Henry graduated from the Youngest Children’s Community at his Montessori school. He’s been there since he was 18 months-old, so it was a bittersweet transition. The teachers and I cried as we said goodbye, and we exchanged gifts. The nice part is that we were able to transfer him to a different campus (of the same school), so our commute is cut in half. 

When he was in the Youngest Children’s Community, the children worked together to make lunch for themselves every day: tacos, pizza, sandwiches, hummus, etc. It was the sweetest, most amazing thing. Now that he’s in primary (ages 3-6), we have to send him with a lunch

 Master sheet with drop down
menu

Final shopping list with the selected meals +
standard list

Printed shopping list

 

I’m so happy that my initial enthusiasm about our new format for meal planning still stands! We’ve been using the new approach consistently for two months.

 

On Sunday afternoon, Henry and I open up the Excel document and click on the five meals we want to eat that week. We also click on our “Standard List.” Excel then spits out our shopping list for the week (organized by section of the grocery store). We print and we’re on our way to the grocery store!

 

When I explained

I saw popsicle molds at Whole Foods the other day and was inspired to make some for Henry this summer. Instead of purchasing a mold on the spot, I did an Amazon search to find the most inexpensive one I could. Besides the awesomeness of only costing $6.41, the mold also seems to make smaller popsicles, which will be perfect for a toddler. 

I was even more elated when I realized that I can make and freeze green smoothie popsicles for Henry. Since Matt makes Henry’s breakfast in the morning (which is currently oatmeal), Henry doesn’t regularly drink green smoothies anymore. I’d love for him to have a daily