8.31.2010
8.27.2010
hard bound blog books
I went to a R.S. activity last week about Geneology and family history. It was awesome. She talked about journal keeping (which is really important to me) but also how much more needs to be done. My new goal is to get into family history, but also how important it is to keep your own story. right now. she showed a printed BLOG book which I have heard about but never seen before i was so excited to see it. I am already obsessed with journal writing and digital scrapbooking, but i have started thinking my blog was just another no good distraction from life and kids..... till now. I loved the blog book and how it has so much journaling as well as pics and so easy to publish i guess.. so i just posted about 6 posts from the last 6 months that i was missing. I want them to be in somewhat of an order in my book, so i had better not get too far behind. If anyone is feeling blog is a waste of time, just check out the hard bound books which are so great for so many reasons!!! so i just took a minute and went to blurb.com go check it out.... so easy fast and awesome. took me 5 min to pull my entire blog into a book. i have not printed it yet, but looks like its about fourty bucks for a 7 by 7, 100 plus pages..... a deal id say!!!
Splish splash... just taking a bath!
Silly kids, they make me laugh so hard!! i find that bath times are some of the funniest moments, especially when you get these two together. cant wait for next year, when Kenzey will be old enough to play in there and giggle with them!!
Happy 4th of July....
We spent the holiday up North with family! parades, candy, games, park, Grandparents and uncles, fireworks!! We love July!! Especially getting out of the ST. George heat!
fishin' with Grandpa!!
One of Kadens favorite things to do is go fishing with Grandpa. He loves every part of it, except getting dirty of course!! no cleaning fish for him, or baiting the hooks, but mom likes that part :)
Kylee enjoys fishing too, although she isn't as patient, its a good thing they go to the fish farm, where you dont have to wait more that 20 seconds to catch one!!
Good times!
Kylee enjoys fishing too, although she isn't as patient, its a good thing they go to the fish farm, where you dont have to wait more that 20 seconds to catch one!!
Good times!
8.21.2010
green smoothies
Read this post if you want to eat healthier, have your kids eat healthier, and get up to 16, yes 16 servings of fruits and veggies into your body DAILY.... and my way to make it easier so you dont have to get all the stuff out everytime you want one.....
they can look like that (above) or this (below) your pick :)
I have a new passion, and i owe it to Nicks Mom Connie. She is my mentor on being physically active and eating healthy. This year she introduced me to "green smoothies". At first i thought yuck, now i am hooked, (mine are not that green yet) a little obsessed with healthy eating (almost to a point of never wanting a hot dog again) but completely realizing what i was putting into my body and why i was feeling certain ways.
So, my biggest problem is getting my kids (picky kids) to eat healthy. It is so hard, so what sold me on this is Why would anyone NOT give their kids a smoothie that gets all the veggies they need down everyday???
So i want to introduce my little tricks to making it easier and introduce the book that has changed my life.
It is called... "The Green Smoothies Diet"
NO.... I am not on a diet. dont freak out. it is not a diet if you are still eating everything with it. It is a way to be healthy.
Go to www.greensmoothiegirl.com and buy the best book ever!!! or call me and borrow mine. It is AWESOME and will change the way you think about food!! I promise!!
So as soon as i was addicted to having so many "green smoothies" everyday, i wondered how to make it easier so i dont have to get all the stuff out everytime, make a big mess then have to put it all away. too much effort for a little smoothie twice a day. So.... this is what i have done.
First off, i started out putting the following in my smoothies. Spinach (very mild, cant taste it when mixed with berries, fresh strawberries, frozen mixed berries, frozen peaches, 100% OJ concentrate, bananas, ice and water.
I now buy all the stuff and decided to put it in baggies so i can just unthaw for 1 min and toss into the blender. add a little water, blend and toss baggy in trash.... so SIMPLE and easy!! just takes an hour at the start of the week to get baggies ready for over a doz smoothies!!! I love it!!
(my baggies contain the perfect mix for me... 3 spoonfuls of concentrate first, handful sliced strawberries, two large sliced bananas, frozen mixed berries, a good amount and 3 large handfuls of spinach. that is a good kid mix. I do more spinach for me. makes it a little greener look. you can also throw in whole strawberries with the leafs still on some yogurt or kifer, celery, all sorts of different greens.
so this is how much spinach is in ONE bag yes one. 3 large handfuls. it smashes up very easy!! talk about good for you. The book also gives many ideas about greens to put in. (and all sorts of recipes and different veggies i have never even heard of)
This is what it looks like after just simply dumping in a bag then add some water and a little ice to the texture you want it!!
Ta Da...... the kids arent scared cuz its not even green, (the mixed frozen berries from costco do wonders to making it pretty. I am trying to add more greens to mine everyday little by little, but start out with this... I promise if you try it you will feel better, and better about getting your kids more nutritious!!! YEAH!!
THIS book is like my new bible for health. I promise you will love it, or go to her website and just check out some of her clips on there and info. so worth your time. www.greensmoothiegirl.com
Now i am off to the new Organic Food store in town to pick up some stuff i have never heard of... yeah and get it into my smoothies.
and... my next goal for our family....Goodbye White bread (so bad for you) anyone got any GREAT homeade wheat bread recipes?
they can look like that (above) or this (below) your pick :)
I have a new passion, and i owe it to Nicks Mom Connie. She is my mentor on being physically active and eating healthy. This year she introduced me to "green smoothies". At first i thought yuck, now i am hooked, (mine are not that green yet) a little obsessed with healthy eating (almost to a point of never wanting a hot dog again) but completely realizing what i was putting into my body and why i was feeling certain ways.
So, my biggest problem is getting my kids (picky kids) to eat healthy. It is so hard, so what sold me on this is Why would anyone NOT give their kids a smoothie that gets all the veggies they need down everyday???
So i want to introduce my little tricks to making it easier and introduce the book that has changed my life.
It is called... "The Green Smoothies Diet"
NO.... I am not on a diet. dont freak out. it is not a diet if you are still eating everything with it. It is a way to be healthy.
Go to www.greensmoothiegirl.com and buy the best book ever!!! or call me and borrow mine. It is AWESOME and will change the way you think about food!! I promise!!
So as soon as i was addicted to having so many "green smoothies" everyday, i wondered how to make it easier so i dont have to get all the stuff out everytime, make a big mess then have to put it all away. too much effort for a little smoothie twice a day. So.... this is what i have done.
First off, i started out putting the following in my smoothies. Spinach (very mild, cant taste it when mixed with berries, fresh strawberries, frozen mixed berries, frozen peaches, 100% OJ concentrate, bananas, ice and water.
I now buy all the stuff and decided to put it in baggies so i can just unthaw for 1 min and toss into the blender. add a little water, blend and toss baggy in trash.... so SIMPLE and easy!! just takes an hour at the start of the week to get baggies ready for over a doz smoothies!!! I love it!!
(my baggies contain the perfect mix for me... 3 spoonfuls of concentrate first, handful sliced strawberries, two large sliced bananas, frozen mixed berries, a good amount and 3 large handfuls of spinach. that is a good kid mix. I do more spinach for me. makes it a little greener look. you can also throw in whole strawberries with the leafs still on some yogurt or kifer, celery, all sorts of different greens.
so this is how much spinach is in ONE bag yes one. 3 large handfuls. it smashes up very easy!! talk about good for you. The book also gives many ideas about greens to put in. (and all sorts of recipes and different veggies i have never even heard of)
This is what it looks like after just simply dumping in a bag then add some water and a little ice to the texture you want it!!
Ta Da...... the kids arent scared cuz its not even green, (the mixed frozen berries from costco do wonders to making it pretty. I am trying to add more greens to mine everyday little by little, but start out with this... I promise if you try it you will feel better, and better about getting your kids more nutritious!!! YEAH!!
THIS book is like my new bible for health. I promise you will love it, or go to her website and just check out some of her clips on there and info. so worth your time. www.greensmoothiegirl.com
Now i am off to the new Organic Food store in town to pick up some stuff i have never heard of... yeah and get it into my smoothies.
and... my next goal for our family....Goodbye White bread (so bad for you) anyone got any GREAT homeade wheat bread recipes?
7.27.2010
can summer really be over soon?
Ok, so i just spent 45 min uploading all these pics of our super fun summer and i am tired so instead of writing about each picture, they pretty much explain themselves. Our summer has been a blast. i cant believe we only have three weeks left of it!! crazy that my little boy will start Kindergarten on the 11th!! too fast!
So, our summer has consisted of a couple fun trips, up north we went to the zoo and aquarium, then we just got back from Cali last week with Nicks fam, which was a blast, we went to Disneyland, legoland, the beach, a musuem...took a few family pics, and the cousins just had a blast just being able to hang out!!!
we also go to Lake Powell with my fam in June!
Kaden has conquered swimming this summer, good bye life jacket!!
Kenzey will be crawling any day, she is so close and so much fun!!
So, our summer has consisted of a couple fun trips, up north we went to the zoo and aquarium, then we just got back from Cali last week with Nicks fam, which was a blast, we went to Disneyland, legoland, the beach, a musuem...took a few family pics, and the cousins just had a blast just being able to hang out!!!
we also go to Lake Powell with my fam in June!
Kaden has conquered swimming this summer, good bye life jacket!!
Kenzey will be crawling any day, she is so close and so much fun!!
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