Activity and Recipe of the Day

It is a beautiful morning today! A bright blue sky with no clouds in sight! This morning Maya woke up begging to go for a bike ride. She did not want to sit on Daddy's bike, she wanted to ride her own. It wasn't hard to convince Ella to go for a ride either. We are very fortunate to have a huge bike path in town and there are several throughout the state. Ella has been riding her bike for the last three years and rarely tires on long trips. Maya started riding her bike last summer and prefers to ride herself rather than hitching a ride on the back of Morgan's bike. Going for a bike ride with a 5 year old and a 3 year old is very different than going for a nice "adult" bike ride. We try to keep it as fun as possible and go at the pace of the kids. We also have a rule that any park we drive by, we can stop and play at for a few minutes.

Activity of the Day
Tour de parks via bike
We play follow the leader on our bikes switching out leaders the entire ride. Whenever we see a park we stop for 5 minutes or so and play. Our bike rides can go anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on the time we have and where we go. This morning, knowing I have to get ready for work in a bit, we stayed in the neighborhood and stopped at the park down the street. The girls rode about 3 miles and played at the park for 10 minutes.

Since today is Cinco de Mayo, I will share the favorite healthy mexican dish in our house. My oldest daughter has always had pretty bland taste bids but after our rule of making her try everything a couple of times and not making her a separate dinner, she has blossomed a little. This is a dinner that she asks for over and over again!

Recipe of the Day
Healthy Smothered Turkey Burritos
Pound of Ground Turkey
Refried Black beans
yellow onion
green pepper
yellow squash
jalapeno (optional depending on spice preference)
 shredded cheese
whole grain tortillas
green chile

Brown the turkey meat and add in diced veggies and beans. Simmer until the veggies have softened. Stuff the tortillas with the mixture and fold up. Top with green chile and shredded cheese. Bake at 350 until cheese has melted. You can top them with anything you would like. We usually just use lettuce and tomatoes and Maya loads hers with black olives!