T-shirt Dress

My friend A gave me some t-shirts that were too short for her 4 year old.  She meant to just pass them on to Kj, but I decided to add some skirts to them.  Here is the first attempt:

Protein

A friend of mine found that I was experimenting with my food intake (diet often implies losing weight so I am going to try not to use that term).  She said that if I ever came across how to increase protein intake, to let her know.  Her daughter eats very little meat and so needed some alternatives.

I asked another mom at church who has food allergies in her family.  She got me started with hemp seeds and greens.  So, here you go:


hemp seeds (11 grams of protein per 1 ounce serving)-add to a smoothie, I was told it added a slightly nutty flavor. 
quinoa (8.1 grams per 1 cup cooked)
broccoli (cooked: 6.7/raw: 2.6/stalks: 3.4 grams per serving)
kale (2.2 grams per 1 cup)
coconut (1.9 grams per 1 ounce unsweetened/dried)
spinach (.9 grams per 1 cup)


black beans + corn = protein

A good summary of complete proteins.

Hiking with Toddlers

Last week was a family reunion-vacation week.  We had such a great time and were able to do a lot of hiking despite the fact that most of the cousins had toddlers.  We kind of cycled through a few helpful hiking options.  We strapped them on with our Moby, had them take turns hiking, and jumped them in a Kelty kid carrier.  We had some troupers!! 
 

This is a picture of our very first hike.  Kj took along a water-bottle in her new holder.  She could take a sip at any break she needed!  It was a great incentive...also having Curl Grandma, Aunt R and cousin N to hold hands with.  No complaints from this sweet hiker!

Crazy Quilt Turned Wall Hanging

 Well, the girls and I headed to my parents' home last week so that I could get some quality sewing time.  It worked.  We spent time playing with Grandma in the mornings, and napping/sewing/etc in the afternoons.  The intent of this panel was to be the top of a queen sized quilt, but as years have passed since I started it, I decided to finish it for a wall hanging.  Pictures:

1.  After about an hour working on the left side.
2.  Grandma coloring with the girls.
3.  Trees.
4.  My work space.
5.  Grandpa reading to L.
6.  The mostly finished product (just have to finish the edges)
7.  Kj pointing out her favorite fabric.

Meal Planning

This is my meal planning idea.  I was trying to keep open multiple pages of a magazine one day to try to make several recipes during the week and it wasn't working.  So, clipping and labeling worked well.  Not much else that the pictures can't tell you.

Something that I am wondering though...does anyone know how to put the pictures side by side?  If you do, please let me know!!  

Quilt Hanging

 I have wanted to do this for a while, but haven't gotten around to it.  I decided that for warmth in the winter and a decorative home made touch, my girls' room could use this quilt hung in it.  After sewing the casing for a rod, wanted to find a bare screw alternative...  My friend had a Montessori inspired book shelf that she made, and I was wondering where she got the hangers...well, I just found a tutorial for the book shelf she made.

Found the hardware, a single rod hanger just like the double in the tutorial.  I just used a wooden dowel for the rod.  In the future, we may paint the ends to make them a little nicer looking, but for now it is just fine.