1.| Raspberry Kefir Smoothie
3⁄4 cup Raspberry Kefir
1⁄2 cup strawberries
1⁄2 frozen banana
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp flaxseeds
ice as desired

Blend & Enjoy!


2.| Banana Mango Avacado
1 banana, frozen
1 cup mango chunks
1 cup spinach
½ medium avocado
1 cup of milk
Splash of vanilla extract
Few drops of stevia extract or another sweetener (optional)

Blend & Enjoy!


3.| Cinnamon Roll 
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
1/4 cup old-fashioned oats
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (or 2-3  drops of Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil)
1 frozen banana

Blend & Enjoy!


4.| Wild Orange Strawberry Trim Shake
1 scoop vanilla cream trim shake
3⁄4 cup milk
1⁄2 cup strawberries
1⁄2 frozen banana
1 drop Wild Orange Essential Oil

Blend & Enjoy!


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5.| Tropical Smoothie Café 'Blimey Limey'
2 tbsp lime juice
2 Tbsp orange juice 
¼ c. strawberries, fresh or frozen
¼ c. pineapples, fresh or frozen
¼ to ½ c. water, to preference. 

Blend & Enjoy!

Hello friends!

I wanted to quickly pass along a new favorite weeknight meal from our home to yours! Aaron refuses to eat Chinese takeout, and honestly, there are not make great options for takeout around here, to begin with...so I decided to make my own and now he is hooked! I did trick him and called it stir-fry the first time I served it, it worked and now he's hooked. The recipe landed itself in our monthly rotation, even the girls enjoy it! Also, it is much simpler to make than you would think and the taste is amazing!! 

It's no lie that we love books in this house, I've always loved books and I wanted to create an environment where my kids also appreciate them. The options and selections today for children's books are endless! We belong to many book programs including the Barnes and Noble kids program and I'm always scouring sites looking for new options to add to our ever-growing bookshelf. So, today I thought I would share a few of our favorites that have been on rotation lately leading up to Halloween. Also, today B&N is offering 20% off One Picture Book! 

1. | Creepy Carrots - 

Jasper Rabbit loves carrots—especially Crackenhopper Field carrots. 

He eats them on the way to school.

He eats them going to Little League.

He eats them walking home.

Until the day the carrots start following him...or are they?

2. | Little Blue Truck's Halloween - With the delightful rhymes and signature illustration style that made Little Blue Truck a household name, Blue’s new adventure is full of festive costumes, fall colors, and plenty of Halloween fun! 

3.| Llama Llama Trick or Treat - Charlotte is obsessed with the entire Llama Llama series so this book was an obvious choice and I can't even tell you how many times we have read this short and sweet little board book. 

4.| Vampirina Ballerina - Oh, to be a ballerina! It's a challenge for any little girl, but even more so if you happen to be a vampire like Vampirina. First of all, you have to find a class that meets at night. Then you have to figure out how to perfect your form when you can't see yourself in the mirror? And then there's wearing pink (not the most flattering of colors if you happen to be undead) and that nagging urge to take a little nip out of the other dancers. And worse of all STAGE FRIGHT!!!

5. | I Need My Monster - A unique monster-under-the-bed story with the perfect balance of giggles and shivers, this picture book relies on the power of humor over fear, appeals to a child’s love for creatures both alarming and absurd, and glorifies the scope of a child’s imagination

6. | No Such Thing - One cool day in late October, Georgia noticed something weird. Objects would move around the house and sometimes they even disappeared. Now, some people may have wondered (especially at this time of year) if this was the work of something spooky? But not clever Georgia! She has all the explanations and none of the fear! Join her in debunking the spookiest of ghoulish and ghostly mischief in this Halloween adventure!