He really enjoyed helping!

I Love Lemons!

Yesterday, my son and I made homemade lemonade. We don't have a juicer of any kind. So, we had to do it the REAL old fashion way using the tools God gave us...Cooper really enjoyed himself and it kept him occupied for a good while. He really enjoyed drinking it after we added sugar. It was soooooo good. After we made lemonade, I used the lemon leftovers to clean... it's a miracle worker on hard water stains around your stainless steel sink. Just use a half of a lemon as a little scrubber then rinse and dry... it's important to dry after rinsing. Otherwise the water left from rinsing will create a new hard water stain. Lemons make my house smell so nice!

Inspiration

Well, I'm not getting my blog pretty like I wanted to...I guess there's plenty of time for that. I just wanted to blog about a project that I have been wanting to do. I have a toddler and like to have foods on hand that are easy AND healthy. I am in the process of collecting recipes to freeze healthy snacks for when we need something healthy fast. I would like to set aside one day a week or maybe every other week to cook and freeze snacks and main courses in bulk to stock up my freezer. My goal is to use organic and whole foods and veggies that I grow myself or from my family, friends, and farmer's market. This way, I don't have to worry about antibiotics in our chicken or chemicals in the veggies. This is an ongoing project for me and I hope it inspires you :) Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

Under Construction

I am officially putting my blog under construction. I will not be posting for a few days so that I can take time to figure out how to make it prettier :) Talk to ya'll soon!

Cooper's Lunch

So, I was trying to get creative with lunch today because I'm somewhat limited on supplies at the moment. My 2 1/2 year old is a light eater and I need to get some veggies in him. I thought about spaghetti and hiding spinach in the sauce, but spaghetti is common around here. So, I decided to make a spaghetti style bake/casserole...only I used rotini noodles instead. I'm sure he enjoys a change of noodle once in awhile. I boiled a couple handfuls of rotini until they were almost done. Drained them. Poured in some spaghetti sauce, 1 egg, a handful of shredded mozzarella cheese, and small handful of canned spinach (canned or frozen in a bag is less stringy than frozen in a box and is less of a choking hazard for small children). Then I put it all in a small casserole dish, topped with more mozzarella and some pizza/pasta magic seasoning and placed in an oven preheated to 375 degrees for about 25 minutes. If only I had a "smell this" button you could click on!!! Mmmmmmm. I do my best to use whole wheat, organic, and whole foods. But use up what you have. If you don't have spinach, use carrots, or corn, or squash from your garden. Here is Cooper's lunch...I think he will thank me with a big saucy kiss :)

Just some of the beauties blooming around here...

A Fresh Start

Wow, it's been forever since my last post. I have two really good excuses...Cooper and Corbin...my gorgeous boys. I started this blog when I was pregnant with Cooper and have been so busy ever since that I forgot all about it! I really want to work this blog into my schedule because I feel like it will help me feel connected to other women with my interests. I get really overwhelmed with everything I wanted to blog about! So, for now just to ease back into it, I will make my comeback short and sweet. We are getting ready to plant our garden, my flowers are starting to bloom, my boys are perfect, my husband sweet, ideas are growing, and God is great! Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android