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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

It goes in spurts

I wish I could say I'm always this productive, but if I did, I'd be lying!  But I might as well enjoy it while I have it....

Andy and I have been attempting to eat more GMO free foods. It's been a bit confusing, frustrating, but fun too! I'll be honest, were very far from being all gmo free, but we'll do what we can! My high hopes were it would help with energy levels and moods with a few of us ;) 

With this attempt, I find myself struggling most with snack foods. So, little by little, I've been attempting new snack recipes. I attempted homemade fruit snacks, but those were gross. Here are homemade pretzels from the bread maker and homemade graham crackers! Both a yummy success! Except for the fact, the graham crackers are going way too fast! ;)
Last night I made black bean and salmon burgers with sweet potato fries! Amazing! Even the kids loved the burgers! I wish the fries were more crunchy though! 

Also on the list to try is homemade fruit roll up/ fruit strips, toritillas in the bread maker, tortilla chips, gronola bars, and bagels. We'll see when I lost my energy for this and what actually gets done! ;) 

I'm having a lot of fun experimenting! I really do enjoy baking and cooking. However, I should probally start focusing on the mountain of laundry and toys all over the house a little more! :o





Saturday, April 6, 2013

Getting away

Sometimes spotaneous getaways are the best! Our family has been bound up in stress lately! We all kinda just needed a break! We had planned on going on vacation this summer once the girls were out of school, but that wasn't going to work out this yr.... So, we decided to head to the Dells last min for spring break! We tried out the Atlantis, but it was disgusting! We went out and bought lysol wipes and cleaning supplies and cleaned our room, but after staying one night, we couldn't stay another! So, we went to a new hotel, which was awesome! It had 2 awesome little water parks for the kids! They had a blast! We all came back feeling more relaxed! :D Sometimes it just helps to get away!


The waterpark
 
 
 


Even Eli had a blast swimming!
 
 
 


Knuckleheads arcade
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Hanging out in our room




Alligator Alley
 The other waterpark
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