Would you like water with your wood chips?

This morning Eddie and I headed to the park for a play date with friends from church. We had a great time! Eddie had no problem tottering around on the wood chips. I was very glad I remembered to put his shoes on.

He wanted to push the swing instead of ride it.


When we gathered the kids for a snack, Eddie's cracker popped out of his mouth while he was chewing. Before I could stop him, he had grabbed his cracker, a handful of wood chips and stuffed them into his mouth. I dug out what I could...but I know he got a little extra fiber!


While Eddie had wood chips for snack, I was hoping dinner would be better. Our grocery store now has (or maybe they had it for awhile, but I just found out about it) a menu section that gives meal ideas. Each week new menus come out and tonight was the first time I made one.

I am always looking for new recipes to make for dinner because I easily get stuck in a rut. I was pretty excited to make something new so I thought I'd pass it along.


We tried the Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Bundles. While I did try to follow the directions...I strayed a bit. The recipe calls for chicken thighs, but chicken strips were on sale, so I bought those. I still pounded them down which made them easier to roll. I also used 2 cups of broccoli instead of one cup because I did not closely read the directions. :)

You top the chicken with broccoli and a little cheddar, roll them up, stick them with a toothpick and then coat with Shake n' Bake. Place them on a foil lined shallow pan and bake at 400 degrees for 30 min. Super simple. It took me 30 min to prep 10 chicken strips.

Mark and I agreed that they were good and worth making again. We dipped them in salad dressing, but when I was cleaning up, I thought BBQ sauce would have been good too. Eddie did not really like them. It was his first experience with broccoli and he would put it in his mouth and then push it back out. I kept trying to get him to try more because it was funny.

While I was making dinner, the men watered the plants.


I couldn't help myself and took their picture through the window. They are so cute.