Playing Hooky

We're going on a little road trip today. It really wasn't planned hooky from school, but when your options are limited, you have to do what you can. It so happens that I have to be down in Ann Arbor today in the middle of the day, and with no real alternative, the kiddo is joining me on my little adventure. It would be a lie, though, if I said I was disappointed. We'll make a day of it and hit our favorite toy store, as well as Whole Foods and Trader Joe's! So, rather than Kindergarten lunch #15, a road trip snacker it was instead. And, we're off!

Trader Joe's mini 12 grain crackers, yellow bell pepper, raspberries, leftover baked chicken, and frozen yogurt cars.

I still swear by these silicone ice trays for making frozen yogurt shapes. The kiddo loves them and there is always a bag full of random shapes in the freezer. Greek yogurt works the best, and I only use Chobani or Brown Cow, so I can't say how other brands will hold up, but I imagine any would be fine. You can do this with applesauce too!

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On Our Way

As you read this post, we are on our way to Columbus, Ohio. I know, I know.. it's not a trip to the Bahamas or anything, but it is still a family mini-vacation, and a well needed one, at that. It is just about a 4 hour drive for us, so just at the tipping point for mom to rip all her hair out the 4-year-old, but I'm sure we'll manage. Having been to the area before we had a kid, we knew it would be a good place to go back to that will offer lots of family fun without needing to take a ton of time off work. Hell-looo?! Did anyone say Columbus Zoo & Aquarium? Be warned that any readers may be subjected to heavy doses of pictures next week!

In the meantime, there is lunch. These are from the day before we left, but you can bet we have some snacks packed for the trip, too. And, yes, we packed our Easylunchboxes for the trip! We can't leave home without them!

 

A salad lunch with mixed greens, cheese scraps, and the last few kalamata olives with Ranch dressing in the container, some watermelon and kiwi, and delicious local beans from the Farmer's Market.

Snack box with Goldfish crackers, grapes, cashews and butterscotch chips, Swiss cheese, strawberries, and a mix of cucumbers and bell peppers.

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Road Trip Snack Box

It's inevitable that my child gets dragged here and there, but sometimes 'there' is an all day affair. I had to travel downstate for a doctor's appointment, and the driving alone is three hours, so packing snacks is essential. We're saving both time and money this way. Besides, when I get downstate, I also spend a bit of both of those at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods (perhaps a favorite educational toystore too), so why waste it?

Cucumbers and carrots, apples and peanut butter, mini chocolate bar, mozzarella cheese cubes, Goldfish crackers, Clif Kid fruit rope, Naturebox cranberry almond bites, and dried mango with cashews.

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Pure Michigan Lunch

Let me first say that I'm a Michigander through and through. I love the lakes and the forests, the sun and the snow (sometimes within days of each other), going up north and down state, spring rains to autumn colors, busy cities or open country, and everything in between. Fishing, biking, boating, hiking, cultural centers, zoos, museums, gardens, and so on, but most of all, for me, it's family and a lifetime of memories made and yet to come. That's my Michigan!
If you haven't visited Michigan, and would like to, one of the best places to start is at Pure Michigan, Michigan's official travel and tourism site. And, while you're here, let's do lunch!

Michigan turkey and provolone sandwich, a colorful 'forest' of mixed greens with chocolate biscuit 'morel' mushrooms, Michigan cherries, cucumber cars (automotive capital, you know), and blue Jello with a Provolone cheese Mackinac Bridge and fish.

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