I'm not exactly sure when or how I first discovered the blog Chocolate Covered Katie but I've been lurking around it for quite some time. I've pinned a few of her recipes but mostly I've just bookmarked her entire site!I FINALLY decided to try something from Katie's blog! Her chocolate frosting shots aren't something I've pinned yet but I'm going to now! They are both easy and yummy!To make chocolate frosting shots you need just 4 ingrediants:full fat coconut milkcocoa powdervanilla extractsweetener such as stevia or powdered sugarBecause I think Chocolate Covered Katie is such an awesome site I'm going to make you go there for the actual recipe.Yes, her's look much more appetizing than mine! Mine kinda look like poop compared to hers!Ok, I do have to make a couple confessions... 1) While I thought the frosting was heavenly on graham crackers and also think it would be good on other things, I wasn't thrilled with it in the shot form (i.e. by itself). My daughter also didn't like … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter/Banana Smoothie
My family loves bananas but sometimes we don't eat them before they start to get a little too brown. I usually end up putting the overly ripe bananas in the freezer for making cookies or banana bread later. Yesterday, during one of my "duh" moments, I decided to make a smoothie out of one of the bananas.For my smoothie I used:*One over ripe frozen banana*One cup milk*1 Tbsp peanut butter*1/2 tsp vanilla*1 tsp sugar substitute (optional for a little extra sweetness)*1/8 cup oatmeal (optional)I microwaved the banana for about 10 seconds, just long enough so I could peal it but keep it frozen/slushy. Then I sliced it up and put it, along with the rest of the ingredients in my awesome Magic Bullet. I blended till smooth, poured it into glasses and served it to myself and my girls. We LOVED it! Does your family drink smoothies? What type do you like? … [Read more...]
The Mommy MD Guide to the Toddler Years Review
The Mommy MD Guides are a series of books that give you expert advice on parenting starting with pregnancy and going through the toddler years. Though my girls are past toddler-hood, as a nurse and mother, I was curious about the books when I was contacted to review one. Why? Because every book claims to be written by the experts on raising children, most books written by doctors are kinda stuffy, and quite frankly, I wanted to see if they had the same advice I would give my patients. I chose to review The Mommy MD Guide to the Toddler Years because that's the closest stage to my girls. Tottie is 4 and I swear still dealing with some toddler issues! Let me say that I LOVED this book both from a mom perspective and a pediatric nurse perspective! Here are what I thought were the highlights:The Mommy MD Guide to the Toddler Years doesn't tell you how to do things, it gives you the opinions of multiple different doctors.You can take and leave what you want. Sometimes the opinions … [Read more...]
Snow Angels- Inner child
The last week of December approached and FINALLY this year we have SNOW! Yay! We took a six hour car ride up to "Papa Tractor's" and braved the cold. It was time to channel my inner child. My oldest son and I took the opportunity to make snow angels. I am honestly not sure who had more fun- him or me. We bundled up in our snow gear and plopped down into a fresh batch of snow. We laid down and created angels. We giggled the entire time and after a few minutes we just sat there and chatted. It was a GREAT memory created and I am so glad we did it.Have you ever made snow angels WITH your child? … [Read more...]
How To Draw–Pinned it, Did it!
I don't know about your kids but my girls LOVE to draw! I saw this pin (that ultimately leads to this website which is much better) a while ago and thought it would be fun for Nutty to try. Well, both Nutty and Tottie ended up trying the drawings... Nutty (6 years old) was able to follow the original patterns/drawings. Tottie (4 years old) needed a little extra help by copying how I drew them based on the patterns (my drawings are the first photo). I broke each step into smaller steps (i.e. one line or shape at a time). I was completely impressed how each girl did! Compared to the original drawings, they did great job! I give this pin a thumbs up! Yes, even a 4 year old can learn to draw (with a little extra help)! What do you think? Could your kids do these? … [Read more...]
No nonsense Tights and Leggings Review
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of No nonsense for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Ok Jamie, what do tights and leggings have to do with ideas for living in the moment with your kids? They don't (unless you're dressing up with them). However, since the majority of our readers are moms, I thought I'd take up this opportunity to review No nonsense tights and leggings because we are more than moms, we are women and every now and then, we need to feel good about ourselves! I received a pair of burgandy tights and a pair of red leggings in the mail. I immediately thought of a dress to pair with the tights but red leggings? What am I going to do with those? I am a totally neutral type of girl! Plus, leggings scare me! I dug through my closet and found a black blazer and my black boots. Yipee! It actually would have been a super cute outfit on me if I had a shirt that matches red to go under the blazer and if the blazer had been just … [Read more...]
