Dear NHL,
Three weeks of camp are over and you really seem to be enjoying yourself. Tuesday, you called and asked to come home early because of a headache I think you were really tired. We went to play at Nana and Papa’s house with the Kung Zhu’s. When you felt better, you decided to try the 100 piece Toy Story Puzzle. You ran out of time and we put it away. Wednesday, we were back there and you were determined to complete this puzzle and you did!
You were SO proud of yourself. You did it really quickly, so I think we need to check out some even bigger options down the road. On Friday, when I picked you up from camp, you told me you were the camper of the week in your group. Way to go! They even made you a cool sign to celebrate.
This week, there are several field trips that you are excited about. I can not wait to hear all about them and your special long weekend with Nana and Papa. Remember to smile and enjoy – I love your big smile.
Love,
Mommy
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Summer time and ice cream just go together. Of course, the calories and fat associated with most ice cream treats means that a lot of us do not splurge very often. When I was asked by Mom Central to participate in a Review/Giveaway for the new Breyers Smooth & Dreamy products, I jumped at the chance. I had seen these in a magazine and the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Sandwiches really caught my eye.
There are six varieties of the Breyers Smooth & Dreamy available. They include Chocolate Caramel Brownie, Vanilla Caramel Chip, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Chocolate Covered Strawberry, Vanilla Fudge Brownie, and Triple Chocolate Chip. As seen above, three of the varieties are bars and three are ice cream sandwiches. They contain no artificial flavors or colors, have 160 calories or less and 4-6g of fat per serving.
Since we only had room for one book in our freezer, we picked up the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough variety. I am a big critic for all things related to ice cream with cookie dough. Here is a closer look of what we found inside:
Yes, those are good sized chunks of cookie dough in these ice cream sandwich treats. Of course, the boys had to join in the taste testing. As you will see, they were very much involved in the process and did not want to be interrupted.
Overall, we really enjoyed the box of Breyers Smooth & Dreamy ice cream treats that we tried. TechyDad has already requested which type to try next (he was scoping them out at the grocery store on several occasions). I really liked the cookie dough flavor throughout the ice cream sandwich. There were nice chunks of cookie dough throughout the sandwich, so it was there from the first bite to the last. The boys and I also really enjoyed the cookie part of the sandwich since it was not too crispy (we like more soft cookies). To say that we would purchase more of these and try others would be an understatement. As I said, the boys already have the next box planned out!
Giveaway:
Thanks to Mom Central and Breyers, FOUR lucky readers will win a coupon for a box of Smooth & Dreamy treats of your own.
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Yesterday, we spent the day at Saratoga Lake with family. Here are some of the people we saw at the lake:
The boys were in their swimsuits and we all had sun lotion on so we could go right to the boat when we arrived. We had a wonderful time on the boat. There is just nothing like roaming around the lake, getting sprayed with water and laughing with family.
These are just a few of the photos that I took on the fly with my cell phone. TechyDad and I took many more with his camera. I will be sharing some of those later.
After several hours on the boat, we went back to dock and decided to take the boys to the beach to play in the sand and go in the lake. Let me preface this with the fact that I am NOT a beach person. There are many reasons. Here are a few:
Those really are the two biggest reasons in my mind. I know they are silly. I am a good sport and will go hang out on the beach with the kids and TechyDad. We did this for a little while yesterday. While the little guy was busy doing this:
I was sitting off to the side snapping away photos of the boys kicking back like this:
More of those pictures from the boat and beach coming later, I need to get them from JL and his camera.
So are you a beach person or more of a pool kinda gal/guy? Just curious to see if other people have reasons for one or the other.