Summer time!

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
2 KICK OFF SUMMER (SPORTS)	3 Play At the Park and have a sports themed picnic	4 Make paper Mache balls	5 Neighborhood play group	6 Watch a sports show or game on TV	7 Salt Lake Bees Game	8 Home Depot Workshop
9 CULTURE EXPLORATION WEEK	10 Mexican food picnic	11 Make and decorate Chinese lanterns	12 Neighborhood play group	13 Play flag memory game	14 Go to the “airport” and travel the world	15
16 OUT THE BACK DOOR (BUGS AND FLOWERS)	17 Ugly bug picnic	18 Paper plate bugs	19 Neighborhood play group	20 Watch “Bugs Life” movie	21 I’m going camping	22 Camping
23 LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS OH MY!	24 Zoo Picnic	25 Farm fingerpaints	26 Neighborhood play group	27 Safari Movie Night (go to a drive in or make your own)	28 Wheeler Farms	29
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S	M	T	W	T	F	S
I LOVE THE USA	1 All American Picnic	2 Paint Patriotic Murals	3 Neighborhood Play group	4 4th of July parades in community Sugarhouse fireworks	5 Visit state capitol	6 Home Depot workshop
7 I BELIEVE I CAN FLY	8 Eat Like a Bird picnic	9 Run like the wind poles	10 Neighborhood Play Group	11 Make Goals	12 Tracy Aviary	13
14 KEEP LOOKING UP	15 Cloud Watching Picnic	16 Decorate hats and visors	17 Neighborhood play group	18 Watch “UP”	19 Hill Air Force Airplane Museum	20 Stargazing
21 PIONEERS AND HISTORY	22 Pioneer picnic with scones	23 Sing pioneer songs and walk around in pioneer clothes	24 Watch days of 47 parade and BBQ	25 Write or draw your history	26 Daughters of Utah Pioneers museum	27
28 UNDER THE SEA	29 Take a dip lunch (only finger foods you can dip)	30 Decorate a fish	31 Neighborhood play group

 

S	M	T	W	TH	F	S
UNDER THE SEA				1 Watch Finding Nemo	2 Waterpark or Splash Pad	3 Home Depot Workshop
4 SUMMER MAGIC (I WILL BE ON VACATION)	5 Picnic – summer only foods (berries and other seasonal favorites)	6 Craft Picture frames to save memories of summer fun	7 Neighborhood play group	8 Relax	9 Go on a city tour and show kids some lesser known places	10
11 TRADITIONS (STILL ON VACATION)	12 Favorite childhood snack picnic	13 Make a signature summer food	14 Neighborhood play group	15 Watch Winnie the Pooh	16 Go to your favorite place from childhood	17
18 FAREWELL SUMMER HELLO SCHOOL	19 Backwards picnic (dessert first)	20 Decorate a backpack or school bag	21 Neighborhood play group	22 Watch back to school shows or movies	23 Go to your favorite spot from the summer!	24
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Pennington Smart Feed Sprayer System, so easy I had my kid do it!

Today is day 1 of planting in our garden for 2013.  I did the weeding last week so that was taken care of previously.  I went to the garden center on monday and got the following:

1 mini tomato plant

1 orange wellington tomato plant

6 jalapeno pepper plants 

6 green bell pepper plants

6 broccoli plants

2 zucchini plants

1 watermelon plant

1 giant pumpkin plant

1 alladin pumpkin plant

1 pattypan squash plant

I was given a sample of Pennington Smart Feed Sprayer System from www.BzzAgent.com and I tried it out today.  So here we go, day 1 of gardening.  

My baby started to cry as soon as I got the feeder on the hose so I handed it to my 4 year old son.  He figured out how to press the trigger and get it spraying.  Then he noticed a little switch on top and flipped it.  He was able to water the plants without the sprayer turning off because of that switch (lock).  He loved looking into the chamber on the feeder and seeing the blue contents swirl around with the water.  

Sadly, his fun came to an end when I checked on him a few minutes later and saw that all the product was gone.  He fed the garden in under 10 minutes... imagine that!

Looking forward to seeing the results soon.

BzzAgent.com Campaigns

I am a part of a product testing group called BzzAgent and I am taking part in this product trial

Kroger Totally Awesome Cookies

I tried them and they have more chocolate Chips in them than other packaged cookies and I liked that. They also have simple ingredients, just like you would find in your own recipies for chocolate chip cookies.

Pina Colada Zuchinni Bread

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! I just finished a boot camp workout at the gym and treated myself to a slice of this homemade goodness and I am feeling GOOD!!! I made the loaves and took them out of the oven just before I left. I gotta say that this is what I am doing with the rest of my zuchinni...watch out neighobrs because these are coming to your doorsteps! :)

Pina Colada Zuchinni Bread

4 cups flour (I used 2 all-purpose and 2 whole wheat)

3 cups sugar ( I used 1 1/2 white and 1 1/2 brown)

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 tsp salt

4 eggs

1 1/2 cups canola oil (I substituted applesauce or you can even sub pureed white beans)

1 teaspoon each coconut, rum, and vanilla extracts

3 cups shredded zuchinni (FRESH FROM THE GARDEN:))

1 cup canned crushed pineapple, drained REALLY well

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

1/2 cup coconut (optional)

Grease 3 loaf pans and preheat oven to 350.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl whisk together the eggs, oil (or substitute) and extracts. Mix into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in zuchinni and pineapple and nuts.

Transfer to prepared pans and sprinkle tops with toasted coconut(optional). Bake 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool at least 10 min. before transferring to wire cooling rack.

Makes 3 delicious "what's your recipe" loaves!

Yummy Plummy Leather

I had an abundance of plums this week and I have officially finished them. I made 25 jars of plum jam and 2 large cookie sheets of fruit leather. It was soo easy and I was able to make it without making my house a sauna!!

YUMMY PLUMMY FRUIT LEATHER (or any fruit)

6-8 cups pureed fruit ( I pitted and put it in a fruit processor)

2 Tbsp Honey

2 Tbsp Lemon Juice

2 Parchment or plastic lined baking sheets

Start by pureeing fruit until smoothie consistency. Add honey and lemon juice and stir in.

Line baking sheets with parchement or plastic wrap and spray with nonstick cooking spray.

Pour fruit until 1/8 in thickness onto lined baking sheets.

INDOOR METHOD:

heat oven to 200 degrees and bake for 2-5 hours until dried out and dry to the touch.

OUTDOOR METHOD:

Place baking sheets on a flat surface outside where they will get lots of sunlight. Cover with a screen, cheesecloth or tulle to keep bugs or anything out without taking the sun away. Place a few cookie sheets covered with foil (shiny side out) to reflect sun onto leather. Let the sun bake it for 4-8 hours or until dry to the touch.

use a knife or pizza roller to cut leather into strips and wrap in wax paper or plastic. Make pieces as big or small as you like.

I stared out in the oven, but my house started to get really hot so I moved it outside. It was ready by the time naptime was over and my kids just ate it up!