Back to school

I know its been a while but I will write about all of that later what we have been up to.  

I don't know if I'm ready for back to school.  Its been a fun summer full of camping and playing.  Back to school means that my oldest goes to first grade so she is gone ALL day.  It has been weird to have her gone so long.  I am not used to that.  In a week and a half my second kid will be going to preschool 3 days a week for 2 hours.  It will be so quiet with just one little kid around for those few hours.      I have to say I do look forward to grocery shopping again.  I have just given up with three kids this summer.  Walmart pick up has been wonderful.   Also the local fruit and veggie coop .  That is how we have been eating this summer.  

So I will enjoy those few hours when we can get food and even make some good food. 

Along with going to school all day is the lunch task.   This shouldn't be too hard, my daughter is ok with peanut butter and jam/honey everyday.  She loves them.   Today she asked me if she could have something besides peanut butter so she could sit at the non peanut butter table.    I guess they have a lot of nut allergies in their class  So we did the lunchable lunch.   

Good thing for pintrest because that is where this idea came from.  I hope it works and stays dry and she actually eats it.  She usually isn't a big fan of cheese but everything else she eats.

I got some of those silicone cup cake liners and used those to separate the cheese, meat and crackers.  She also asked for cut up strawberries but not like I normally cut them.... in circles. haha she must be observing other kids lunches.    She is the funniest girl she said some people forget their lunch everyday so they have to get it at school haha.  I hope she stays that cute and innocent forever.   I am glad that she loves to take lunch and hasn't even asked to get lunch from school.   I dont want to pay for that.  Even though her school is awsome and they are able to home make all of their lunches.  So at least it would be good healthier food.   

So we packed her a goldfish pack, that was the same price as the big bulk bags at costco this week so its easier for her to take like this.  Good deal.  Then a fruit snack.  These are the first fruit snacks I have found that don't have food dye in them.  So they are a win for us.  We are slowly trying to get rid of unhealthy foods in our house.  Its been a process and learning a lot of new vocabulary.  

We got this lunch box/bag at good old Walmart because it has ice pack thingys all over it.  So you put it in the freezer the night before and then you can actually keep your food cold until lunch time.   The only down side to this is that the divided Tupperware wont fit in it with her water bottle so its not big enough.  Oh well.  its still pretty awesome.  She has been loving taking lunch and I can't wait to here about how it went today sitting at the non peanut butter table.  

One of the great things about back to school for us is that she goes to a charter school and so they wear uniforms.  I have her clothes all bought and ready until she is 8 pretty much.  I find a good deal and stock up.  I have found a lot of good deals so I get them all for pretty cheap.  Its wonderful, it really makes back to school easy because we just have to buy food and the few supplies that they ask for.   It was great.  I love her school it is great on so many different levels