Think this is how many Im gonna end up buying....

Wow, this year is only four days into school and already we have broken two water bottles! And Nice double walled ones so they didnt sweat on their desks! We even lost a lunchbox this week! ha ha! But one of his friends found it for him! So that was a PTL!! But looks like we will be buying a couple more water btls this weekend! =)

Come on Weekend!! =)

Starbucks Made my Night!!!

So one of my good friends recently introduced me to this beauty!! ha ha! An Iced Passion Tea Sweetened. It doesnt have alot of calories and it is soo yummy and refreshing! Just a nice treat. Well, Jason kept the kids home for me tonight because they were exhuasted!! So I got to go to church by myself... I decided to swing by Starbucks and get me a little treat. Well, I order... get up to the window and realized I FORGOT MY WALLET! Omw, how embarrasing! ha ha! So really I wanted to just drive off and hide my face in shame! lol... but I got to the window and told the lady how sorry I was that I had forgot my wallet! Sooo embarrassing... to which she said, "Its on me tonight!" Which was sooo nice of them. Not sure if that is something they just do but it just made my night!! 

Overnight Blueberry French Toast Bake

(Pic from SixSistersStuff.com)



Ingredients

• 12 slices day-old bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 12 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

1. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange half the bread cubes in the dish, and top with cream cheese cubes. Sprinkle 1 cup blueberries over the cream cheese, and top with remaining bread cubes.
2. In a large bowl, mix the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and syrup. Pour over the bread cubes. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
3. Remove the bread cube mixture from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4. Cover, and bake 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue baking 25 to 30 minutes, until center is firm and surface is lightly browned.
5. In a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to a boil. Stirring constantly, cook 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in the remaining 1 cup blueberries. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, until the blueberries burst. Stir in the butter, and pour over the baked French toast

Made this for Jason's SS Class... and I REALLY liked it. Will definitely make again!!

Garden Saute

Garden Saute = YUM!!!

Found this recipe in an old WW book that I have. Really wanted to find a recipe that was amazing with yellow squash and zucchini. And I found IT!!!

1tbsp olive oil

3/4 cup red bell pepper strips (I didnt add .. ick ha ha)

1/2 cup sliced onion, separated into rings

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 3/4 cup sliced Zucchini

1 1/2 cup sliced yellow squash

1 3/4 cup plum tomatoes, chopped

1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil

1 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup grated parm cheese

1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over med-high heat. Add bell pepper, onion and garlic; saute 2 mins. Add zucchini and yellow squash; saute 5 mins. Add tomato, basil, pepper and salt; saute 1 min or until thoroughly heated. Remove from heat and sprinkle with cheese. Serve Immediately. Servings 4 .. 1 cup each. 100 Calories per Serving

First Day of School 2012

 Awwww, My Kindergartener!!! Can NOT believe she is in "real" school these days!! Wow! She was soooo excited to go! =)

 Can you guess what her favorite color is?? Ha ha! She just might like pink!

 My sweet kiddos together! They wanted some pics together!!

 And this was after me saying... No, smile NORMALLY! ha ha ha! I guess this is their normal LOL!

 Awww, My FOURTH Grader!! Isnt that crazy??? Fourth Grade! He was trying to look all Gansta here! ha ha ha! Or as much as a white kid from the midwest can look! LOL!

 Every year we take pics by this whale so you can see the different in his height! I feel like he has SPROUTED over the summer!

 Ella in her classroom! Acting like a crazy girl showing off all them missing teeth!!

 Ella sittin at her desk area! Awww!

 Ethan in his class! Soooo Big! Cant believe fourth grade! WOW! He was sooo happy to be back with his friends!

And Momma & Daddy by ourselves... at least for a few hrs!!

Want to post too a bunch of new recipes I have tried! But I spend all my "messing around time" ha ha trying to figure how to change the background on blogger since they changed their format! To no avail! ha ha! So another day I will try again to change it and will post some recipes!