A simple, patriotic and healthy snack while celebrating the 4th of July holiday. A sweet treat without the extra sugar that ice cream brings. Plus, an easy way to sneak in some fruit and protein. The kids love the idea of eating out of a waffle cone even if there isn't ice cream inside of it. Ingredients Blueberries Strawberries sliced Vanilla Greek Yogurt Waffle Cones Recipe Drop a few blueberries into the bottom of the waffle cone and spoon some yogurt over it. Continue to layer with blueberries and yogurt finishing with sliced strawberries and a few blueberries on top. Have a great 4th of ... view the post
Walking Billboards
I am realizing more and more that every time I am out in public with the kids people are watching us and observing our actions. Commenting on our family size, the kids behavior or cuteness, my look of joy or exhaustion. Whether we want to be or not we are billboards advertising motherhood and family life, and I have to ask myself what kind of message am I sending? Over at Catholic Mom today sharing my reflections. ... view the post
Dining Room Update
In our ten years of marriage we have never purchased a dining room set. During our apartment living we used a cardtable. When we bought our house we received a hand me down table that Aaron refinished. We rummaged his parents attic for some mismatched chairs to go with it that I painted. Last year a friend had some chairs they were looking to get rid of. I wasn't sure how they would match with our table, but once assembled loved the brightness they brought to the room. Once I saw how the chairs lightened everything up I decided to trade in the brown curtains for some off-white ones (waiting for the day they get ... view the post
Seeing the Hand of God
(source) I am a person who gets anxious easily, find myself worrying over what I cannot control and fretting over minor details. Within the past few years since having children I have gotten a lot better, because we all know there is no predictability with little ones. Still I find myself daily working on tempering my undue worry and learning to let go. Aaron and I host a couples group and at one of our meetings Sister brought to our attention that anxiety stems from a lack of trust and not willing to let go of our own will. (Did I mention I have a few stubborn threads in me as well.) An inability to let go of ... view the post
Ice Cream Treat
Summer has certainly arrived. This past weekend we felt the 95 degrees heat plus humidity, which gave the kids a good reason to have a water fight with their cousins and me a good reason to make this delicious ice cream dessert. As a child my parents would treat us to Dairy Queen. We would get our ice cream to go and then drive around town. We usually ordered cones, but once in awhile we got to splurge with a blizzard or peanut buster parfait. This simple yet scrumptious ice cream treat is a Dairy Queen variation of the buster bar. Recipe credit goes to my mom who shares our love of ice ... view the post