I like a lot of healthy food but I have one bad habit, an addiction to chips. All throughout the day I find myself grabbing a few chips. So several months ago when I heard everyone talking about Kale Chips I was hoping this would be my answer to finding a healthy chip. Trader Joe's sells it in a bag, cleaned and dried which saves a lot of work. One thing I didn't do the first time I made this {as you can see in the photo} is take off the hard rib part and just roast the leaves. It tastes so much better if you take the time to do this. After that I put the Kale in a plastic bag with extra virgin olive oil and some garlic pepper and salt and shook until it was coated. Next, put it on a sheet pan, one layer in an 350 degree oven for about 12 minutes. When it starts getting a little brown on the tips you take it out. The flavor was amazing and it gets so deliciously crispy that these will definitely be able to replace those unhealthy chips.
Kite flying
Cousins at the park
Beach lovin'
Baby smiles
Sand* Sun* Fun*
Pink pajama party
Two of my favorite girls, just missing Danielle. I can't wait until we all get together soon. Britt has some more photos from our weekend on her blog here and a pic of her cute sandals with my favorite new nail polish color jag-u-are.
We had such a fun day! I couldn't believe Brittany was able to get Noah's 3rd Birthday Party together so soon after she had Emeri. It was a surf theme since one of Noah's favorite things to do is go to the beach. She crafted all the cute decor, got a picture with Noah holding up his annual poster with his age on it and he launched his annual balloons with his wishes attached. One of the sweetest moments of the day was when Noah came running out to my car as I was leaving to give me a hug and and kiss. Then he leaned down and said I want you to stay with me grandma. A perfect ending to beautiful day! A few highlights from our day above.
So excited for a fun day today as we will be celebrating Noah's 3rd birthday! It got delayed just a little since something important happened this last month.......his new little sister was born. As you can see in these photos he is getting pumped up about his celebration and ready to be the life of the party!
I was flipping through the August issue of Martha Stewart yesterday and this one craft caught my eye. Map design is everywhere these days but I have never seen this idea before. It was a great way to document a trip that you have taken. You get a map of the area you traveled through. Then you poke holes in the map along your route. Then you sew along the route using a backstitch. When you hit your destination you put an X. After that you just frame it and you have a beautiful keepsake of your trip.
