It's Pink!

Anyone who knows Jack, knows how much he loves the color pink. (Much to Craig's disappointment.) When my MOPS magazine came this month with a recipe for pink applesauce, I knew Jack would be ecstatic. (Making applesauce together is a favorite activity of ours, and something we like to do together during Maren's naps.) Jack was a little confused when I didn't peel the apples, but when he learned the skin was going to turn the applesauce pink, he let me continue. As usual, Jack ate almost as many bites of apples as he put into the steamer basket, and the applesauce was a huge success. Here's the recipe for Jack's now "favorite" applesauce:

PINK APPLESAUCE
1. steam 4 red apples (we like pink ladies)
2. blend with 1 and 1/2 tsp. lemon juice, 1/2 C. water, and white sugar to taste

Rainy Day Bribery

Originally we had planned to spend the morning at the park, but the forecast called for rain all day. What better way to spend a rainy day than to try to take two kids to the mall, right? Jack and Maren are both in need of Fall clothes, and unfortunately, Maren needs to be with me to try jeans on when I buy them. I took Jack by The Cookie Factory at the beginning of our trip and told him he could pick out a cookie when we left if he could be a "good shopper." Though he was a "good shopper" (and only had to make two trips to the potty), we left with no clothes and a cookie with more sprinkles than there were pouring from the sky outside. Oh well, I guess it filled our rainy morning up and a little bribery never hurt anyone. (Milo enjoyed eating all the leftovers off the floor too!)

Jack Goes To Preschool

Last Thursday Jack had his first day of preschool. The whole event was a little bittersweet for me, but Jack had a ball. I spent the weeks prior to his first day anxious and teary-eyed; however, Jack was counting down the days. He was so excited when his big day finally arrived. He had a great time at school, and was only disappointed that he hadn't gotten to use every school supply from his backpack. I tried to remind him that it was just the first day, and there were many more days to come!