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May 1, 2020

Bright Green

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It’s so GREEN out there right now! Hello, spring, we’re excited. 

Also exciting: this little nugget likes hiking as much as we do! Matt, Riese, and I hit the trails earlier this week and she legit hiked 2+ miles with us. This girl has energy for dayssss!

toddler hiking photo

The fresh air was really good for all of us. Nature just has a way of taking my stress levels way down. Feeling really grateful to have access to places like this right now! 

hiking with a toddler

Also, if you haven’t thrown rocks into a stream recently, I highly recommend it – quite enjoyable!

throwing rocks into a stream

It’s been pretty rainy/gray lately (it’s pouring as I write this!), so I was also really grateful for some sunshine one day earlier this week, especially because it was on my morning to go out for a run/walk virtual phone date with my friend Karen!

sunshine run/walk phone date photo

As for food this week, we are continuing our Mexican food kick! Stomping Ground cafe in Del Ray is doing dinner pick up, and they had chicken and black bean nachos on the menu for Monday – clearly we had to partake. We added some extra chicken and black beans to the mix, plus some extra cheese, and threw it in the oven to crisp it back up once we got it home. So good!

chicken and black bean nachos

It made me want to make some of my old fave Mexican casseroles, like my Mexican Lasagna or my Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas (try my Cook a Sweet Potato in the Microwave approach to save time on this one!).

We also had chicken and black beans tostadas one night… mmmm. (These were via Sun Basket <- get $40 off if you want to try it out!)

black bean and chicken tostadas with slaw and guacamole

We also had some Asian-themed jumbo shrimp and glass noodles via Sun Basket one night. 

shrimp and glass noodles dinner

As well as a yummy turkey sweet potato explosion with olives, capers, tomato, and more. 

ground turkey with sweet potato and olives

Another dinner from the week: leftover roasted potatoes, baked beans, chicken, and veggies. 

leftover grilled chicken with baked beans, roasted potatoes, and veggies

For breakfasts this week, I bought us a whole quiche (mushroom + goat cheese – so good) from Stomping Ground when I was there picking up our nachos, and it’s soooo good. Been loving having this on hand!

delicious mushroom and goat cheese quiche from stomping ground

Here’s a fun craft Matt did with Riese earlier this week (aka he mostly did the craft and she helped a little bit, but they had fun). Save those toilet paper rolls, friends!

(More ideas: At-Home Activities for Toddlers.)

fun craft to do with kids using a toiler paper roll

I will leave you with a “find the toddler” photo game. Can you spot Riese in the photo below? 😉

photo of a tree with a toddler hiding

Have a nice weekend my friends, and I’ll see you back here on Monday. Stay safe and healthy out there!

p.s. If you’ve been thinking about starting a blog, now might be a good time! Check out my How to Start a Blog on WordPress post… and then my Tips for New Bloggers! 🙂

Favorites from around the web this week:

  • 40 Fun Free or Super Low-Cost Activities to do with Kids at Home — great ideas in this post!
  • Everything Bagel Seared Tuna – this sounds sooo good and I love that it’s made with frozen tuna so that you don’t have to make the recipe right away!
  • Chia Seeds for Babies – this post was interesting and made me feel good about that fact that I have been tossing chia seed’s into Riese’s meals since she was first eating! Great way to amp up their nutrition (especially iron). (If you want to learn more about how we approached food with Riese, and for a throwback with some baby Riese pics, check out this post: Our Experience with Baby Led Weaning)
  • Podcasts, Books, and TV Shows to help rediscover the joy in eating – love this! 
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8 comments
  • melizz
    May 1, 2020 · 10:34AM:
    I can legit hear the sound of the streaming water when I see your pictures. So happy for you you can go on a hike now :). Unfortunately we aren't aloud to go hiking in France for the moment ( are required to stay within 1km of our home if we want to go for a walk). Have a nice week-end !
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    • Anne
      May 1, 2020 · 1:55PM:
      I hope the pictures of the trails lifted your spirits since you aren't able to get to them in person right now... hang in there! <3
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  • Ana May 1, 2020 · 11:11AM:
    So green!! And I love hide and seek with toddlers - they are so sure you can’t see them, haha!
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  • Sally May 1, 2020 · 2:57PM:
    Hi! I’m local to the area - we live in Fairlington - and am trying to find new places for hikes / nature walks to get us out of the house on the weekends. Do you mind sharing some of your favorite local spots? Thanks!
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    • Anne
      May 3, 2020 · 1:10PM:
      One of our faves is Potomac Overlook! Lots of trails so easy to stay away from other people, although we've only been on weekdays recently not weekends, so not sure how crowded it is then!
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  • Lisa of Lisa's Yarns
    May 1, 2020 · 3:14PM:
    It's just starting to green up here so we are several weeks behind you. But it's wonderful to see leaves popping out on trees and flowers starting to bloom! Definitely lifts my spirits! All of your meals look so delicious - especially those nachos! Yum! We will need to do a nacho night some time as our toddler loves chips so I am sure nachos would be a hit. We are having Mexican tonight - I"m making our favorite lentil enchilada with green sauce for dinner. It's so good!
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    • Anne
      May 3, 2020 · 1:10PM:
      Yum, that sounds really good!
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  • Roadrunner May 2, 2020 · 11:55AM:
    There is nothing like spring. If one has to be stuck at home, this is at least the season in which to endure that. You are very fortunate to have nice trails so near. How nice that Riese has so much energy!
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