Fueling Silliness with After School Food #MyGoodLife

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Our lives have shifted into overdrive and my two babies are off into the real world {sniff, sniff}. Charlie attends afternoon kindergarten and Jack is in preschool for the first time. These years seem to fly by and I find myself hoping to savor each and every moment with these little misters despite our busy schedule. One of my favorite times to connect with them is after school over a simple snack and drink. Thanks to HOT POCKETS® brand sandwiches and NESTLÉ® JUICY JUICE® 100% Fruit Juice, I can spend more time hearing about their day and making memories rather than trying to figure out what to make. #MyGoodLife #CollectiveBias

While school supply shopping at Walmart, I headed to the grocery section to make sure I stocked up on some of our favorites. The frozen section and the juice aisle keep the best after school snack secrets and we grabbed the pepperoni pizza version of HOT POCKETS® sandwiches. Make sure to stock up so on busy days  you have something to just grab and go!

From the time our alarms go off in the morning, we are always on the go. Jack has school in the morning and then we shuttle Charlie to school in the afternoons. Once home from school, daddy is not usually home  for a few more hours and these little misters are usually starved by the time they finish out their day of learning. We head home after a long day of school, work and errands and having a snack around the table while we unwind from the busy day!  You can usually find the boys coloring and using their “art notebooks” to create something spectacular. While the boys put a few things away like their shoes, I put together their snack and juice to enjoy while we decompress from a busy day! Usually their stories involve Angry Birds and dinosaurs or adventures that they had outside at the pond by school, but I would not have it any other way.

Our afternoons consist of putting our backpacks away, finding a space for their finished papers and talking about our days.The boys chose their favorite kind of Hot Pocket (pepperoni pizza of course) and they surprisingly agreed to the same NESTLÉ® JUICY JUICE® flavor variety, so this mom’s life was made even simpler!  The less time I spend working away in the kitchen means the more time I get to spend with them! You can also usually find us running around outside burning off that extra energy! After school snacks help to keep them fueled for a time of fun and silliness!

Finding foods that the boys will eat can sometimes be a challenge, but the variety of flavors available for both HOT POCKETS® and NESTLÉ® JUICY JUICE® means that we are always sure to find a winner! (And who doesn’t love pizza in a portable version?) Less stress over meal time means I have more time to spend with the little guys who have stolen my heart.

I know this time is fleeting so I want to soak in as much of it as possible. Busy schedules should always have wiggle room for family time, even if some days it’s only after school for a few hours. Get out and enjoy the sunshine while they still think you’re the coolest!

How do you fit in family time during the busy school year? Do you love to chat over snacks?