Gio showing Grandma the school bus he got in his Easter Basket.

Tasty Healthy Snack

Nature's Path Organic Heritage Flakes. It's cereal but I enjoy it without the milk. It is wonderfully crunchy and lightly sweet. It has whole grains. 3/4 cup is only 100 calories (according to my bag. The website states 3/4 cup is 110 calories) and 6 grams of fiber. It can be purchased in a 32 oz. Eco Pac (plastic bag) that has 66% less packaging than their box version. All in all a great product.

10 Favorites beginning with "A"

I saw something similar recently on another blog.

10. ASPARAGUS It's delicious in omelettes.

9. APPLES My favorite is golden delicious.

8. ACTOR I would have to say my favorite is Tom Hanks. He is just so versatile.

7. AZUL What a beautiful word. I always think of a deep blue when this word comes to mind.

6. ALOE My Great Aunt Doris gave me one from one of hers. It has really taken off and has become one of my favorite house plants.

5. A.M. SUNSHINE Whenever I wake up and it's sunny I can't help but smile and think about how lucky I am.

4. AMY My friend who passed away. We were friends since second grade. I miss her.

3. AUNT JAY I have always looked up to her. To put it in one sentence: She's got it all together. She is a beautiful person both inside and out.

2. ANSWER Every morning when I go to get my son out of bed. He hears my foot steps and says "Ah? Ah?" I ask, "Gio?" and he answers, "Ma ma ma ma"

1. ADOPTION It is because of adoption that I am Gio's Ma ma ma ma. He is the light of my life.

Base Ball "Hat"

Gio can now say hat. Here he is trying on his Dad's base ball cap.

Here he is putting it on "Da Da".

P.B.&J.

We went to Abundance Co-op in the city of Rochester and got some creamy, organic, bulk, peanut butter. So I mixed some with strawberry fruit spread and cinnamon. It was delicious on whole wheat graham crackers and baguette garnished with dried and sweetened cranberries. Yum!

Cabbage & Sausages

This dish is made with Wegman's breakfast sausage. It goes well with the cabbage as it is very mild in flavor. The green cabbage is organic.

Evening Surprise

Gio has started pointing to things. He is also expanding his repertoire of animals sounds. On our way in from playing outside I noticed a rabbit. I pointed it out to Gio. It cautiously made it's way across the street and disappeared into some tall grass. "Did you see that Gio? Did you see that rabbit?" He pointed across the street in the direction the rabbit was last seen. "What did that rabbit do?" I asked him. "Pop, pop, pop." he answered. "Yes, that's right. Hop, hop, hop."