most boring bento award

Slacker! Yes, that's me!! I didn't make an April Fool's bento, or even an Easter bento! Though admittedly bunnies and chicks and eggs don't have great appeal to a 7 year old boy...I'll have to wait until Maia is older.

I didn't even think Tuesday's
lunch warranted a large
photo!!

Ryan's lunch: Tofurky
bagel sandwich; cucumber
slices; baby carrots;
strawberries.

Wednesday...
Ryan's lunch: fresh pineapple & strawberries; blanched spinach; mini pita triangles w/peanut butter; mini gel cup; grapes; mini banana blueberry muffin; steamed asparagus; gherkin pickle; smoked Tofurky rolls.

There were a few birthday
parties to contend with, so
we all enjoyed some cup-
cakes...chocolate with
vanilla icing and melted
dark chocolate stripes.

Thursday...

Ryan's lunch: grapes;
dark chocolate covered
pretzels; brown rice w/
stirfry (bok choy, broccoli,
asparagus, snap peas, baby
corn, chik'n strips). I was
happy to find fresh baby
corn at the regular super-
market!

The rains FINALLY
stopped. Our county was
ultimately declared a
disaster area (giving every-
one an extra month on taxes)
and earning our town a brief
visit from President Obama.

So we moved the picnic table
up the yard a bit, above the
water level, and enjoyed a
dinner in the sunshine. We
had corn, rolls, roasted pota-
toes, salad, pineapple & straw-
berries, sauteed spinach, &
bbq tempeh.


So what did I do inside during all that rain?? Obviously I wasn't making fancy bento. I was busy with another creative hobby though. Here is one of the many stamps I carved:

duck pond

Oh the rain!! It was downright dark on the porch this morning when I popped out to take lunch pics. Ryan looked out and exclaimed "the yard lake is back!" It had retreated quite a bit during the recent spate of warm weather, but as soon as it started raining again the water level rose back quickly. In fact the children's room in the neighboring town's library is closed because it is flooded, and many roads are closed in the town just north of us.
Maybe these duckies won't mind the wet weather...

AJ's
lunch
for
grand-
ma's
house
(same
as
Ryan's
lunch):
grilled
nutri-
tional
yeast
cheez
"ducky"
sand-
wich;
sliced
black
olives;
zucch-
ini brownie; carrot sticks; steamed asparagus.

AJ actually asked for the
grilled cheez sandwiches
to be cut into shapes,
because he remembered a
snack from 2 years ago (!)
when I cut his sandwich
into a dinosaur. He has a
memory, well, like mine;
he remembers crazy details
and dates like that.

My food yesterday:
7am- 2 sliced bananas w/almond
butter, agave nectar & grated
coconut.
9am- Raw Revolution chocolate
coconut bar.
11am- flax crackers; baby carrots.
1:30pm- 1 apple; 1 orange; leftover
miso soup.
3pm- salad: romaine, grated carrot,
olives, shallot, balsamic vinegar.
5pm- marinated broccoli, bok choy
& scallion in shoyu & garlic.