Aunt Emma, A picture is worth a thousand words!

Fish, Snail, Kale, and FIRE!

I caught a a fish!  I was in Cabo with my girl group.  What a fun and restful trip!  I was able to continue on with our 100 Day Pledge.  Our whole family has continued to do it.  We only have 11 days left!  The girls have done amazing!  I will devote a whole post to this when the time draws near.

Have you read about this "Super Food"?  It has too many benefits to ignore!

1. Kale is low in calorie, high in fiber and has zero fat. One cup of kale has only 36 calories, 5 grams of fiber and 0 grams of fat. It is great for aiding in digestion and elimination with its great fiber content. It’s also filled with so many nutrients, vitamins, folate and magnesium as well as those listed below.

2. Kale is high in iron. Per calorie, kale has more iron than beef. Iron is essential for good health, such as the formation of hemoglobin and enzymes, transporting oxygen to various parts of the body, cell growth, proper liver function and more.

3. Kale is high in Vitamin K. Eating a diet high in Vitamin K can help protect against various cancers. It is also necessary for a wide variety of bodily functions including normal bone health and the prevention of blood clotting. Also increased levels of vitamin K can help people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

4. Kale is filled with powerful antioxidants. Antioxidants, such as carotenoids and flavonoids help protect against various cancers.

5. Kale is a great anti-inflammatory food. One cup of kale is filled with 10% of the RDA of omega-3 fatty acids, which help, fight against arthritis, asthma and autoimmune disorders.

6. Kale is great for cardiovascular support. Eating more kale can help lower cholesterol levels.

7. Kale is high in Vitamin A.Vitamin A is great for your vision, your skin as well as helping to prevent lung and oral cavity cancers.

8. Kale is high in Vitamin C. This is very helpful for your immune system, your metabolism and your hydration.

9. Kale is high in calcium. Per calorie, kale has more calcium than milk, which aids in preventing bone loss, preventing osteoporosis and maintaining a healthy metabolism. Vitamin C is also helpful to maintain cartilage and joint flexibility

10. Kale is a great detox food. Kale is filled with fiber and sulfur, both great for detoxifying your body and keeping your liver healthy.So I came across this smoothie recipe and thought I would try it out on the girls.  All it was, was bananas, apple juice, kale and ice.

I actually thought it was really good and so did the girls!  Yeah!  I found another way to sneak Kale into them.  I usually put it in the pasta sauce and they have no idea.

 Today at school Jilliana's class has a snail race and it was pajama day

 The snails were not quite cooperating.

 They just kept getting together in pairs.

 Speaking of pairs, one of her friends showed up in the exact same jamies!

 On the way home I noticed a fire.  It looked very close to our house.  They closed the freeway and it took me an hour to get off of it.  I was finally able to get home to find that the fire had come to the top of our street.  They sent in the helicopters and big planes with the fire retardant and were able to put it out rather quickly.  They were at the top of our street all day watching for any flare ups.  I took the girls up the street and the firemen were so nice.  They let the girls sit in the fire engine and answered their many questions.

 Emma in the fire truck

 The fire came up the hill.

 Lily

 Jilliana

 Meilynn

 Asking lots of questions

The fence melted in the heat.
We were very thankful for the quick work to put out the fire and for them calling in help from the air right away.

A little of this and that....

 Emma wrote a story in the beginning of the year for the Reflections contest.  She won for her school and then it went on to the Redlands School District.  She then won for Redlands and it went on to the 5th district.  We are very proud of our little writer.

 Standing in front of her story.

 Her certificate

 Jilliana loves this dolphin.  I actually got it when I bought a certain amount at a bookstore for free.  Jilliana has become its caretaker.  Everytime I see it, it is covered up, or eating, or reading.

 "Real Brownies"  Made with all "real" foods.  They were a hit, except with Emma who despises chocolate.

 The girls love coloring.  I don't mean just a little, I mean a lot.  In fact we have to always say quit coloring and do something different.  I do think their artwork is showing how much they enjoy it.

 Emma's Mermaid Princess.

 Jilliana's picture

 Meilynn's masterpiece

 Lily's

 When I am making bread, they love to put their noses up to the vent and smell it.......mmmmm.

 Waiting for bread.

 Emma's gymnastic hairstyle.

 It was a gymnastics show, not a competition.  Everyone won!

 Her medal

 Jilliana helping me make homemade "real food" ice cream

 Yum!

How To Talk To Kids About Real Food - 100 Days of Real Food

How To Talk To Kids About Real Food - 100 Days of Real Food

Day 76! Donuts! and The Ten Commandments!

We are on day 76 of our eating only "real foods"!  I am so proud of my family!  I do need to seek out some more recipes.  We are getting tired of the ones we have been eating, even though we love them.  This morning I made donuts from The 100 Days of Real Food site. http://www.100daysofrealfood.com

The girls loved them.  I made chocolate and regular.  I had to laugh when the girls thought they tasted just like donuts from the donut shop.  Their tastebuds have gotten used to having just a little sweetness. I wonder what will happen when they do taste sugar again?

In the girl's devotion at night we have been talking about The Ten Commandments.  The other day Emma decided to see if she could remember all of them.  Here are her Ten Commandments.  I especially love

number eight, do not get jellies and number ten, do not commit adult tree:)

Day 63, Easter and some odds and ends

 Jilliana was learning the letters P and Q last week.  The class was going to make individual pizzas out of english muffins, which of course we cannot have due to the sugar.  So I played around with our Whole Wheat Pizza recipe to make her and individual one to take.  We usually cook the pizza dough along with the pizza.  I had to make several to get one that would work.  She took her pizza, sauce, cheese and pineapple for the topping.

Pizza dough

 San Diego Zoo

 Lily had a fossil report to write so we were lucky to find this "fossil" at the San Diego Zoo

 We went there with our YPO group and had a great time.

We had this amazing painter.

The finished painting

 The kids all got to make a painting

I don't know why I don't have a picture of Jilliana's.

 Jilliana feeding the rhino

 Silly girls with new sunglasses

Easter morning

 Lily

Meilynn

 Jilliana talking to Kami in Barcelona

 Emma

 Since the girls had no candy, we did a raffle Easter Egg hunt.  They had numbers and when their number was called they could pick out a gift.  Most were from the $ store.

 Emma had a speaking part at church.

 My Grandchild, Natalie

 Natalie finds an egg!

Great Grandpa with his Great Grand daughter

Grandpa playing

Jilliana reading to Natalie.

Meilynn writes a story and the Imagination Machine acts it out at school.