Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Behind the Scenes - Afternoon Popsicles




Popsicles in the afternoon is awesome. I think it was the quietest 10 minutes of outside time that we have had in a while. PLUS the girls think it is great and fun and as an added BONUS I don't have to worry about them climbing up and down the brick steps every 2.5 seconds while I {try to} relax in my rocking chair. 

Oh and don't forget our water cups... please. 

HOWEVER the behind the scenes part of this scenario is that the popsicles came out at 5:15 and dinner was served maybe 30-45 minutes later and let me tell you how little food was consumed... The popsicles were just little frozen Hawaiian Punch drinks that the boys up the street gave us (and I did not want to give them that much sugary sweetness in one sitting, so the popsicles were a good diffuser). 

Lesson learned - popsicles earlier rather than later in order to have an empty dinner plate

Yeah... that was bad! But its just one of those kinda days!



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6 comments:

  1. Ruining dinner with cold treats? That's what summers are for. ;) Your girls will remember the sticky sweet joy of it. :)

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    1. Yeah... I agree! Maybe next time I'll load up the popsicle molds with yogurt so at least I know they ate some with a fraction of nutritional value : )

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  2. I'm with Marcy, sounds like memories in the making. :)

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    1. I'm all about making memories... so long as I have the camera close by!

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  3. perfect day to ditch dinner. One night does not a lifetime ruin ... and one night of sticky sweet goodness definitely makes a lifetime memory!

    Confession: we did ice cream to celebrate something before dinner one night, so I was stopping to get it and the girls said "but, mom, we didn't eat yet." I said, it's ok, we're celebrating - let's be crazy. Took them a few minutes to get on the bandwagon, but then it was all good :)

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    1. That's AWESOME! E needs no convincing when it comes to sweets - that's because she takes after her mama!!! : )

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