Exploring!

We can't wait to experience all the fun, FREE activities the nature center has to offer! Brooklyn really loved looking at the animals inside the building. Even though snakes were in cages, she was too afraid to get close! I asked her what her favorite thing was she did today. She replied, "Picking out my baby cow." Fortunately, with all the expensive things in the gift shop she could've wanted, she wanted a 50 cent baby cow figurine. :) She also said her favorite animal that she saw was the fish we caught. ;)

Nature Center

We had the most kind (33 weeks pregnant!) tour guide at the nature center. She made it so fun for a short hike for Brooklyn. She asked her all kinds of questions and taught her a lot about the plants and animals native to our area. We even saw where a beaver had chewed down a tree just recently! The most fun part was Brooklyn catching her first fish! I prayed for her to at least catch one and after we caught the small sunfish we went in back inside the center. She was very excited that it was a real fish and kept saying, "Don't let it touch me. Don't let it touch me!" haha! Aaron actually "caught" it and BK reeled it in. ;)

If we can raise a child...

Bringing the gliders home was pretty scary. We are just nervous to do everything right and not do anything to put them in danger. There are so many "rules" and certain things that must be done. We finally just held them cupped in our hands last night for about 5 minutes each. They did really well and it was encouraging. I found myself saying, "If we can raise a child, surely we can take care of sugar gliders!" They rode home in Brooklyn's car seat because Sheila didn't want them near airbags. See, they are like kids!!! Brooklyn helped me mix their food and has been very understanding with their times of rest. When we get them out she gets pretty excited and grabby but also enjoys just watching them play on their wheel. :) She held them on a binding pouch today while watching The Lion King.

All in moderation!

I made a really healthy dinner...and homemade peanut butter cookies. :) I have never made them from scratch but they turned out really yummy! I like to eat them with coffee. For dinner, we had chickpea burgers. Blend garbanzo beans, cumin, an egg, 2 tbsp flour, and a dash of salt. Make the paste Ito patties and golden on each side with olive oil. Place in ezekiel pita pockets. The sauce is made with plain Greek yogurt, tahini, lemon juice and parsley. Easy and amazing!!! 15g protein per serving.

Mahi mahi

I don't care for fish much but I like mahi mahi! To me, it doesn't have a fishy taste or smell once it's cooked. I cook mine in a pan with coconut oil, marinade is made with orange juice, lime, garlic, chili powder, salt and pepper, kayenne pepper (from JM mahi mahi taco recipe) she also makes a salsa with mango and cilantro. Aaron and I just used pico de gallo and Avocado on an Ezekiel bread tortilla. Turned out good and get this...30gm of protein per serving just for the fish! The avocado adds protein too. If you wanna watch calories/fat, just use some vegetables or pico de gallo minus the avocado. I worked 12 hours today and am proud to say I could still make a healthy dinner for my family with hardly any time. :) Jillian Michaels recipes are so good for eating healthy and saving time. Total cook time 10 minutes. Woo hoo!

Gabba's gift!

Aaron's mom is really talented with sewing. She made us lots of glider stuff and sewed this bean bag! Bk loves it! We appreciate all the time she spent making our presents unique and special!

Picture collage

Random pics I want to keep: Heather edited some sweet and cool pics of BK. Kristen sent me this pic of her and Brooklyn at her wedding and I thought I turned out so pretty! And then-my new niece, Remy, smiling. :)