Muffin Tin Meals

YUMMY!  I had to share this little luncheon idea, although it wasn’t my idea to begin with. I originally found it HERE - one of my very favorite blogs!  I'm not sure where she got it from originally.  (I'm not even sure if I am doing that link correctly since it is the first time I'm trying it)!  Now, for anyone that knows me - you know that I am not all that creative and I did not cut out cool shapes.  YET!  I am inspired though!   Needless to say, I’ve copied the idea!  I try to give Sophia one of these fun lunches once a week...she loves it.  She even likes them for breakfast.  The presentation is fun, she gets a variety of foods...and it’s special (that’s the whole point really). 

She is such a good eater that making them is really a piece of cake for me.  But honestly, I think it's a good idea in that it DOES really help to ensure that we (parents) ARE giving our children a variety of foods!  I hope we can continue this - and involve Demetri in his own way soon too!  I have his muffin tin and cups all ready and waiting.  I recommend getting the silicone baking cups to do this!  They are much easier to clean and they are very sturdy.  I've even put things like yogurt, lentils, and hummus in them and it's great because they don't soak through.  Plus, I use them for all my muffin and cupcake baking!  

Do you have a fun lunch idea for kids?  Please share it with me ...we’re always looking for fun things to try here (translated: looking for more ideas to copy!)  I am probably one of the LEAST creative people I know....so all ideas are welcome in this house!  I love to learn new things!

My little graduate

This past (academic) year at Church, Sophia started to ask where the kids were going after receiving Holy Communion.  They were gong to  - Catechism.  She was actually too young to officially enroll her, so I hadn’t thought anything of it.  I just assumed that she was too young to even WANT to leave me.  I asked the Director if I could perhaps bring her in to see if she could “make it” through a class. She is a wonderful woman and suggested I actually go sit in the class with her to make her feel comfortable.  So, there I was, with Demetri in the sling, sitting in a little preschool chair in the corner of the room.  It was bittersweet watching her sitting at the table with the other kids.  Honestly, I just don't want her to grow up that fast.   She loved it!  I started bringing her every single Sunday after she received Communion.  If there was a week that there wasn’t class for some reason, she was so disappointed.  Well, this week was graduation and Sophia received her first little certificate for completing Catechism!  Surprisingly, she even posed for the picture below (a challenge lately)!  We were all very proud of her and very thankful to Ms. Evi for letting her participate in the class this year!  She is already looking forward to September.