Making Christmas rounds is hard work!

Candy Day

One of my favorite holiday traditions is our annual candy making day at my Nana's. Peanut butter balls, Oreos dipped in chocolate, fudge....yum! This year the little girls made a gingerbread village with Caroline spearheading the details of the decor!

 

 

 

PS. Happy birthday today to our amazing dad/husband Chris!

We love you!!!

Thankful to wake up and hug these two angels today.

Praying for those parents who have lost so much.

Game night with Guencle.

Let the holidays begin!

All Cate wants for Christmas is hair...

Just Add Milk

I'd never noticed how many packages used "Just Add Milk!" as a selling point until recently when my goal has been to try and find food that doesn't have milk!

 

Through different methods, including Nutritional Response Testing, Caroline was diagnosed a few weeks ago as allergic to dairy. This has been a huge shift for her; she loved milk!  Chris and I have eliminated a lot of dairy due to our Advocare diet but Caroline was use to snacking on cheese, yogurt and cereal. She is doing well drinking almond milk and recognizing what she can't have, but for me it means trying to find more options for her eat.

 

Thank goodness for Google because I have been able find a lot of websites with dairy free recipes. Too bad the one that took two hours to prepare Sunday night wasn't to anyone else's liking but mine!

 

Quinoa with Sweet Veggies and Almond Butter

P.S. I need to give a shout out to my husband. He told me last night that he has lost over 25 pounds since starting Advocare on Sept 1! So proud of him! Santa is going to have to bring him new pants!

I love this little drama queen.