And continuing on in the Toddler Books We Currently Love Series, today we have installment number 4. My three children are 5 and under, and that's the target audience for most of these books:

1. Piranahas Don’t Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey
2. Eat Pete by Michael Rex
3. Snail Crossing by Corey Tabor
4. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
5. Alice ’s Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
6. Ten in a Hurry by Lo Cole
7. Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson
8. Don’t Worry Little Crab by Chris Haughton
9. I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello by Barbara Garriel
10. 999 Frogs and a Little Brother by Ken Kimura
11. How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? By Jane Yolen
12. The Dinos on the Bus by Peter Millett
13. Spot Goes to the Farm by Eric Hill
14. Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet by Kelly DiPucchio
15. Bad Dog by Mike Boldt

Also, be sure to listen to Parts 1-3!

• Episode #13: Toddler Books We Currently Love, Part 1
• Episode #46: Toddler Books We Currently Love, Part 2
• Episode #81: Toddler Books We Currently Love, Part 3

Welcome back to another episode of What We Ate This Week, How I Prepped, & What I Spent in a Week as a family of 5!

• Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
• Pasta Bolognese
• Lemon-Berry Crumb Cake

And the beloved cherry pitter!

Using paper plates on Friday nights and when we host our family & friends has simplified my life so much.

And here other ways I've made my life easier as a SAHM to 3 kids 5 and under:

1. In busy parking lots, having my kids all get in and out of the car through the same door
2. Making an afternoon snack plate
3. Rotisserie chicken for dinner, and hot dogs for lunch on Costco Run days
4. Dedicate one day for running errands, or batch them with appointments or other commitments (episode #106)
5. Small load of laundry every morning (episode #45)
6. Scheduling my workouts and sticking with it
7. Keeping approved snacks on a shelf where my kids can reach
8. Having a weekly meal plan (episode #36)
9. A simple and do-able cleaning schedule (episode #37)
10. Different to-go pouches for throwing together a bag (future episode to come!)

PS. the set of disposable party plates we use