Where's Perry?

Another reason to love Phineas and Ferb- the characters translate really easily into sandwiches!  Perry the Platypus is one of the simplest ones I've made so far- just trim the crusts off the sides of the bread only, cut his bill out of american cheese, and draw on some eyes.  She's also got raisins, strawberries, and pretzels. 


Yesterday I forgot to take a picture, but we made her lunch at the last minute and came up with something on the fly.  I called it a circle and square lunch, but really it was just coincidence that there was a theme at all.  The circles were grapes and turkey pepperoni slices, and the squares were wheat thins, cheddar squares, and red bell pepper pieces that I cut into squares instead of strips.  I think it's probably a good idea to throw in some traditional lunches from time to time- can't let the expectations get too high!  ;-)


We are all a little tired this morning.  Every few months, Sabrina sleepwalks and we find her in the middle of the night, crying on the couch downstairs in the dark.  She doesn't remember how she gets down there, which means she unknowingly takes the stairs in the pitch black... scary.   My late sleeper, Christina, was up before dawn instead of her usual 8 am wake up, and I'm only on my first cup of coffee.  I have some catching up to do!

Ferb

So, I look at this and think my characters need some work, but then I remember that my "audience" is a four year old.  If you've never seen Phineas and Ferb, I highly recommend it.  It's our favorite show around here.  Keith and I love it because it's smart AND the characters are generally kind.  Even the villian is pretty benign.  So, Ferb is half a turkey sandwich with broccoli hair and provolone eyes, then she has mixed berries and bell pepper sticks. 

Sabrina's teacher walked her out to the car yesterday and had some really nice things to say about her and what was going on in class.  I appreciated it so much, because it's really a strange feeling for me not to know exactly what she's doing all day long. 

I'm running low on ideas...time for some inspiration!  Any suggestions? 

 



Candace/Sabrina

This was supposed to be Candace from Phineas and Ferb, but something's not quite right about it, so we decided this is Sabrina's face.  I was out of regular bread, so we have rainbow bread again, and grapes and goldfish.  Candace/Sabrina is made of American and provolone cheese, and her eyes are chocolate chips. 

I am flat out of ideas for tomorrow.  I have some things here that she would enjoy, but as far as creative... so I may or may not post- we'll see.

Take Two

When I picked Sabrina up yesterday, she told me she had a great day.  When I pushed her for details, she said, "Mommy, I don't really want to talk about it.  Can we talk about animals instead?"  So I don't have very many details, except that her teacher plays the guitar for them and she made friends with a girl whose name might be Emma. 

This morning, Sabrina was just not herself.  She moped around all day, told me she missed her best friend, her tummy hurt, she was lonely.  She kept it up for HOURS.  I'm fairly sure she's fine, but she definitely did not want to go today.  When I dropped her off, she climbed back into the car to give her sister another kiss, because Christina started howling as soon as she realized Sabrina was leaving.  She really misses her sister during the day.

Today we have an Isabella sandwich.  Sabrina's favorite show is Phineas and Ferb, and she loves Isabella.  I found a blog where another mom made all the characters, and mine doesn't look nearly as nice as hers, but here it is: