Meal Prepping

Living in a small town doesn't lead to many options for eating out. We basically eat breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week, 4 weeks a month, 52 weeks a year at home. I love planning the menu for the week and luckily, Dusty lets me have full reign on what we eat. He likes being surprised with what fun dishes and foods I come up with each week.

Charlotte 3 Month Update

Hard to believe it but my little girl is already 3 months old! Over the past month, she has really started showing us her personality and it's so fun. Here is what has been going on with Charlotte over the past month....

Huckleberry Lemon Muffins

I've made lemon poppy seed muffins or other lemony baked goods before in the past and I always struggled with getting enough lemon flavoring. I'd add a butt load of zest and still it wasn't to my satisfaction. I recently discovered in a recipe from Sweet Peas Meals (I'll talk about my love for that a little later), that you need to rub the lemon zest into the sugar to create a "lemon sugar" for the muffins. It makes a huge difference! The muffins are bursting with lemony goodness! Plus my toddler had a blast helping me and playing in the sugar like it was the sandbox (don't worry! He washed his hands!).

Thin Mint Iced Coffee

You guys! For the first time in years, I resisted the temptation and did not buy Girl Scout cookies. You have no idea how huge this is for me! It took so much self control, it was painful. Last week I went to the grocery store and Shopko, and they were set up at both locations....it was like the devil was tempting me to give in and buy a dozen boxes of cookies! I am proud to report I walked past and resisted the urge to buy all the Thin Mints and Samoas. Last year I bought 8 boxes from a co-workers daughter and ate them all in less than a week....yikes :/

Air Fryer/Baked Tostada Shells



After Charlotte was born and I rejoined Weight Watchers 6 weeks postpartum, I treated myself to an air fryer....and I love it! 

New Member of the Family {Charlotte Reed}

Yet again, I've taken a long pause and stepped away from the blog. My excuse this time? I got pregnant and had another baby! Let me introduce you to little Miss Charlotte Reed...