Make Love Not War & Happy Children

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Today is International Day of Peace!

At this very moment, UN peacekeepers around the world are risking their lives in the name of peace.

These men and women in blue helmets – more than 100,000 in total, making them the second largest deployed military in the world – can be found in 16 of the world’s most dangerous conflict areas.

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Happy WW~ One of my favorite shots this summer!

Tristan snuck in this kiss while we were riding the trolly in Mammoth. Clark is in the Ergo here.

Teething Tales and To Do’s!

My precious darling is STILL teething! It’s been 6 wks!!!

And today, my tooth hurts! I’m due for a dental appointment that I keep putting off- the dreaded ROOT CANAL. Yes, that’d me! *sigh*

I can’t put it off any longer. I need to get it over with. I’m actually really comfortable at the dentist. It helps that Dr. Li is really nice I’ve been going to him since I was 8 years old. He’s a great guy. I was once part of the “no-cavity” club but those days are long gone. O’well!

Today, I have so much do I don’t even know where to begin! Yikes. Tristan is at my parents and I should be utilizing my time wisely (this counts).

Like a bad mommy,  I missed Clark’s 4 month appt. last week… I completely forget to write it down on my calendar. Oopsie. They sent me a letter threatnening to charge me $50 buckaroo’s! Garsh. It was one of those things I had totally thought about to but never confirmed my suspicions.

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Be A Green Bookworm: Read Used!

Last week, before I left for vacation someone offered a “big box of children’s books” on Freecycle. I couldn’t resist. Especially, when the description revealed the box mainly contained toddler books. The box was full of great books. He loves the Three Stre-e-etchy Frogs & Ten Little Ladybugs books. Each book goes for $10.95!

There were also a lot of Weekly Reader books inside which are excellent hardback reads. I grew up reading Weekly Reader. Books aren’t cheap and neither are book clubs.  When I see an offer like that on Freecycle it’s worth taking advantage of .  You never knoow what you’ll end up with – it’s a gamble but for the most part… I’ve always been lucky.

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Bike Riding, Baby Wearing, & the Mammoth Mtn. Trail

New ECP Read!

NWF’s Children’s Magazine: Wild Animal Baby!

Outdoor Etiquette: “Lend a Hand. Care for the Land!”

Green Smoothie Rocket Pops!

I’m totally loving these popsicle molds by Tovelo. My son absolutely adores them too and has not stopped asking about them since they arrived at our door last week. We have some cheapie ones from Target as well but I’m afraid those aren’t BPA FREE. Which is why I bought these they’re not lined with BPA. Instead they’re made without the yuckies and they’re groovy.

These rocket pops remind me of the “bomb pops” I grew up on from the ice cream man.  Except that the mixtures that going into these rocket pops are100% natural! I made a green smoothie version and poured it right into the molds. Hooray for healthy treats! My mom let me borrow her VitaMix blender so I could pulverize some flax seeds and I decided I would take advantage of it’s mighty power and blend up the fresh strawberries we’d bought and make popsicles for Tristan.

Here’s what you need:

3-4 pineapples spears

1 1/2 cups of strawberries

1 banana

1 big handful of your favorite green- we used spinach and it was probably a little less than a handful. -

About a 1tsp of agave (optional)

ENJOY!

This is definitely something the kids will love to snack on for a treat. What makes it so great is that your kids will eat it right up and not care a bit about the greens AND it’s a perfect way to cool off in the summer.  My son LOVES this recipe.  Create your own and have fun with it!

What’s your favorite summer smoothie mixture?