I'm A Cannin and Food Processin

Earlier this week, we got a food processor and canning supplies. I have made homemade peanut butter (Just peanut butter and pulsed until smooth) it is super healthy and nummy! I have also made raspberry jam (Thrive raspberries and sugar) there are no preservatives! Because I canned them, they are good for a year anyways! I have also canned cuties (Also good for a year)! You just can't get me out of the kitchen lately :P

Updates!

Bo: Is doing great his last semester so far! He has got all A's and B's :)

Laneah: She has been so good at making her bed (with help) and cleaning her room (with help) that we decided to make her a chore chart where if she makes her bed every morning and cleans her room every night for a week, shown by stickers on a chart, we will take her to the Dollar Tree and let her pick out EITHER one toy or one candy :) She just got through her first week with flying colors!

Rhycherd: Is what I call "day" potty trained! We started less than a week ago, but this little boy already wears underwear all day, except for naptime, and tells us everytime he needs to go potty before he does in his underwear AND it's on the BIG potty! He still wears a diaper to bed as well, but I seriously do NOT care changing only 2 diapers a day :)

Me: I have had this homemaking bug lately. I have been making all our bread from scratch and making our cookies from scratch as well. Oh my goodness, last night I made cherry-chocolate chip cookies.... DIVINE!!!

Of course, God just showing us His hand in all things :)

Life is wonderful!

Homemade Fruit Snacks

I tried my first batch of homemade fruit snacks today! (Thank you Pinterest)

1 cup of juice
3 tbs of Knox gelatin
1 tbs honey (optional)

Heat up juice and honey and slowly add gelatin until fully dissolved. Pour into mold or square pan. Put in fridge for 1 hour until solid.

They didn't turn out too bad! They tasted a little too bland so I will add the optional honey next time. But the kids have loved them!

Wheat Montana 7 Grain with Flax Pancake Mix

I have a hard time straying from buttermilk pancakes just cause it's my favorite! But I have found a brand that makes REALLY good healthy products! I have used Wheat Montana's all-purpose flour nd wheat flour for a while now. (Unbleached and unbromated). I recently saw they had 3 different kinds of pancake mixes. We tried the 7 Grain with Flax this morning and it was delicious! 5 grams of protein per serving (Great for the hypoglycemic husband) and 17% of your daily fiber per serving! The package costs a little under $4 and will feed us for a good 2-3 breakfasts! Definately worth a try! :)

No Matter How Deep . . .

I Took The Plunge . . .

And am LOVING it! As you all know from a previous post, I cloth diaper Rhychie with these awesome "hybrid" diapers from Gro-Via. No pins, no folding, just snap in an insert and snap on him. THEN, I went further into it by buying these cool disposable liners (Thanks Sara :) you put on top of the inserts, so that when your kiddo poops, you just lift out the liner and poop and throw it! No need for a special cloth diaper washing bucket! BUT, just yesterday, I started doing something I swore to myself I would never do... I started using reusable cloth wipes! Sounds gross (I know, I used to think so too) But they are quite AMAZING! I just wet them down every night (After washing them), put them in a special container I got for them, and use them like regular wipes (Except for the fact they go into a wet bag until washing). They are so thick and soft and I have only had to use 1 per change, including poops!

I went from spending $50 to $75 a month on disposable diapers and wipes, to just $23 a month on the special soap for the cloth diapers (After the initial buying of diapers)! Not to mention the green factor of reducing MUCHO waste! Cloth diapering is NOT for everyone, it is time consuming but I LOVE the money saved, the earth saving qualities, and the fact that I just enjoy it so much! So, if you feel like taking the plunge too, I recommend it! :)

Word of Wisdom FHE Lesson Plan

               Word Of Wisdom

Song: Children’s Songbook 153 “The Lord Gave Me A Temple”

Prayer:

Scripture: D&C 89:18-21

Lesson: Tell the story of how Daniel refuses the King’s meat and 

wine (Daniel 1)

Activity: Show pictures of do’s and don’ts dealing with the Word 

of Wisdom (i.e. don’t drink coffee, do exercise)

Treat: Have a healthy snack as a family J

Disclaimer: With having little kiddos, I make lesson plans with only an opening song and prayer, it seems to fit their attention spans well :)