breakfast time

breakfast has to be my kids best meal of the day, so I really try and take advantage of that and provide a good healthy breakfast for them. now don't get me wrong somedays it's cold cereal with fruit but for the most part I try to limit those days. oatmeal is one of my favorite ways to add a lot of healthy into a little bowl. we start with rolled oats and go from there, changing it up and letting the twins help me add some things. this morning we did a peanut butter oatmeal, it was a hit and provided a lot of calories and healthy fat.

Ingredients:
rolled oats
peanut butter
smashed banana
plain whole milk yogurt
coconut oil
flax meal
chia seeds

as I cook the oatmeal, I smash my banana and add a spoonful if peanut butter to each bowl. I put in a small spoonful of coconut oil to the cooking oatmeal this way it melts it down nice right into the oatmeal. when the oatmeal is done cooking I add it to the bowls with the smashed bananas and peanut butter, add a little bit of yogurt and then I let the twins help add the "seeds" ( the flax and chia), they get very excited for this part. ill serve the oatmeal along with a fruit, today it was cut up oranges. so there you have it, it's what we eat for breakfast.

orange kale juice recipe

this is one of my favorite juices to make, it's sweet and refreshing and has a healthy dose of kale.
ingredients:
two apples
orange (peeled)
four carrots
small piece of ginger
three large kale leafs

careful with the ginger as it can be spicy if you add too much, unless you like it that way then add as much as you like.

an art class

we tried out a children's art class this week and had so much fun. I try to get out with the twins a few times a week to either a library toddler class, a play date, or a open play. I usually try and scope out the free things to do as the children classes at the kiddie gyms or music programs are pretty expensive. But I've been wanting to check out this local art class for children and sucked it up and paid for one class for them. and I totally think it was worth it, they had a lot of fun exploring the different stations set up with painting, play-doe, and a sensory box of beans. it was fun to watch them exploring and learning and I felt good that I got to introduce them to something new and fun. I hope we can try and go back twice a month. there's no way we can go every week, especially paying for both but I'm sure we can squeeze it into our budget and make it work. speaking of budgets I need to revisit mine and work harder at cutting it ha I feel that's all we do is cut. well maybe that's my next project to work on creating a budget that works and saves us money so we can do art classes and things alike with the kids as well as save for a house :).

we be juicin

Aiden and Ella love when I juice for them. this afternoon along with their snack I made them apple and kale juice. it's one of their favorite combos and I feel accomplished that there getting some dark leafy greens in even if its only in juice form.

oh Ella

today I called to Ella to come get her diaper changed, and she corrected me "no mama, I'm princess Ella", haha oh little lady of mine, yes you are a little princess.

Boston you sure are pretty in the snow

we're currently in Boston, and boy oh boy it is so pretty in the snow.

seriously the best chocolate shake ever

we made the best chocolate shake ever this week. so yummy and pretty healthy too.

ingredients:
frozen banana
nice big spoonful of peanut butter
a little ground flax seed
soy milk
chocolate soy milk
*for the milks I use half regular soy and half chocolate

I don't measure things out, just eye ball it as I add them to the blender. once you add it all in the blender, blend away and bam there you go a super yummy and healthy snack shake.