Saving it for Later

Sweet P and I just made an 11 hour drive to Gammie's house. We got here Monday evening and I have to say that my little chickadee did pretty awesome (except for the whole opening the stall door in a gas station bathroom).

We had plenty of books, snacks, toys, stickers, a fun Splash art toy and DVDs for the last 1.5 hours ('cause we were both getting restless). She actually had more fun looking at the DVD cases instead of watching the DVD!

She only napped for 40 minutes, but that's what happens when 40 minutes after she falls asleep you have to stop to pay a toll. Blasted toll. Anyway, we made it here safely and soundly, but I do have a funny story to tell.

Right before she fell asleep she was eating a stick of celery. I thought she'd finished it, but after she woke up, I looked in my rearview mirror and saw her chomping on something. Yep. Celery. Apparently she woke up and the very first thing she did was take a bite. Guess she was saving that for later.

Eating Toddler Leftovers

This is a column written by my dear friend Amy. Her stories are funny and oh so true! This is the most recent column, but she writes them every other week in the Des Moines Register. Worth the read!

Eating Toddler Leftovers

Happy Birthday Pancakes

Happy birthday to the sweetest 2 year old I know!

And a quick birthday recipe:

The Recipe: Almond Flour Pancakes

What you need:

1 1/4 cup organic whole wheat flour

1/2 cup almond flour (we found ours at Trader Joe's)

1/2 cup (heaping) organic rolled oats

2 flax eggs (see recipe at bottom)

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp honey

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 cup organic soy milk

Combine dry ingredients. Add flax eggs, honey, olive oil and soy milk until well combined. Spoon on griddle drizzled with olive oil. Cook on medium heat for 1 minute, then flip. Makes 3-4 servings (depending on who's eating them!). Top with blueberries, peanut butter or syrup. Yum!

Flax eggs: Whisk together 1 tbsp of organic ground flaxseed and 3 tbsp water for each egg. Allow mixture to sit for 5 minutes. It will become gel-like and work more like an egg.