Not coming down from this high!
>> Saturday, August 30, 2008
Short on words this evening as I'm still enjoying the complete HIGH from last night. All from a last minute decision to go see Counting Crows/Maroon 5 live at DTE. I frantically called for a babysitter, cleaned the house, ordered pizza and got ready in 4 short hours, grabbed the neighbors and off we went. We were seated 9 rows from the stage and I felt like I was on cloud 9. The Counting Crows have been my favorite band since junior high. I remember getting their August and Everything After cd and listening to it soo much that it wore out. I also remember meeting my husband in Canada and the thing that got us talking was our love for the crows (Raining in Baltimore- inside joke). At the concert, I was that girl that was singing every word to every song. Screaming my head off and waving my arms and dancing like a lunatic. My eyes kept wandering to the big screen and then I would think "Wait....I can see Adam right in front of me, why am I looking at the screen?" It was truly amazing. I rocked out like I was teenager again. I'm pretty sure that Adam Duritz winked at me and Sarah and I swear that Adam Levine was singing "Infatuation" right to us (side note: isn't he the yummiest thing ever?). The thump of the bass in rhythm with my heart while the beat of the drums filling my whole self with an energy that is really hard to describe. I'm still flying high!
(Pictures were taken from the cell phone so beware of crappiness)
Counting Crows! YIPPEE!!!
Maroon Five!
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When you combine two toddlers that are extremly independent and lunch time, what do you get? Tray Lunches!!!! I can't take full credit for this idea as I found it in a book a lloonngg time ago, but I have been doing this for a while and the boys absolutely love it. Mommy loves it too. Just use any kind of cupcake pan you have in your cabinet. The boys think its so great to have their food in little "cups" and feel so grown up when they can make their own food any way they like it. J & Z are not in the slightest picky about food, but if your little one is particular about what they eat, this would be a great way to introduce new and exciting food to their palates. I have done pizza trays, with torn up pita bread, sauce, cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, etc and have done rainbow trays with as many colors of food that I could come up with. What I put in the trays today was simple: Soy butter, blueberry jam, cream cheese, grapes, cheese, salami, raisens, and celery. I used a cookie cutter to cut out the star shapes on the bread but you could do any shape or even coordinate the shape with what you are learning about that week/day. (Note: I did the star shape because we have been talking about the meteor showers the past couple days). It was a fun learning tool too, to count the number of grapes or goldfish and name the different fruits or veggies or talk about colors. The possibilities are endless. Try it out tomorrow! You will enjoy it as much as the kiddos will! 
My old friend, Anna, and myself. It was sooo great to see her again! I have missed you girl!
