A Cooler Kind of Picnic

Okay, all of my fellow Southern California mamas I know you understand when I say this weather is making summer fun a bit tricky. When its 100 degrees (or more) outside, your only options are to be in some form or water or find something to do inside. This is why we came up with a cooler kind of picnic, and took our mat inside instead. We love visiting Daddy at work, and usually join him for lunch on Wednesdays after story time at the library. So this time, we brought our favorite mat up to his office and ate lunch criss-cross-applesauce.

What We Ate

Mama and Daddy had our go to sub sandwiches, mine is always piled high with veggies on squaw bread. For Elouise I had packed the cutest little spread in her new stainless school bus divided tray. Girlfriend is obsessed with eating these days and I can never seem to give her enough to eat.I’ve been all about giving her new things to try, doing my best to keep her eating balanced and healthy. Her tray included, all natural chicken breast lunch meat, organic cheddar cheese shapes, sliced cherry tomatoes, sugar snap peas, mango chunks, sliced strawberries, and organic all natural fruit snacks. Not only did she eat every last bite, but then she snagged some of mama’s Cheez-its to top it all off.