Last week  Owen was lucky to have received a BROBO DOG sent to us by Kim Blair, she along with Jeff Lai are the creators of BROBO huggable nightlights.

We opened the package and Owen’s face lit up with joy! Not only has this huggable nightlight brought so much happiness, bedtime has been much easier. Owen is comfortable knowing he has his little friend beside him.

With one little swoop of this doggy’s tail, DOG lights up for bright mode, bedtime mode, and will automatically turn off after 5 minutes. Owen and I have been watching BROBOs cute animation cartoons online http://www.youtube.com/watchv=LE4O6hKWpBg&list=PLJNC_cT3_VVKEjvETA3jkBj4raheRAitT and with his birthday in mind, Owen has already been planning to collect the rest of the BROBO superheroes.

BROBO has received many awards such as:

“2013 Top Toy of the Year Award- Creative Child Magazine

"5-Star Certified (highest rating) for Ease of Use, Durability, Visual Appeal, Functionality, Cost Efficiency, and Originality." -WTSToyReview.com

"Parenting Toys of the Year 2012 Playlist" -Parenting Magazine

"Brobo and his robot friends are unique, high-quality plush toys that are so soft, cuddly and adorable! Just rub their hand on their belly and the light turns on as a “Shine Force” to scare away any night time frights the child might be having. Watch your children get braver at bedtime now that they have this buddy to keep them company." -Parent Tested Parent Approved Media

"When it comes to calming that anxiety, BROBO pulls double duty by providing an immensely cute and huggable plush character with a built-in nightlight... with large eyes and quirky, colorful design, quickly becomes the object of your child's affection." -Tillywig Toy & Media Awards

With many other Testimonials that you can view here:

http://brobo.com/pages/testimonials

BROBO dog comes with us everywhere! To school, to the grocery store, to his father’s, back to mine, BROBO dog is a huge hit with all!

To find out more about BROBO Please visit their website here:

http://brobo.com/

Find Kim Blair on Instagram here: @thetoykid

I know you will enjoy your BROBO as much as we have! :)

Happy 1st Day to the little ones starting JK today, and to the kids returning to school, have a great year!! :)

 Last week, Owen and I were late getting to daycare as I took extra time with him at home each morning. On Friday I had forgotten it would be his last day until we dropped off his blankie and monkey to his cubby and tucked inside was Owen’s good-bye binder that his school made for him as a departure gift. I opened the binder and looked through the pages of documented observations they had made. Pictures of Owen, stories, his learning, creativity, was all documented in this binder. I teared up and told Owen how important this was to me.

While flipping through these pages, I can’t tell you the guilt I feel for missing out on these moments, I guess I don’t want to miss one moment of his life and learning, I wish I could have been there during the day to have witnessed all these times. I could not be grateful enough to his teachers for putting this binder together for us. It will always be treasured.

Below are some of the cute stories and observations of Owen at daycare.

Lunch Box Idea #3

Yogurt with berries

Organic chocolate chip cookies

Banana chips

Carrots 

Pizza toppings on a whole wheat bagel 

*Add in milk, juice or water

Tips from Posh Mumsy: "I get the string cheese for Zoë a lot and apple sauce cups. I put all of her snacks at the bottom of the fridge so she can just grab and go!"

Other lunch ideas:

Chicken quesadillas

BLT 

Home made muffins or granola

Ants on a Log: celery, cream cheese, raisins

Pasta Salads

*** For more ideas check out the sites below! Have a wonderful weekend everyone! :)

http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/kid-friendly/LunchList.aspx?cm_mmc=srch-_-Google-_-Kraft-Lunch-Box-EN-_-lunch-box-recipes

http://www.parenting.com/tags/kids-lunch-ideas

http://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/8-lunch-recipes-for-kids-who-hate-sandwiches/

Another blog post for Baby Organic Joy--Breast feeding products!

http://babyorganicjoy.wordpress.com/

Lunch Box Idea #2

Biscuits with cream cheese and jam/berries

Cucumbers

Apple chips

Sliced Apples

Goldfish crackers 

Banana

***Add in a juice box, water or milk. :)

Tip from Diana: "My kids love it when I cut their sandwiches into different shapes, I often use cookie cutters for this. It is always a hit!"

For the rest of the week I will be giving out lunch box ideas, and posting tips that readers have sent me. :)

Lunch Box Idea #1 
 
Turkey Cheddar Wrap
 
Grape Tomatoes
 
Yogurt
 
Berries
 
Nut-free Chocolate Chip Granola Bar
 
Apple Sauce
 
Apple Juice
 
Tip from Kate: "My kids love turkey from the deli on whole wheat...one takes lettuce and mustard the other just butter with it :) carrots and ranch, pretzels and apple sauce are the guaranteed to get eaten foods."