Last day of school!

This school year went by way to fast! This year Kellan and Arley had amazing teachers! I was able to help in their classes every Thursday. I love to see my kids in their classroom setting, playing with their friends and completing school activities together. Both kids seem to love when I help in their classes, but I'm waiting for the day they don't want me to help ;( But until then, I'll be in their classes helping out.

I'm a sucker for photo ops so I printed off some last day of school pictures- Which I found here: 

 

It was Hawaiian Day so the kids got to dress up! They always love to dress up on spirit days. 

I was able to leave work early and pick both kids up from school. I love getting pictures at school. There is just so much excitement. This years PTA was on top of it and had an End of Year photo op! 

I was able to snap a picture of Arley and Mrs. Costello when she released the kids one last time! Mrs. Costello is such an Amazing teacher. This is our 2nd time having her, and we hope to have her again once Mason gets into Kindergarten.

Then every year, I like to surprise the kids with Balloons at home waiting for them. I have done this ever since preschool and I love the reactions they have. 

After we stopped home for a few minutes, I took them to Tom's Used Book and Cold Stone. These kids love Tom's Used Books Store. Kellan loves finding WWII books and Titanic books and Arley loves the puzzles and all the cats roaming around. Then we walked across the street to Cold Stone and  had ice cream! 

We had such a wonderful last day of school! But we are ready for SUMMER! 

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Sara ;)

Have you entered into the Mickey Earrings Giveaway?!?

Have you entered the Giveaway that is happening over on my Instagram? 

I'm giving away 5 pairs of Mickey Earrings in your choice of colors! 

Do you have a Disney trip coming soon? Are you throwing a Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse party? Or do you just love all things Disney? 

Head over to Instagram -  @saranicoledesigns and enter the giveaway on the original post. Just follow the directions and enter in for a chance at 5 pairs of Mickey Earrings!

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My Favorite Keto Recipes from Pinterest! -

I have bought books, I have bought magazine and I have bought Keto Menus from websites. But my favorite place to find Keto Recipes is Pinterest! I really never cooked much and when I first got married almost 8 years ago, I made the same stuff- Spaghetti, Soup and Guacamole. I know... He must have not married me for my cooking skills! Luckily, Pinterest was new and made life to easy! I started cooking and baking all kinds of things! 

So fast forward to about 10 months ago. I kept hearing all about Keto this and Keto that... I have tried so many diets that works just a little or not at all. But hearing about Keto- I thought "how can you eat all that and lose weight?" Well my friends, it works! For me, It's slow. But Slow is better than not at all! 

So I'm going to share some of my favorite Keto Recipes that I have found on Pinterest!

1. BROCCOLI AND CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN

from: https://thatlowcarblife.com

I have made this so many times and I LOVE IT! I have made it in the oven and on the BBQ. Both options are greats! The Bacon wrapped around it is the perfect finisher! So yummy! And each serving is only 2 g net carbs! 

2. Chicken Enchilada casserole

from: www.730sagestreet.com

This is a hit with my whole family! Even the baby! WE all love Mexican style dishes so this fits perfect for us! I'm the only one on Keto, so I make Mexican rice and re fried beans for them. And there is always left overs, so I take that to work. This is really easy to make to. I have made it in the crock put and on the stove top. Either one is easy! 

3. Taco seasoning cheese crisps

from: www.linneyville.com

These are great snacks and super easy to make! In my crazy life, I need easy! Best of all 0 CARBS! Shut the front door--- that make its even better! 

4. Keto pina colada

I have seen this Pin floating around Pinterest for a while a decided to try it... YUM! It's so great and refreshing! MY kids like it too! Its the perfect treat. I'm sure all the flavors are great. Once I try them, I'll let you know! 

So That's it for now. I have my eye on a few new to try. I'll let you know how it goes!  

Find recipes like this and more on my Pinterest boards: Keto

Please let me know if you make and how everyone likes it!

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Sara ;)

Maker Monday- Mickey Earrings

I love Disney... anything Disney! When I found these amazing crystal-like mickey heads, I knew that I had to make earrings out of them. And ever since then, they have been my best sellers! 

Check out these colors:

Whenever I can find new, fun colors... Iv'e gotta get them! I found these neon colored Mickey's, and I can't wait to make them into earrings! 

So what are your favorite colors? 

Leave me a comment and let me know! 

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How our summer is going.... so far!

So we are almost a week into summer break and it has not been easy! All the kids want to do all day is eat and drink! Momma doesn't have time for all of that! Rob is off normally Mondays and Tuesdays so they kids go to sleep in on those days but the rest of the week they have to get up earlier since I've got to drop them off at Mom Mom's house! They are not happy about getting up early! So it's definitely a struggle. Then add Mason in. This little boy has not made it easy. He must be going through a growth spurt or something because he doesn't want to go to sleep at night! The past 2 nights he has gone to bed at 11:30pm! Momma needs her "ME" time! I end up going to be straight after I put him down. So this weekend I will be catch up time for laundry and cleaning! YAY!! 

We did take time to go to the Lodi Farmers Market in Downtown Lodi. It's always a great time and the kids love to get a snow cone. The Lodi Farmers Market is a Certified Organic. They have great vendors for fruits, veggies, flowers and small businesses! You've gotta get out to the Lodi Farmers Market and support out local Vendors! 

This week has been a shit show, but hopefully next week is better! The kids start a 2 week summer camp so they will be out of my mom's hair for a few hours! 

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Keto Wednesday - Peanut Butter Cookies

Alright... So I have posted a few dinner type recipes. Now its time for a desert! I crave sugar all the time. I see candy in the store and I WANT IT! I see a yummy maple donut just staring at me in the case, and I WANT IT! So I searched and search and decided to try this out. 

I found this recipe on Pinterest - Click Here to find where I got it from!

Even better, its SUPER Easy! 3 ingredients! Thats it! 

I know! Easy! 

Here's what you need: 

1 cup peanut butter

1/2 keto friendly sweetener

1-2 eggs

That's it my friends!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix them all together and then plop them onto the lined pan. I use Amazon Silicon Pan Liner and I don't have to spray it. It just works amazing! And no, I'm not getting paid for that- I just love it so much! Then, use a fork to smash them down into a cris-cross pattern. 

Bake them for 12-15 minutes, depending on your oven. 

Let cool once you take them out before eating.

I did tried a variant of this by adding 2 eggs instead of 1 egg and I thing that I like 1 egg better. With using 1 egg, I could roll them into balls before putting them on the pan. With 2 eggs, I couldn't. I though it would make then fluffier, but it didn't. 

These are dense cookies and you really only need 1 or 2 to be satisfied of your sugar craving. 

Find recipes like this and more on my Pinterest board: Keto Desserts

Please let me know if you make and how everyone likes it!

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Until next time!

Sara ;)

FYI- I don't know the nutrition facts. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.

Open House 2019

Open House 2019

Open house this year was great! I just love seeing all the work both kids have done through out the year out on display. This year has flown by too fast! We had great teachers who put so much effort into their lives! They love them just like their own and guild them into smart kids!  

We first went to Arley's classroom with Mrs. Costello. We just adore Mrs. Costello and love her so much since Kellan was in her class in Kindergarten too! I was so excited that Arley was in Mrs. Costello's class too!

 

Then we were onto Kellan's 3rd grade class with Ms. Fyffe. This is ms. Fyffe's first year teaching and she did a great job! I'm sure she learned a lot from this great group of kids! She has a lot of patience with the kids (more than I ever would)! She won't be at Reese next year, so we will miss her! 

How did your kids Open House go this year? Leave me a comment with your favorite teacher! We gotta love our teachers! They are shaping the world- one mind at a time! 

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Sara ;)