We're Chiquita Moms, May Vol.2

In most years prior, spring is two-fold: for every delightful romp-in-the-park-day, there’s a day that has us wallowing in our comforters, snuggling babies and wanting to stay in until it warms up just a wee-bit more.

Well, I gotta say, this ain’t no typical spring. We’re pushing eighty and ninety degrees down in Charlotte, North Carolina which kind has me thinking one thing – It’s time for some fire-pit dining. We’ve been dining patio-side for years in my family. We’ve cooked over open flames while camping, we’ve used a standard grill and a portable camping grill. And if I’m to keep it honest, we’ve also done all of these things in an oven. You know, for when we forget we’re out of propane, or a major storm is a-brewin’ but you’ve got all the fixins’ ready to go?

Whichever course you’d like to take, I’ve some great family recipes that you’ll wanna make: Quesadillas, hobo packs, Toasted Chiquita Banana Splits, and Oooey Gooey Waffle Cones with Chiquita Banana, Chocolates and Marshmallows.

If that’s not enough, Vanessa has food for on the go, too! Check out her Mason Jar Picnic recipes. They are (almost) too pretty to eat!

Dining aside, these are the other great posts from the last few days on ChiquitaMoms.com

Worried you won’t have enough to keep the kiddos busy once school’s out? My preschooler gets out in two and half weeks! AHHHHHHH!! I’ll be consulting Tricia’s post on how to create a summer bucket list when I run out of ways to occupy the kids!

Natalie shares how she got to enjoying one of her favorite pastimes… reading… after having kids. She’s going beyond her children’s bedtime tales to read stories without illustrations. Found out how she carved back a little bit of me-time!

Finally, Angie shared a fantastic post about an experiment she conducted with her kids… having them “mother” their own eggs for a day. The picture speaks to what the day was like, but you’ll have to read her post to get the full story!