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The beloved blankies


Liam will be 5 in just over a month. We started some kindergarten work with him this past week. I guess he’s done kindergarten work since he turned 4, because that’s when I started to teach him to read. He is a great reader now and is doing super well with kindergarten math! We just really need to work on that kid’s handwriting. Just over the few days we’ve been doing the math workbook, I’ve seen his numbers improve. I have a fast learner who loves to learn. I mean, that kid loves.to.learn! I have to actually force him to stop and take breaks.

Why am I saying all this? Because this grown up kid, the kindergartner, the one who is about to turn 5? Yeah, him. He still loves his blankie. The one he has had since he was a baby. We’ve had moments of frantically searching for that thing right before bedtime. There used to be days he would refuse to sleep without it. But now, there are random nights he forgets it. And he doesn’t carry it with him everywhere. Our days with this blankie are coming to a close. However, Kai is still pretty obsessed with his blankie and Kingston is in the beginning stages of loving his. His love of the blankie is coming later in life. He wants one because his brothers have one. He wants to fit in, I suppose. So while I’ll miss these blankie days, I know there are more good things to come!
boy with blankie
little boy with blanky
toddler boy with blanket
kids with covers
boys with blankies
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Energy Bites


My due date for Evangeline is tomorrow, May 4th. I’m really hoping she’s born in the next 2 days, but we will just have to wait and see. One of those dates just so happens to be one of my best friend’s birthdays. (Holla, Maggi!) And the other (the 4th) is National Star Wars Appreciation Day. May the Fourth be with you!
Anyway, I’ve been prepared for a while to cut back on my sugar intake as soon as I have her. In preparation for having her, I’ve already cut back and discovered a super tasty way to satisfy my strong sweet tooth!
Here’s where the recipe comes in. Cyndi was telling me about energy bites that their family really likes, so I looked up some recipes and came up with my own recipe for a couple of different versions. A chocolate/peanut butter kind and one that is just peanut butter. These are just basic measurements. But I may have added a little bit more of one thing or another to get it to be the right consistency. I added more brewer’s yeast to the kind without cocoa. Brewer’s yeast is very optional. But it’s high in B vitamins and apparently supposed to be helpful for milk supply, hence my use of it.

1 cup old fashioned oats
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup ground flax seed
1/3 cup honey
1-2 tbsp brewer’s yeast
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa

Mix and refrigerate until they’re able to be rolled into balls. After the boys and I did a little snacking on some of the dough before I rolled them, I was able to get around 22 of each of them (I think.) Then I just stuck them in the freezer. I think they taste best after it thaws for about 5 minutes.
So I’m able to fulfill my craving for sweets, and getting a dose of nutrition and 3 ingredients that are supposed to help with milk supply (oats, flax seed, and brewer’s yeast.) And since they are super, super easy to make, I wanted to make sure I remembered this recipe!
I didn’t take any pictures of them so I’ll include some random pictures from the last couple weeks instead. Mayci did a great job getting some maternity/family pictures of us. But I only have a couple on my phone.

jessica roberts pregnancy picture

 

big family

 

little boy with dandelion

 

dad and toddler boy

 

kids playing with water table

 

kiss

 

liam 2