Toddler Meals

Homemade Baked Chicken Nuggets

I know it is normal for toddlers to be picky eaters but UGH is it ever frustrating! I thought I would share a tasty version of homemade baked chicken nuggets that I made for the kids last night.

About 1 pound on boneless skinless chicken tenders

1 egg

2TBS melted butter

1 Cup Progresso Italian bread crumbs

sprinkle of Parmesan cheese

I pounded all of the chicken tenders between two sheets of wax paper just so they were not so thick and would cook more evenly.  After pounding I cut each tender into thirds. Dip each piece into egg/butter mixture and then dip into bread crumbs/Parmesan cheese mixture.  Place chicken pieces into a greased 9x13 baking dish.  Place in preheated 425 degree oven for 12 minutes and then turn them over and bake for an additional 12 minutes.  They were so delicious my husband and I could not stop eating them....oh and the kids actually ate them too!!

Who is this kid??

This certainly cannot be my little boy!  My little boy has shaggy hair that hangs in his eyes and curls into his ears! Oh wait this is what he looks like under all of that hair! What a cutie!!

Why use the door?

 

When it is easier to just go through the big hole that they made in the screen!

The Summoning (Darkest Powers #1) by Kelley Armstrong

Summary:After years of frequent moves following her mother’s death, Chloe Saunders’s life is finally settling down. She is attending art school, pursuing her dreams of becoming a director, making friends, meeting boys. Her biggest concern is that she’s not developing as fast as her friends are. But when puberty does hit, it brings more than hormone surges. Chloe starts seeing ghosts–everywhere, demanding her attention. After she suffers a breakdown, her devoted aunt Lauren gets her into a highly recommended group home.
At first, Lyle House seems a pretty okay place, except for Chloe’s small problem of fearing she might be facing a lifetime of mental illness. But as she gradually gets to know the other kids at the home–charming Simon and his ominous, unsmiling brother Derek, obnoxious Tori, and Rae, who has a “thing” for fire–Chloe begins to realize that there is something that binds them all together, and it isn’t your usual “problem kid” behaviour. And together they discover that Lyle House is not your usual group home either…
(Summary from book jacket)
 
My review: 2 STARS

This book was just not captivating. You would think a book about a girl who was able to summon the dead would be a at least a little bit exciting or thrilling but it wasn't at all. I am very surprised at how many reviewers seem to have liked this book. All I could think about while reading this book was that I was wasting precious time that I could be spending to read a different book! I will not be picking up the next book in the series.

Sully goes to the zoo

We were able to meet-up with some friends for a zoo trip on Friday!  Both of Sullivan's little friends were born in March 2008 just like him!

Umm...thanks Shelley!!

Sullivan getting ready to make a break for it!

We had such a great day!

Sulivan turns 2!

My baby celebrated his 2nd birthday this past weekend!

Of course Sissy loves the cake!

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan 

Summary:

In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth.But, slowly, Mary's truths are failing her. She's learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future - between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?

(summary from book cover)

 
My Review: 5 stars
Yes I just gave 5 stars to a book about zombies of all things! I must say though that this book really is about so much more than just the walking dead.
Mary has never known anything other than living in a small village enclosed by fences to keep out the unconsecrated that live in the Forest of Hands and Teeth. She has been raised to believe that there is nothing more....that there is no life beyond the fences.
The Forrest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan is an engaging, dark, scary, elegantly written novel. It is not just the story of the moaning, shuffling, walking dead it is a story of hopes and dreams and thinking outside of the box (literally). This is a story about finding your own truths not just accepting the way things have always been.
I am eagerly awaiting the follow-up novel The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan!