
We had a fairly quiet weekend.
We played outside a lot. We don't have that many outside toys (compared to some) and it seems that even with our wooden play house and swings both Wyatt and Paige just want to wander. We head over to the patch of woods and see what bugs are hiding under rocks. Paige makes fairy houses or just gazes up at the trees daydreaming about who knows what. Wyatt gathers pinecones and hums to himself. We head to the barn to pet the bunnies (we have two new babies, pictures to come!) and play with the goats. Sometimes we go on the trail but with lazy pants Wyatt we don't do that too often. It's just nice to be outside in the fall, before the winter comes and it's too freezing to do much exploring.
No matter how beastly my kids are, if we go outside the mood is insantly lifted.
Right now Paige is at her co-op and I'm sure she's having a blast. Wyatt is with our amazing-awesome-super babysitter playing while I sit upstairs and work on my piece for Demeter press + make a food list + food plan for the week. Want to see what I have (unplanned) for the week? There are no days set ot this so when I'm feeling motivated I can go in for the hearty breakfasts + dinners, and when I'm feeling lazy there's simple meals for all. And this is going with my hopes to eat a more traditional food diet.
Breakfasts:
Bacon bacon bacon! (Wyatt has discovered his love for bacon, which makes this momma happy)
Scrambled eggs with peppers & cheese
Sourdough bread with pumpkin butter or jam + side of fruit and cheese
Oatmeal (Paige loves her some oatmeal with cinnamon and brown sugar)
Snacks/Lunch
For us these two go together. I've learned that my kids (and most I guess) prefer to graze, so we never do a huge lunch, and instead after breakfast mostly have little things throughout the day until dinner.
Yogurt which is a huge staple here. I've been know to buy those yogurt sticks because they are so easy and Paige can grab + open herself, but it's so much waste. Yogurt with granola or honey on top = love.
Celery + nut butters
Granola bars
Sourdough bread sandwiches with nut butters + jam
Smoothies (kids love them + I can include chia seeds, flax, kale and other greens)
Seaweed (Wyatt loves this)
Gluten free crackers + cheese + fruit (again my kids love crackers and love cheese)
Dinners
Broccoli cheddar soup
Taco night - with beef tacos, guac, mango salsa, cheese, beans, and whatever else tickles our fancy :)
Gluten free pasta + pine nut pesto and garlic
Roasted chicken + garlic mashed potatoes +
Dinner at mommas (which is happening tonight, I belive pork)
So that's basically it!
And our homeschool agenda for the week is to spend as much time outside as possible exploring, and Paige would like to take a natural walk on the small trail by my house. We are also going to make making disolving rocks (which was the plan for last week but never happened) and inside I have pirate and horse little figures for the kids to discover as they "disolve" in the vinager. We are going to be learning about adjectives and making Paige & Wyatt mobiles, and working on some math gnomes and math work :) We may also make some Autumn beesewax candles that the kids can roll + decorate themselves.
This week the mailman is going to be bringing some very fun things. The kids Halloween costumes are coming, so I imagine soon a pirate and Marie Antoniette will be running around the house like mad. And I ordered Paige and myself some new boots (yes!) for doing barn work + mucking around in. I am not a shoe girl and in the summer I wear flip flops, in the Autumn (and any other mild weather) moccasins, and than I have super duper winter boots I got last year (even though it was the most mild winter ever..) I needed something in between and I won't lie, I've been conveting a pair of Hunter rain boots so I splurged and got them. I also ordered some new books (used) about what else? Sewing and homesteading - the one book has like 100+ projects you can do with just a yard of fabric and I can't wait to rip into it.
Happy Monday! Now I'm off to get my sweet girl from school