Snacks on a Train

Last Thursday Adam and I took the train to NYC as a “last trip before baby”.  I was worried about finding healthy snacks on the train (the trip was 8 hours!) so I made sure to bring a bunch of my own:

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Chocolate chip peanut butter cookies

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Wine gums – not that healthy, but my favourite candy

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I also mixed up some trail mix.  It consisted of:

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Roasted Almonds

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Roasted and salted sunflower seeds

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Dried Cranberries

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Raisins

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And leftover Valentine’s Day smarties.  It was a good mix that kept us from starving, and kept our blood sugar even so we didn’t get cranky with each other during the 8-hour trip.

More NYC coming soon!

 

 

 

Nursery Decoration

We decided to go pretty simple in our nursery decoration.  Firstly, because we didn’t want it to be too “baby” and have to redecorate the room in 2 years.  Second, because we’re on a budget, so we picked the stuff that would give us the biggest bang for our buck.

I chose a tree wall decal from KinkyWall on Etsy.  They were great to work with, and the decal shipped really quickly!

I started by cutting out all the separate pieces of the vinyl, and then Adam and I taped everything up to see how it would look. 

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Once we figured out how high to place the sticker, it was all a matter of peeling, sticking, rubbing, and peeling again.  A tedious process for sure, but well worth it!

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We had to match the branches to the trunk, and then hang the picture line across the crib.  Here’s the finished project:

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See all those leaves? We had to stick each and every one on individually.  So it’s a little more sparse than the image on etsy, because I was just too tired to keep sticking leaves!

I have to find some pictures to put in those ‘frames’ – I think it will be great for baby to see the faces of her loved ones every day, even it they’re not around!