Happy Birthday Baby!!

by Marisa

Today is my little daughter’s 7th birthday! Wow, time sure does fly! She and my big daughter made the grand plan as to what we were going to do today. Before we got started, I got in a quick 20 minute run, then showered and headed out to begin the celebration.

Our first stop was Starbucks. The daughters love fraps as much as I do, so they wanted to go there for breakfast. While the daughters dug into their fraps and donuts, I sipped my Mocha Light Frappuccino and dug into a BlueBran Vitatop that I brought with me for 3 POINTS…

We hung out at Starbucks for quite a while, then made our way over to a toy store for some browsing and playing. Such a fun little store! Of course, we couldn’t get out of there without a small present for the birthday girl!

Then, we were off to pick up lunch at one of their favorite places – Chick-fil-A. They wanted to bring lunch home and have a picnic, so we did just that. I spread out the blanket and they ate their yummy lunch. I snagged a fry or two, but quickly made my lunch before things got out of control! My lunch was a Dr. Praeger’s Tex Mex Burger on a whole wheat english muffin topped with a slice of Weight Watchers American and some sauteed peppers with onion. Delish! I added a serving of yellow watermelon and carrots for my side. A filling 6 POINT lunch…

After lunch, these guys came to the door….

HOLEY DONUTS!!!! I won these from Danica’s giveaway and have been anxiously awaiting them! I was VERY tempted to dive right in, but I contained myself! Instead, I put each one in their own baggie and labeled it with the POINT value. That way, I won’t be tempted to defrost a whole box and then “have” to eat them all! Looking forward to trying these soon

Our party-goers (grandparents) came for birthday dinner later in the afternoon. We got right to eating with a starter of Bruschetta with Asiago…

Then came the family favorite (and birthday girl’s too!) – ravioli…

some rustic bread ( a must on our table)…

Grilled bratwurst and onions (left) and Chicken Sausage with spinach and feta over sauteed red peppers (right)…

I also made hot Italian sausage with hot fried peppers, broccoli and salad. I didn’t get a pic of those before everyone dug in, but here’s a pic of my plate…

I ended up eating another piece of bruschetta and a taste of hot sausage, but I was able to dodge the ravioli! Not too bad; I’m estimating about 13 POINTS.

For dessert, of course we had birthday cake – triple chocolate mousse cake! I didn’t want to tempt anyone with a picture ;P In an effort to have a healthy alternative, I made a blueberry crisp…