Overnight Oats

The first time I ate overnight oats I wan't a fan. But then it started to grow on me, similar to my journey with sushi. Have you tried it yet? I see it on all the "brunch" menus these days. Rather than the traditional granola/yogurt or hot oatmeal, overnight oats is a combination of the two. The real trick is learning how to customize it to your taste. 

Here's a pretty generic recipe to get you started. You can then add dried fruit, berries, coconut or nuts.  Happy breakfast!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/3 cup of Greek Yogurt
• 2/3 cup of nonfat milk (or milk of your choice)
• 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
• 1/2 tablespoon of honey, plus a little more to drizzle on top in the morning
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• fresh blueberries, to your liking

Steps:

Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and let sit in the fridge overnight. In the morning, stir in blueberries and drizzle with honey. Enjoy :) 

Best day ever

Best birthday ever! Escape from school, special cheese pick at Trader Joe’s, lunch with sister at Carraba’s where Rosie treated us to a free lunch and got a birthday song from the wait staff, and then jumping world all to ourselves!

Claire is 6!

We have a six year old!!

Claire is a bright, fun, passionate girl who keeps us all on our toes but she will always be my baby...

Ranch Views

Oooh the ranch landscape views :)

Daddy Daughter Dance

First ever Daddy/Daughter Valentine's Day Dance!

Night Out

Can you guess where these beauties are headed? I'll reveal tomorrow :)

Why does matching sisters dresses bring a mommy so much joy? :)

Rock'in

One of my favorite places at the ranch is the front porch of the house. I think Claire and Paige would agree. 

Daddy's Helpers

The girls learned how to fill deer feeders at the ranch with Daddy. There was a steady stream of questions...

How does the deer eat the corn?
What other animals like corn?
Why does the fence have really sharp parts?
Why is the bag so heavy?
Can I climb the ladder?
When does the feeder go off?
What's the difference between the feeders?
What is protein?
Is protein like made of steaks?
Can I put my bacon next to the feeder for the deer?
Can baby deer reach the feeder?
How do you know when a deer is the right one?

Corn vs Protein Pellets

Wood Choppers

We just got back from a great family trip to the ranch. It was our "redemption" trip since we all came down with the flu the last time we went over the holidays. We enjoyed some much needed family R&R.

Sound Bytes from Claire: "There's less rules at the ranch than at home. Maybe we should live here forever?"

Ross chopped down a tree and the girls were playing "queen of the stump" :)

Basketball

This first season of basketball has been a hoot. Basketball is a more complicated sport than I gave it credit for. I mean, try explaining it to a 3 or 5 year old! The League does a great job trying to bring it to a level that the littles can grasp. However, P is 3 and can't dribble or physically get the ball in the basket yet. But she has the biggest smile on her face throughout the whole thing.