BLEUBIRD BLOG

WE ♥ BOOKS.

here are some more good books to inspire your little ones to read. we spend a lot of time reading books around here and are always on the hunt for new ones to add to our library. i like sharing some of our favorites with you from time to time and in return would love it if you could leave a couple of your favorites in the comments for us to check out as well.

in numerical order: Petunia, Harry the Dirty Dog, Little 1, The Cat At Night, The Little House, Nicholas, Stone Soup, I Know a Lot of Things, The House on East 88th Street, Who's Like Me?, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.

footnote: no bits + pieces today. i haven't spent a whole lot of time with my camera lately. i'll be sure to pick it up a little more often next week. happy weekending!

PROGESS.

we're making progress around here. two rooms painted, three more to go. the process has been long and exhausting. we've literally taken everything out of each room, cleaned it from top to bottom, painted the walls, sorted through our things and only put back what we absolutely love or need, which surprisingly is not very much. it's crazy how neat and clean that our house (well, these new and improved rooms anyway) stays now. there is very little mess at the end of the day which makes all of us happy. we still have a long way to go before we can show you an updated house tour, but i thought it would be fun to show you guys little peeks here and there of the progression. 

for those of you who have been asking, i'm hoping to have round two of my blog yard sale up by tomorrow. i will announce via twitter when it goes live. from now on i think i am going to incorporate paypal 'buy it now' buttons instead of doing the comment sales. that got a little confusing. thank you to everyone who cleaned out round one. i can't believe how fast everything went. xo!

BIRD FOOD.

mini sweet potato pancakes. strawberries. sliced pears. dried corn.

organic cheese filled mini ravioli with pesto sauce. broccoli and sweet potato bites.

vegan indian samosa wrap cut into pieces. hummus and cherry tomatoes.

egg salad sandwiches made with nayonaise. dill pickle slices.

tuna salad made with nayonaise, red onion and celery. strawberries.

broccoli bites. pineapple chunks and cheese slices.

vietnamese eggplant with roasted tomatoes, onions and rice.

some more reader questions regarding what birdie eats...

Q: do you eat the same meals or cook/eat different meals? A: for the most part yes, or i will make a family meal and then give her some re-vamped leftovers while we eat something that is not so baby/toddler friendly. Q: can you share your sweet potato waffles/pancake recipe? A: it's actually a mix that you can purchase at Wholefoods. Q: where do you get the broccoli bites? A: they are Dr. Praeger's Veggie Littles also available at Wholefoods. Q: where did you come up with the idea for your bird food posts? A: from my readers. i have posted what my children eat, including gemma bird at times, for the past year in a series called kiddo lunch. because i mainly nursed gemma bird up until the past six months (i still nurse her), what she ate was a very rare blog topic, but it was one of the most frequently asked questions that i received from my readers. they wanted some healthy meal and snack ideas for babies and toddlers.

TWO THINGS.

one.

this is happening at our house right now.

and two.

this is happening over on my blog shop page.

i listed a handful of things today. i have much more that i will be posting over time as things sell, including clothing, vintage, housewares, toys and other random things that i find no longer hold a place in our home.

CLICK HERE TO SHOP and happy monday!