Slumber party plans

Today, my 2 ½ year old nephew Jackson is coming over to stay with me (all afternoon and all night). I’m looking forward to spending some time with him as I haven’t really had a chance to see much of him in the past few months.

On the agenda so far:

• Playing at the park across the street & throwing the ball for Timber


• Playdough (man, he loves playdough and I have NEW playdough cutters for us to break in)


• Dinner


• Bath


• Diego DVD (while snuggled up with auntie whom I'm sure will be praying that he settles down and goes to sleep at a decent hour).

On the Dinner Menu...
Lean ground beef sloppy joes on whole wheat buns
Tater tots
Orange slices

And this for a snack whenever…

Crunchy Snack Mix

Prep Time: 10 min.
Start to Finish: 10 min. (can't beat that!)
Makes: 10 servings (1/2 cup each)

1 cup animal crackers
1 cups teddy bear-shaped chocolate or honey graham snacks
1 cup miniature pretzel twists
1 cup candy-coated chocolate candies
1 cup yogurt-covered raisins*

1. Mix all ingredients
2. Store in covered container up to 1 month

* Jackson is allergic to milk products, so I'll substitute w/ regular raisins. ;-)