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My kids have been watching too much tv. Netflix that is. We do not have cable/satelite and never will. However, netflix is a problem. We are a movie loving family, we used to get the movies in the mail. Recently we invested in an internet connection for "banking". Yeah right! I would let them watch a show to get something done around the house. Then one show turned into two and so on.
No more. The tv is on right now, playing music. I am going to hold firm! There will be fights but when arent there :) My two year old acts like the three year old, and he will have his way. I'm in for a long day! So to distract myself and the babes we are going to make and bake.
This is the second area that needs a little help in our household. Food. We eat fairly well. The worst thing I give the kids are popsickles. I am getting tired of cereal however and we definatly need better snacks than nutella on a slice of bread (oops! should not have shared that).
So Penny and I made hummus! Totally easy and really yummy! My kids love it! My recipe is as follows:
1 15 oz can garbonzo beans (strained)
6 small garlic cloves roasted
2 Tbs lemon juice
2 Tbs tahini
2 Tbs olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
I put everythign is our small food processor and whizz it up til smooth. Makes about 1 1/2 C to 2 C. We eat it with everything! I even put it on sandwiches! and of course you can tweak it however you want! roasted red peppers, eggplant, olives...the possibilities are endless!
The last observation I had today (so far) was how lazy Liam was/is this morning. He just wants to watch tv, so because I created this monster, I need to fix this. Penelope is one of those whirl wind types that goes form thing to thing and leaves a distructive path behind her. To solve both of these problems we have been having imprompto excerise times. Today, even if they didnt know it, was the first morning workout. Pilates will be repeated daily! It was a lot of fun! Showed me how out of shape and unflexable I am! Those babes can twist!
Time to go reiterate the fact taht we are in fact not going to watch a movie and that they really shouldnt be touching the DVDs...sigh
