Banana Muffins

This month of February has brought a few snow days, which means no school and no work! On one of the snow days the boys and I tried a new recipe. We made banana muffins! Our bananas were starting to go bad, so we thought we would be resourceful and make muffins out of them. On that note, we saw that our blueberries were going bad too, so we added them into the mix! They turned out well, and we have made them once a week since then!

My boys (especially Brayden) are notorious for wasting food. They will ask for something to eat, take a few bites, and then throw it in the garbage--then on top of that ask for another snack! I know they are kids, but wasting food is expensive, and I feel terrible throwing food away knowing there are others out there not knowing where their next meal may come from. This is a bother to both Brandon and I, so we have been teaching the boys not to waste food. I wanted to lead by example, so rather than throwing our bananas and blueberries away, we used them up by making something new!

Here is the recipe to our delicious muffins!

• 3 ripe bananas
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg 
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• add blueberries just because :)  

Mash bananas in a mixing bowl. Add sugar and egg. Add butter. Stir. Add baking soda, baking powder, and flour. Stir. I added my blueberries last so they didn't get mashed.

Bake at 375 for 20 minutes, eat and enjoy! 

These also freeze well! :)

Supper Menu

Last week I tried posting our supper menu, but when I went to go upload it our internet was not working. Then I spaced it off. It would have been a pretty boring menu anyway. We had something going on every night of the week! We pretty much ate sandwiches and cereal. Terrible, I know! But sometimes that's the way it works. This week's menu is a little different, a little more structured and little more nutritious.

Sunday- Lasagna, broccoli and garlic bread

Monday- Sesame chicken and rice 

Tuesday- Enchiladas, chips and queso 

Wednesday- I work late so it's up to Brandon

Thursday- I work late again so another night up to Brandon

Friday- Grilled hamburgers, mixed veggies and chips 

Saturday- we have my niece's first birthday party to attend 

Growing too Fast!

I love watching this happy little guy grow everyday and learn new things; however, it makes me sad at how fast time is flying! I can't believe he will be 10 months old tomorrow!!! He is such a sweetie and is always smiling! He is definitely a goer. He loves sneaking off and getting into things he knows he is not supposed to. Lately he has been unplugging our internet and thinks it is hilarious. We even put up a barricade, and yet some how he managed to unplug it. Such a stinker!

 It's funny how quickly you forget about baby proofing your house! In this house, we haven't had a baby, so nothing has been baby proofed. I think every day we find something new that needs to be "Benny Proofed."

My Little Cowboys!

A few short weeks ago, Brandon's parents got the boys cowboy outfits- Cowboys hats, plaid shirts, Wrangler jeans, belt buckles, and cowboy boots. These two have worn these outfits every chance they get and have worn their cowboy boots everyday since then! These were just too cute not to share!

Weekly Supper Menu

Here is our weekly supper menu for this week!

Monday- Tacos, chips, and salsa

Tuesday- Homemade waffles, sausage, and fruit

Wednesday- Spaghetti, garlic bread, and peas

Thursday- This night is up to Brandon since I work late

Friday- Grilled cheese with tomato soup

Saturday- Chili and cinnamon rolls

Sunday- Since it's Valentine's Day we will do our traditional heart shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's!