waffles/" data-large-file="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/https://i1.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christmas-tree-waffles-for-kids.png?fit=410%2C1024" data-medium-file="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/https://i1.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christmas-tree-waffles-for-kids.png?fit=120%2C300" data-orig-file="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/https://i1.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christmas-tree-waffles-for-kids.png?fit=800%2C2000" data-orig-size="800,2000" data-permalink="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445/http://www.kidandkinblog.com/2017/12/14/cute-christmas-tree-waffles/christmas-tree-waffles-for-kids-2/" data-recalc-dims="1" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/00000000000000/https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christmas-tree-waffles-for-kids.png?resize=800%2C2000" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christmas-tree-waffles-for-kids.png?w=800 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christmas-tree-waffles-for-kids.png?resize=120%2C300 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christmas-tree-waffles-for-kids.png?resize=768%2C1920 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christmas-tree-waffles-for-kids.png?resize=410%2C1024 410w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christmas-tree-waffles-for-kids.png?resize=150%2C375 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christmas-tree-waffles-for-kids.png?resize=600%2C1500 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180317085445im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.kidandkinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christmas-tree-waffles-for-kids.png?resize=60%2C150 60w" style="border: 0px; 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My kids love them with hot cocoa in cute <a href="https://amzn.to/3uNsyBJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #a28aa9; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Santa mugs</a>!</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To be extra fancy, try drizzling them with chocolate syrup or by adding sprinkles!</p><h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; 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This is not a sponsored post. Thank you!</em></p>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04408200011220512049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997793941935815017.post-5227319441103694352017-01-09T00:26:00.000+01:002017-01-09T00:26:24.924+01:0017 must-read books becoming movies in 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm an admitted book worm. Always have been. When I was a child I would stay up late after "lights out", reading by the light of my fish tank so my mom wouldn't catch me. I didn't read very much last year, but this year I vow to do better. I need to make time this year to escape into some good books.<br />
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Here are <b>17 must-read books that are becoming movies in 2017</b>. I hope I can read some if not all of them before watching the movies.<br />
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1. <a href="http://amzn.to/2iSqJ0u" target="_blank">Hidden Figures</a> - Release date: Jan 6, 2017<br />
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The true story of black female mathematicians and their quiet, unsung achievements for NASA in the 1960's.<br />
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2. <a href="http://amzn.to/2i7Q9IK" target="_blank">Fifty Shades Darker</a> - Release date: Feb. 10, 2017<br />
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Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele deepen their relationship in the the Fifty Shades of Grey sequel.<br />
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3. <a href="http://amzn.to/2ji9jcw" target="_blank">Before I Fall</a> - Release date: Mar 3, 2017<br />
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Highschooler Samantha relieves the day of her death over and over to untangle mysteries of her life and death<br />
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4. <a href="http://amzn.to/2iXkjiY" target="_blank">The Zookeeper's Wife</a> - Release date: March 31, 2017<br />
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Follow the story of the brave zookeepers who hide refugees in zoo during World War II. Check out my other favorite <a href="http://nowoodenspoons.blogspot.com/2012/07/currently-reading-holocaust-novels.html" target="_blank">WWII books</a>.<br />
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5. <a href="http://amzn.to/2jigaTn" target="_blank">Wonder </a>- Release date: April 7, 2017<br />
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Auggie is born with a face deformity. Read through different perspectives as Auggie attends mainstream school for the first time. We are all rooting for Auggie through friendship, compassion and empathy.<br />
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6. <a href="http://amzn.to/2iSiKmf" target="_blank">The Lost City of Z</a> - Release date: April 21, 2017<br />
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British explorer Percy gets lost searching for the fabled civilization in the Amazon.<br />
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7. <a href="http://amzn.to/2j6R0bc" target="_blank">The Circle</a> - Release date: April 28, 2017<br />
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Mae takes a job at a powerful internet company. Suspense builds as she climbs the corporate ladder and questions start arising about power, democracy and privacy.<br />
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8. <a href="http://amzn.to/2iSh1NF" target="_blank">Everything, Everything</a> - Release date: May 19, 2017<br />
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Teenage Maddy has a rare immunodeficiency disorder which makes her allergic to the outside world. When Olly, a boy, moves next door, Maddy falls in love and is willing to take a big risk.<br />
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9. <a href="http://amzn.to/2isqQyN" target="_blank">My Cousin Rachel</a> - Release date: July 14, 2017<br />
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A man named Philip inherits his cousin's fortune and estate after his mysterious death. His cousin's beautiful widow, Rachel may be guilty of killing his family.<br />
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10. <a href="http://amzn.to/2j6Uomw" target="_blank">The Dark Tower</a> - Release date: July 28, 2017<br />
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A trilogy series in which a gunslinger searches a magical world for a dark tower to set the world right in a journey of good and evil.<br />
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11. <a href="http://amzn.to/2i3XE51" target="_blank">The Mountain Between Us</a> - Release date: Oct 20, 2017<br />
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During a storm, two strangers charter a plane together. The unthinkable happens and they crash into wilderness. They now have to learn to depend on each other to survive.<br />
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12. <a href="http://amzn.to/2iXedPG" target="_blank">Let it Snow</a> - Release date: Nov 2017<br />
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Three interconnected love stories for the holidays.<br />
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13. <a href="http://amzn.to/2i3J2CY" target="_blank">Murder on the Orient Express</a> - Release date : Nov 22, 2017<br />
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A train is stopped on the tracks during a snowstorm. During the night a millionaire is murdered and the detective must figure out who the killer is.<br />
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14. <a href="http://amzn.to/2j6IzfQ" target="_blank">Annihilation</a> - Release date: TBD<br />
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Area X has seen it's share of explorers all which have had mysterious happenings. Follow the 12th expedition into this uncivilized terrain.<br />
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15. <a href="http://amzn.to/2j6UqKW" target="_blank">The House of Tomorrow</a> - Release date: TBD<br />
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A coming of age tale of Sebastian who has been homeschooled by his eccentric grandmother. When he meets Jared, a rebel 16 year old. Sebastian has to decide which path he wants to take.<br />
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16. <a href="http://amzn.to/2iXsD2h" target="_blank">The Nightingale</a> - Release date: TBD<br />
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The Nazi's have invaded France during WWII. The Nightingale tells the tale of 2 sisters fighting on either side of the war. Check out my other favorite <a href="http://nowoodenspoons.blogspot.com/2012/07/currently-reading-holocaust-novels.html" target="_blank">WWII novels</a>.<br />
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17. <a href="http://amzn.to/2j731gE" target="_blank">Thank You For Your Service</a> - Release date - TBD<br />
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A non-fiction book that follows the lives of soldiers who have come back from war. See what life is like for these heroes as they cope with PTSD, life back home and their most painful and intimate moments.<br />
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Back in 2012 I challenged myself to read 25 books and I ended up reading <a href="http://nowoodenspoons.blogspot.com/2013/01/30-books-in-2012.html" target="_blank">30 books in 2012</a>! You can also read my reviews of some of the books <a href="http://nowoodenspoons.blogspot.com/2013/07/30-books-in-2013-january-june.html" target="_blank">I read in 2013</a>.<br />
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04408200011220512049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997793941935815017.post-76462450475174840442017-01-01T17:48:00.000+01:002017-01-01T17:48:01.525+01:00Hello AgainHello again!<br />
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To start off the new year, I'm jumping back into this blogging space. When we moved from Germany, this blog took a backseat in my busy life. But, I'm ready to revive it.<br />
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Stay tuned for a new post to see how much the kids have grown since my last post . I'll be back soon with new fun finds, more recipes, creative crafts and of course some stateside travel posts!<br />
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Until then, happy new year everyone!Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04408200011220512049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997793941935815017.post-91987740005499315202014-06-08T10:48:00.001+02:002014-06-08T10:48:36.682+02:00Seeing the Northern Lights in Iceland<div style="text-align: center;">
February 16-20 we took a trip with our friends Michelle, Glenn and their daughter Emme (who is in Ariana's class). We traveled to <b>Iceland</b>. My main mission was to see the Northern Lights, and it happened!! It was glorious and magical! It's hard to explain and even photos don't do it justice, but it was beautiful and I tucked those special memories away in my heart. Here is a rundown of our trip.</div>
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Judah on his first flight! Iceland Air!</div>
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We stayed at the <a href="http://www.nli.is/">Northern Lights Inn</a> in Grindavik. It was pretty far away from the main city of Reykjavik. And by pretty far I mean we had to take a shuttle 5 mins to the Blue Lagoon, and then a 45 minute bus ride into the city. It was great being away from the city lights though. Perfect for viewing the Northern Lights! We were very lucky and saw the Aurora Borealis every night that we were there!</div>
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Below: My favorite shot of the Aurora Borealis!</div>
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The best known food in Iceland is <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 37px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g189970-d1852122-Reviews-Baejarins_Beztu_Pylsur-Reykjavik_Capital_Region.html">Baejarins Beztu Pylsur</a>, a hotdog stand. Of course we had to try them. I thought they were okay.</span></span></div>
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Ariana and Emme learning the basics of chess in our hotel thanks to the help of the Dads.</div>
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We also went to the divide between the 2 tectonic plates, American and European (above), and the Gullfoss waterfall (below).</div>
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We spent an hour or so at the <a href="http://www.bluelagoon.com/blue-lagoon-spa/">Blue Lagoon</a> on our last day. This geothermal spa was only a short drive from our hotel. It is a manmade lagoon with naturally heated water<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #252525;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">98–102 °F that flow from a lava flow nearby. It's warm water is rich in minerals such as silica and sulphur and it's supposed to be very good for your skin. Unfortunaly the day we went the winds were too strong and even though the water was warm your face was freezing in the whipping winds. Michelle came away with icicles in her hair!</span></span></span></span></div>
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Michelle found a great craft for the girls to make Northern Lights pictures using black construction paper and chalk!</div>
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It was a very fun trip with our friends. Here is all of us at the last dinner of our trip.</div>
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I had so much fun rounding up these handmade mustache accessories for little ones. Check out my <a href="http://theshoppingmama.com/2014/03/mustache-march-accessories-for-littles/">Mustache March Round-Up post on The Shopping Mama</a> to get all the details! </div>
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I love handmade valentine's. I knew that we would be making valentines for all of Ariana's friends instead of getting the store bought kind with characters on them. I also knew I didn't want to go too fancy. Pinterest can get a little crazy this time of year with mamas overdoing what should be a simple fun project for the kids. Don't get me wrong there are a lot of cute ideas out there, but some of them took too much parent involvement and I wanted something she could do as a weekend craft that would be cute and have a handmade touch.<br />
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We decided on something pretty simple. I had lots of different valentine patterned paper in my paper stash so I pulled out all the ones I could find and gave her a heart hole puncher and she went to town.<br />
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We cut some pink and white card stock (pink for the girls, white for the boys) into about 4x5 size and I rounded the corners. I helped her draw a heart in the center of her paper and she stamped "Happy Valentine's Day" in the center. Then we randomly glued on all those confetti hearts that she had cut out and finished off the whole thing with some red or gold glitter glue trim.<br />
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There are only 8 kids in her class, including her, so it wasn't too many to make. But she ended up making some for her teachers and us too, it was sweet. Making these valentines kept her entertained for a long time and we actually did it over the course of 2 days because gluing the hearts ended up being pretty time consuming.<br />
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On the back she stamped "love" (she loves stamps) and then wrote her name. Each valentine was personalized with the child's name on the front too.Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04408200011220512049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997793941935815017.post-65793465261024365302014-02-10T10:48:00.000+01:002014-02-10T10:48:47.322+01:00Tübingen Chocolate Festival<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm a little behind on posting the adventures we've been having. With a new baby and a kindergartener, being a room mom for school, and working part time for The Shopping Mama on top of regular mom/military wife duties I was starting to feel stretched too thin. By the start of Christmas break I was struggling to keep up. I wasn't finding a good balance and it was wearing me out.</div>
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Once Ariana was out of school for Christmas, I basically shut down and spent more time focusing on me and us. I spent a lot of time just grounding myself at home with my kids and husband. Finding the right balance is still a struggle but I'm hoping to "catch up" on a few things on the blog. I like this place to keep a record of our life. Not only for our family back in USA but also for me to look back on.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In December we took an overnight trip to <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><b>Tübingen to the Chocolate Festival</b>. It was a much needed little getaway. It was a 3 hour drive away, and we stayed at a local military base hotel but sleeping somewhere new, tasting lots of chocolates and just getting some space from our day to day routine was exactly what we needed. Because Richard still had to work we only went for one night. We had such a good time and tried some new foods too!</span></span></div>
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Chocolate on homemade potato chips. Salty and sweet, oh my!! Perfection!</div>
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Judah on his first overnight away from home. Milk drunk in the morning on our bed while we were packing. 3 Months old!</div>
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Lola our Elf came to visit us in the hotel and brought Ariana a little chocolate bear.</div>
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We woke up the next morning and went back to the chocolate festival to see more.</div>
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Eating a brat, and proof that Judah was there all bundled up!</div>
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Yesterday I was bored and it was a rainy chilly autumn day here in Germany. I was grocery shopping and craving something pumpkin and sweet. I grabbed a few items and went home to whip up this delicious pumpkin spice muffin recipe. I added a streusel topping to make it a little bit fancier and more like something you would find in a coffee shop or serve at a brunch. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Pumpkin Spice Muffins </span></b></div>
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<u>Pumpkin Spice Muffins:</u></div>
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1 box spice cake mix</div>
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1 can pumpkin</div>
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2 eggs</div>
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2 teaspoons vanilla</div>
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<u>Pecan Brown Sugar Struesel:</u></div>
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1/2 cup chopped pecan pieces</div>
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1/4 cup brown sugar</div>
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1/4 cup granulated sugar</div>
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1/2 cup flour</div>
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2 teaspoons cinnamon</div>
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4 tablespoons butter, melted</div>
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Preheat oven to 350.</div>
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Mix together ingredients for streusel topping in a small bowl, set aside.</div>
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Mix together cake mix, pumpkin, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl. Don't worry, your batter will be really thick. Pour into lined muffin tins. Top with struesel topping, slightly pressing into muffin mixture.</div>
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Bake 20-25 mins or until toothpick comes out clean. Makes 12 muffins.</div>
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My daughter and I enjoyed having them this morning with mugs of hot cocoa!</div>
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Yesterday was my due date and yep I'm still pregnant! No due date baby again in this house!</div>
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We're SOOO ready for him to make his appearance it's getting ridiculous! Everyone has been checking on me daily, friends and family and strangers are constantly asking "how are you feeling?"</div>
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While I'm loving the fact that they are so attentive and so ready to meet him too, seriously I'm over being pregnant. I'm uncomfortable and I'm ready for my discomfort to be progressive. I want that baby in my arms already!</div>
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I really don't want to be induced, I'd much rather go in labor on my own naturally so hopefully it will happen soon and we won't have to worry about it. I have a doctor appointment today which bums me out because for the longest time he was measuring big (both on the outside and with an ultrasound). I honestly didn't think I would make it this far, much less out of August. And now I'm heading to an "past my due date appointment". </div>
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Let's go baby! Any day now!!</div>
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Serve slightly warm with powdered sugar. Scoop of ice cream is optional but very yummy!</div>
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Orignal recipe found <a href="http://www.cooksister.com/2012/08/mirabelle-plum-clafoutis.html">here</a>.</div>
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Welcome to the nursery! Inspired by sea-glass and wild adventures!</div>
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Decorating nurseries are seriously my favorite thing. I loved decorating for Ariana and I loved decorating for our Little Mister just as much. Decorating for a boy was so much fun! The colors are mostly blue, aqua, turquoise, green, and gray.</div>
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All the big furniture we bought when we were pregnant with Ariana. The crib, dresser, changing table and rocker/glider.</div>
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This Emerson quote was the very first thing that I saw and I knew I wanted it in our nursery. I found it at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/GoodLifeZines" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Good Life Zines</a> on Etsy. It seems it was an older print and the seller was amazing working with me to get the size I wanted! </div>
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So that about wraps up his nursery. I could stay in there all day. I often go in there and sit in the rocking chair and just look around. I know he's coming soon and I hope this little space suits him because I'm in love with it!</div>
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About half way through my pregnancy when I was searching for things to decorate the nursery with I kept stumbling upon wooden abacus toys. I liked the idea of making a giant wooden abacus for his wall above his changing table. For a while I wasn't sure how I was going to make it, but then with some help from my husband it all came together. </div>
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This really became a family project with everyone helping, even Ariana painted some beads. I really love how it turned out and wanted to share how we made it. It's not as hard as it looks and it's great because you can customize the colors to match whatever room you are displaying it in.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Giant Abacus Wall Decor</u></span></b></div>
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- Piece of wood measuring 1.75 x 1in and at least 84 inches long - cut into 4 pieces total. 2, 18 inch pieces and 2, 24 inch pieces.</div>
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- Wooden beads. I ordered 100 of these 38mm/1.5 inch beads with a .5 inch hole from <a href="http://www.craftparts.com/38mm-112-wooden-round-beads-hole-p-1007.html">here</a>. <i>(We only used 80)</i></div>
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- Wooden dowels. We got our from the local hardware store 8mm/0.25inch in diameter and 23 inches long. We used 8 dowels.</div>
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- Paint and paintbrushes (white for frame, colors of choice for beads)</div>
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- Clear Gloss Spray Paint</div>
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- Drill and 8mm drill bit</div>
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- Ruler and pencil</div>
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- Nails and hammer</div>
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Saw (to cut your wood or dowels if not precut)</div>
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Newspaper or wax paper (for drying your painted wood on).</div>
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Craft Smart Acyrlic Paint - Mint Green (diluted with white)</div>
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<i>Note: Our giant wall abacus measures 24x18, and has 8 rows of beads. The following directions are for this exact abacus. If you want your abacus smaller or bigger use these directions as a starting off point.</i></div>
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1. Once you've bought all your supplies make sure your wood is cut to the sizes you need. Remember you will need 2, 18 inch pieces for the sides of your frame and 2, 24 inch pieces for your top and bottom. Your dowels need to be cut to measure 23 inches long.</div>
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2. On your 18 inch pieces of wood (your sides) use your ruler and make a mark in the center of your wood at the top and bottom. Using your ruler, connect the marks and make a line running down the center of your wood. Along the center line measure length wise and make 8 marks, 2 inchs apart. This is where you will drill holes for your dowels to go.</div>
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3. Make a mark 0.5 inch down on one of your dowels. Using your drill, along the marked spots, drill about 0.5 inch down on each piece of wood. Be careful to make sure the holes are straight and centered on each point that you made so they are centered. Check the depth using your dowel with the 0.5 inch mark. Your drill holes have to be at least 0.5 inches deep but it's okay if they are a little deeper.</div>
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4. If you need to, using the sandpaper, sand any rough edges you have on your wooden frame pieces and dowels. My wooden beads came very smooth so they didn't need any extra attention.</div>
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5. Now you can start painting! Painting your frame pieces white and your beads the colors of your choice. Each row will have 10 beads of a certain color. We made 8 rows of 10 beads each, so we used 80 beads in total. Add a second coat as needed. Let them dry as directed.</div>
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For this box, one of the activities was a watercolor "under the sea" animals craft. The other was a sailboat and there was even a bonus activity! I made a list of 10 things I love about Kiwi Crate and shared it with TSM readers. I thought I would share my two favorite things about Kiwi Crate here too.<br />
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To read the <b>8 other things</b> I love about kiwi crate, be sure to check out my <a href="http://theshoppingmama.com/2013/08/10-things-we-love-about-kiwi-crate-review/">Kiwi Crate review</a> post.<br />
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When it's time to make my grocery list or weekly menu I head over to <a href="http://pinterest.com/nowoodenspoons/boards/">my pinteres</a>t to find some new recipes almost every week. I recently created a "weekly menu" board to save my recipes I'm using that week to and it changes constantly. It's just a great place to save the recipes I'll be using during the week. Then of course I save them to my "food love" board or whatever category they fall under. </div>
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Last weekend we went to the Wittlich Pig Festival. It's held every year in the village of Wittlich in Germany. </div>
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According to a legend, the town of Wittlich was a walled fortress. One night the guard lost the pin to secure the gate to the city. When he couldn't find it, he locked the door with a carrot. During the night a pig came along and ate the carrot, the gate opened and an army came in and ransacked the city. The angry townspeople herded together the pigs and roasted them. Since then, the town of Wittlich has been known as the town of the pig burners and every year they have a festival. </div>
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Finally our delicious sandwiches with amazing German mustard! Eating under a tent with pretty lights and glass bottles of coke, yum!</div>
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I also hit my 37 week mark that day. It was such a fun day and such a great carnival especially great for kids with lots of games and rides! The food was yummy too! Love those pig burners!</div>
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A few weeks ago I posted the <a href="http://nowoodenspoons.blogspot.de/2013/07/a-quilt-for-little-mister-34-weeks.html">triangle baby quilt</a> I made for our little mister. I'm back today to share some details on how I made it. </div>
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I made my quilt with help from blog posts <a href="http://eliseblaha.typepad.com/golden/2012/09/how-to-make-a-triangle-quilt.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.happytogethercreates.com/2012/06/how-i-made-triangle-quilt.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJvDOEFlJ4s">this video</a> about hand stitching the binding.</div>
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I used this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H1XXN8/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">white thread</a> for my basic sewing and this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003SBINOI/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1">lime green thread</a> for my accent color. This <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GM5CSQ/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1">hand quilting thread</a> was used for the binding.</div>
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I spent a whole day cutting out all the triangles. They measure 6 inches. Then I stacked them up by color and began laying them out into a pattern. Some people just sew them together as they go not really paying attention to the layout, but I wanted mine pre-layed out so I would know what the outcome would be.</div>
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Ariana helped me find the right pattern. There are 17 triangles in each row and there are 11 rows. I stacked each row up and labeled them to keep track of how I want my layout to be.</div>
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Then I began sewing the triangles together. I started with sewing the triangles in each row first, then sewed the rows together (row 1 and 2 together, row 3 and 4 together) to make sets.</div>
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This was the fun part because you could start to see it coming together and lining up nicely. Not all the triangles lined up perfectly but they were close enough.</div>
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And then before I knew it, I had a quilt top. This is when I really kicked it into high gear. Seeing the quilt top come together really made me fall in love with it even more and I couldn't wait to see the whole thing finished!</div>
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Then I had to sandwich the top layer, the batting and the back together and sew it all together.</div>
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I went along each side of each triangle because I figured that since it was a baby quilt it would have a lot of wear and tear and washing and this would help it hold up. Then I hand stitched on the binding and it was done. You can see the rest of the finished quilt in my post <a href="http://nowoodenspoons.blogspot.de/2013/07/a-quilt-for-little-mister-34-weeks.html">here</a>.</div>
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In just over a week Ariana will be stepping into her German Immersion Kindergarten class for the first time. </div>
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I'm trying not to get emotional about it, but this is the beginning of her full time, formal education for the next 13 years. Not just preschool but "real" school.</div>
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Ariana's not nervous at all, and already knows her teacher since she's seen her around CLA. She's excited to have real school supplies this year. A primary notebook, folders, her own pencil box!</div>
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To help us prepare for the big day we put together a little coffee themed goodie bag for our teacher to help her get back into "the grind".</div>
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See more of our <a href="http://theshoppingmama.com/2013/08/coffee-themed-back-to-school-teacher-gift-free-printable/">back to school teacher gift </a>at The Shopping Mama and see what all we put in there or what other suggestions might work if you wanted to make something similar for your own kid's teachers this year.</div>
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There is also a <a href="http://theshoppingmama.com/2013/08/coffee-themed-back-to-school-teacher-gift-free-printable/">free printable</a> for the gift tag that I created to make putting together your gift a little easier!</div>
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The past few weeks people have been eyeballing my big pregnant belly and announcing triumphantly that "it's a girl". Not one person, not two, but several. And some of them have even taken to rubbing my belly without asking. When I say people, I mean cashiers at checkout, teachers at summer camp. Complete strangers.</div>
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Little Mister is due to make is arrival in a little over 3 weeks. September 8th is creeping up on us. Are we ready?</div>
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His little clothes are washed and put away. We've got a bassinet set up in our room. The swing and bouncer from Ariana are cleaned and waiting. We've got diapers and wipes. If he came now, we'd be ready, but if he waited a little longer we'd be more organized and my house would be cleaner. But who needs organization right?</div>
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I've only got 1 thing in my hospital bag. It's crazy how quickly you forget what you need to take with you. And I still have to pack his items and Ariana's bag for her sleepover with her friend when the time comes.</div>
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My hips are starting to ache. I have no room to breathe. I feel like I can't stretch any further. Sleep has been difficult and painful. I move so slow. And every now and then I'll get a really bad Braxton Hicks contraction that takes my breath away and I think <b>"Let's do this, I'm over being pregnant, I'm ready"</b></div>
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I find myself staring at his ultrasound photo, trying to picture what he's really going to look like. And I can't wait to hold him on my chest and cuddle him close. Watch his little hands open and close and stare into his eyes and meet him for the first time. Nurse him, and wrap him up in those soft blankets and smell his little head and pat his little butt.</div>
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Then I get a little overwhelmed with how perfect I want things to be. How I'd love to vacuum out the car and how I'm struggling with enough energy to keep the house moderately clean when my brain is telling me I need to scrub the windows. And I feel his little kicks and hiccups and I want him to stay in there a little bit longer and I think <b>"Nope, I'm not ready, I need a few more weeks, stay put little guy"</b> I want a little bit more time to focus solely on Ariana. To be able to make it through open house and the first day of school and not be in the hospital or with a baby who is days old. Because I know those first few days/weeks are hard. Emotionally, physically, hormonally stressful and it takes some time to get into the swing of things and how our family dynamics are going to change.</div>
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But whether he comes tomorrow, on his due date (like his sister) or 3 days late (I really hope not) it will all work out.</div>
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<i>Eating</i> the last of the black cherries I bought the other day.</div>
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<i>Loving </i>these cooler 70 degree days. It beats 100 degree heat anytime, especially during a summer pregnancy.</div>
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<i>Tidying</i> up the guest room for my mom's upcoming visit post-baby.</div>
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<i>Anxious</i> for the school year to start. Ariana is going into German Immersion Kindergarten this year.</div>
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<i>Planning</i> quick and easy meals I can have on hand once the baby arrives.</div>
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<i>Wishing</i> I had a house elf to some cleaning around here.</div>
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<i>Happy </i>to have celebrated my 29th (and 1st) birthday in Germany. The other 2 I was lucky enough to be with family in Florida.</div>
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<i>Waiting</i> on my new carseat for Little Mister to arrive in the mail. It's the last of the baby items!<br />
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A week ago, we took a day trip to France to a <a href="http://www.montagnedessinges.com/fr/parc.php?id_cat=1">La Montagne des Singes</a>. It's a monkey park where you can get up close and personal with some monkeys! You can even feed them if you want to!</div>
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When I found out about it I knew I wanted to go. Summer was the perfect time. It was a good drive, about 2.5 hours from our house in Germany, and if we had planned it better we would have stayed the night and done some more things locally in that area. Maybe next time. We had such a great time though and it was exciting getting to be a few feet away from these chilled out, free roaming Barbary Macaques.</div>
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This mama monkey (or dad, not sure we saw a few dads carrying the babies around) was proud to show off this new baby. The workers often shooed the babies away from the visitors to keep the babies safe and to keep the parent monkeys from suddenly freaking out on us. But, we were lucky and got a few minutes of uninterrupted up close and personal time with this little guy. And let me tell you he was even more precious in person!</div>
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It took long enough for summer to get into full swing here in Germany. And now that it's finally here our backyard has been full of butterflies. Ariana has learned to gently catch them and put them in her bug box to study and observe.</div>
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The other afternoon she had up to 5 butterflies in her box that she caught all by herself. </div>
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I'm not a seamstress y'all. I don't really sew, but...</div>
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I'm pretty proud of this project! I know it's the biggest <a href="http://nowoodenspoons.blogspot.de/search/label/sewing">sewing project</a> I've done, and I'm pretty sure it's the biggest craft project I've EVER taken on.</div>
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I knew I wanted a pretty triangle quilt for the little mister when I found the first thing (a print) that inspired the nursery. I kept finding all these pretty quilts on Etsy but man were they pricy and none of them were exactly what I wanted. </div>
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I knew I wanted to make my own triangle quilt when I thought about how simple it would be and how much I (and hopefully he) would love it. </div>
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I haven't shared the nursery yet. It's still a work in progress but I'd say I'm 90% done. Just waiting on a few things to arrive in the mail and finding a rug has been frustrating to say the least. This quilt really brings it all together and I smile everytime I see it in there.</div>
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This truly was a labor of love. Hours upon hours of cutting, measuring, pinning, sewing, work. It was both harder than I thought it would be, and easier than I thought it would be at the same time. </div>
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My blood, sweat and tears went into this quilt. Literally.</div>
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Blood - I pricked myself several times and cut myself once with my rotary cutter.</div>
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Sweat - I've been working on this on and off for the past month and a half in the 90 degree heat (with no air conditioning)</div>
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Tears - Ok so no as many tears but a few hot mad tears when I made a simple mistake and had to fix it and giddy tears when I got so close to the end and I was still in love with it.</div>
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I practically flew through the last of it once I got the quilt top put together. I could barely stand it I loved it so much. </div>
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Sewing around each triangle was pretty time consuming but I love the way it looks and hopefully this will hold up nicely.</div>
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He's going to be very cozy this winter with his quilt and the <a href="http://nowoodenspoons.blogspot.de/2013/05/babys-first-blanket.html">baby blanket I crocheted</a> a few months ago.</div>
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I'm working on a post to share my progress through the quilt and the methods/tutorials I used etc. But the colors are greens, aquas, turquoise, gray and white.</div>
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Not all my lines are straight but it's made with love and it's perfectly imperfect. I'm in love with it!</div>
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And since I'm feeling pretty round and pregnant these days, here is a photo of me from yesterday at 34 weeks. Technically I still have 6 weeks until my due date but I'm guessing he's going to come earlier than that. I have a growth ultrasound later this week to measure how big he is getting!</div>
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In case you didn't know. I was one of those people on baby watch on Monday as soon as I heard the news that Kate Middleton was in labor. Was it going to be a Prince or a Princess? I thought (or maybe I thought it would be cute) for them to have a little Princess but I was wrong. His Royal Highness George Alexander Louis was born later that day!</div>
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To celebrate his royal birth I created a gift guide over at <a href="http://theshoppingmama.com/2013/07/the-royal-baby-gifts-fit-for-a-prince/">The Shopping Mama</a>!</div>
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It's full of posh and stylish baby gear and gifts.</div>
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Check out these "<a href="http://theshoppingmama.com/2013/07/the-royal-baby-gifts-fit-for-a-prince/">gifts fit for a prince</a>". I'm sort of in love with them and want them for my own little prince!</div>
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And of course little Prince George is just precious and I hope Will and Kate are settling into parenthood over these first few weeks.</div>
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This Nature Scavenger Hunt would be great for the backyard, local park, or a walk in the woods depending on what is around you.</div>
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I whipped up the list one morning after breakfast and I printed it so that it was about half the size of my printer paper (about 5x7) and easy for her to carry in her bicycle basket.</div>
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We took her bike down to the local walking path and start our photo scavenger hunt. She was excited to start searching she hopped on her bike and off she went!</div>
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Some of the items were easy to find while others like the butterfly presented more of a challenge but it was fun to watch her and she enjoyed discovering nature around her and checking things off her list as she found them.</div>
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And for the city dwellers I've created a City Scavenger Hunt for you too. I tried to include things that I thought most cities would have and that would be easy for kids to find.</div>
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I included pictures and words to help with reading and word association that's perfect for preschool/kindergarten age but can also be used for older or younger kids too.</div>
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You can make your own version of scavenger hunt lists by just thinking about things you would see in your backyard or around your neighborhood! It's fun! Even I joined in on the fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to check out these other <a href="http://www.craftandcraveblog.com">fun crafts for kids</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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We vacationed on the island of Sardinia (off the coast of Italy) for a week.</div>
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Our first and last nights we enjoyed dining at the on-site restaurant. We cooked 3 pasta meals in our kitchenette, and made sandwhiches for most lunches. Once we ventured into Alghero for dinner along the port.</div>
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We all enjoyed octopus a few times. Ariana really loves it!</div>
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We took the local Beach Bus up closer to Alghero and spent a day at the Maria Pia beach. There was a little snack snack and lots of umbrellas and chairs to rent. </div>
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My wonderful husband of 9 years! While we were there we celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary. I can't imagine a better man to spend this lovely life with!</div>
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Me at 31 weeks pregnant.</div>
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After spending a few hours on the beach splashing in the cool water and playing in the sand we hopped on the Beach Bus again to check out the Port. We indulged in refreshing Gelato and walked around doing some souviener shopping and exploring the area a little.</div>
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Later that night we walked on the cliffs by our beach to watch the sunset as a family. We had fun playing around with some family shots.</div>
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The next day we enjoyed our private beach that was part of the campground/hotel. It was very rocky and would have been more enjoyable if we had water shoes or snorkeling gear but we still had a good time.</div>
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We enjoyed collecting sea glass and I had bought kites from Amazon for us to take with us on our trip. We only ended up opening one (Ariana's red one). We had fun playing with that even though the breeze in the cove wasn't strong enough to keep it up for very long.</div>
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We spent as much time as we could at the pool and over the week Ariana became more and more brave. She took a few weeks of swimming lessons earlier this summer but that time in the pools in Sardinia really helped her find her "fins" if you will. </div>
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She went from being cautious and wearing her floaties, to doing jumps and flips in the water and trying to hold her breath as long as she could. She made it 12 seconds a time or to but usually she averaged around 8 seconds. Pretty impressive.</div>
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The one planned touristy thing that we did was take a boat ride out to Neptune's Grotto.</div>
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Breakfast at the village/campground was very unique. Our breakfast was included and it came with a giant roll, individual packages of nutella, butter, honey and jelly, a juice and coffee and a croissant. It was a carb loaded breakfast. The blood orange juice was just amazing! New pregnancy craving!</div>
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During the day around the pool they would have music and dancing, water gym and sometimes activities for the kids. Ariana loved the archery!</div>
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The last night we enjoyed real Italian pizza and pasta at the village restaurant. I had a seafood spaghetti and Ariana had pizza of course.</div>
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Our week in Sardinia was just what we needed. No cell phones, no internet, no tv just good quality family time relaxing and having fun. It's something I think our family really enjoys having vacations where we can just focus on each other and having fun.</div>
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It was also special because it was our last vacation as just a family of 3!</div>
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