My 2 yr old daughter has been really sick with a virus that caused sores in her throat. She didn’t want to eat much- but what she would eat was ice cream! So I went to the market and bought strawberries, blueberries and blackberries and ground them up in an ice cream shake with some pureed spinach and califlower (can’t even taste it!) and VOILA! A healthy shake that will make it past a painful throat and still keep a little one healthy!

We have a pontoon boat and we love to go out on a beautiful day but how do you keep a little one occupied on a boat? Coloring only works for so long!

Last week, I took a large canvas bag along and as we walked through the path to the boat we picked up rocks and sticks and leaves – filled the bag all the way to the top – and carried it on the boat. Then when we settled in a spot for some relaxation, I took out the bag and let her throw things one by one into the lake! No plastic, no man made stuff – only things that go into the lake everyday. An easy and green way to keep her from throwing her goldfish overboard!