Our family loves to go camping. It started with my husband and I tent camping when we first met. Then, we upgraded to my parents pop up camper when we had our two girls. We then upgraded to our now travel trailer that sleeps our family of five nicely. Camping is is very relaxing and…
Month of May FOCUS
Mother’s Day Fun
Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mommy’s out there!! Being a mother is a full time job that never ends, even when the kids grow up and move out, we will still be worrying and thinking about them. Moms do not get holidays or weekends off. It is a job that has many hats…
Lentil Spinach Soup
A simple meal that takes a few extra steps before getting it into the crockpot. Will warm you up after a cold day or just be a super flavorful meal with little clean up. First, gather all your ingredients together. Makes putting the meal in the crockpot that much faster. You will need olive oil,…
Road Trip Snacks in a Bag
Road Trip Snacks! We do not live close to family, so we find ourselves traveling a lot in the car. Most trips are around 10 hours long and I like to just get to our destination. Stopping for food breaks isn’t my thing, so I make snack bags and enough food to last for the…
Spinach Egg Frittata
This is made up from a few different recipes I found and created my own version. I have started making this as my Sunday meal prep for a quick breakfast the beginning part of my week. It keeps well for four days in the refrigerator and makes six servings. If you follow the portion fix…
Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt
Neighborhood scavenger hunt!! With the weather warming up, the kids are wanting to get outside more. This will be the first in a series of different scavenger hunts. There are even blank lines for you to add a few unique items that would be in your area. This is a fun yet simple game and…
Why I love Quinoa! SPOTLIGHT
Who loves quinoa?! Me!!! Quinoa is a complete protein, meaning it contains all nine essential amino acids. It is also a great wheat-free alternative to grains. Not sure how to say it? It is pronounced ‘keen-wa’ and has twice the protein content of rice or barley! I love this food and use it often in…
Salad in a Jar
Who buys lettuce and then it goes bad because you never have TIME to prepare a simple salad during the day? I know I have had that happen many times. I love salads, but finding time to put it together is hard with my busy, always changing schedule with three kids. Preparing meals ahead of…
Spinach, bacon and quinoa power bites
I found this recipe awhile back and cannot remember where. I used it as my pre workout meal to fuel me with energy for my workout. It worked and they were delicious!!! The serving size is 3 power bites, so pretty good size meal and really easy to make. There are just two things you…
Taco Veggie Bowl
This is a meal that I threw together one day because it was getting late, I didn’t want a lot of clean up and it was stuff I had on hand. It has now become one of our favorite meals!! Super easy, quick and pretty healthy with all the veggies. If you have a Trader…