Cinnamon toasted almonds

I have been obsessed with almonds lately.  They are so healthy and super easy to eat on the go.  I saw a recipe for sweet cinnamon almonds, so I decided to try toasting my own. 

Here is what I did:

2 cups whole almonds

*Preheat oven to 250 degrees and lightly grease a cookie sheet.*

1 egg white

1 teaspoon cold water

*Lightly beat the egg white & water.*

1/4 cup white sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

*mix sugar salt and cinnamon*

*Pour egg white and water over the nuts, and stir until well coated.*

*Mix the sugar, salt, and cinnamon, and sprinkle over the nuts.*

*Toss to coat, and spread evenly on the pan.*

*Bake for 1 hour stirring frequently*

If you like them extra crispy like me bake an additional 30 minutes stirring every 15 minutes.

Such a yummy & sweet snack treat! 

AND

Gary said they were outstanding!

Preschool Easter egg hunt

Hayden and Mrs. Sherrie

We love Mrs. Sherri!  She is amazing!

A class picture before the Easter egg hunt.

Hayden climbed the play set to find tons of eggs!

My little man with his pail.  

Thank goodness Mrs. Sherrie got all the kids these pails. BOTH of Hayden's baskets were broken when I grabbed them this morning.

He was so excited to look at all his eggs.  He doesn't really have a sweet tooth, but he ate a few pieces of candy today, and a cupcake.

Cheese!

The kids had a fun lunch of chicken nuggets, tater tots, grapes, cookies and cupcakes.

Aren't these cupcakes the cutest thing ever?!?

I just love all these kids.  They are so cute. Everyday when Hayden comes home from school he has stories about his buddies!  He got the car on Monday and told us he loved Jordan. I didn't think they noticed girls this early...heehee!

Hayden wore these bunny ears.  That may not seem like a big deal, but it was.  He never wears hats and stuff he makes at preschool.  Layla didn't either when she was Hayden's age.  Weird right?

I love this guy and thank God every day we found a great preschool for him to attend.

a day in the life of a flower girl

Layla and I arrived at the dressing room for the bride, Jenn.

Layla sat very still and quiet the entire time she had her hair done. 

She doesn't look very happy in this picture.  She looks so serious, but I promise she was having fun.

Her hair turned out so pretty.  She grinned from ear to ear when she saw it!

It was so cute to see her keep looking into the mirror.

She said she felt like a princess. I think she looked like a princess!

Sweetest girl!

I took a million pictures of her...my finger was sore from snapping so many!

This is my favorite picture of her in the dressing room before the wedding with the beautiful bride!

Heading down the isle, throwing white rose pedals.

Daddy's girl!

I am so happy Layla was part of Korey and Jenn's wedding.  She had an amazing time and it is such a huge honor to be the flower girl!  I have never been more proud of my little girl!  She did an amazing job and I know she had a wonderful time.  We made some super fun memories at this wedding!

Friday in the Hill Country

We left our house early on Friday morning to drive to a wedding weekend for our friends Korey and Jenn.  They have been dating for over 10 years.  We were honored to be a part of their wedding.

I loved every minute of the scenery...It was breathtakingly beautiful!

I love this picture of Gary and the kids.

It was a fun weekend celebrating two lives becoming one. 

But it was also a sad time for Gary.  One of his high school friends died in his sleep on Friday.  I can remember the two of them playing soccer together every Sunday morning when we first started dating.  I have lots of memories of all of us hanging out together.  It is so sad, this young man died.  It has really made Gary and I stop and appreciate what we have.

Layla and Hayden loved the little fountain and pond. 

Hayden could have stood there and watched the fish for hours.

I love these two munchkins.  Can you tell Hayden is saying cheeeeese?

The rehearsal dinner was held at a winery.  It was very pretty and there was plenty of space for the kids to run!  They had been cooped up in the car all day, so running was good for them.

I loved the huge open covered patio.  It was so quint and perfect for a rustic country rehearsal dinner.

The food was amazing, you know me...I love good food!

The kids stayed up WAY past their bedtimes.  It was so much fun, but they got so tired.  

We asked the kids their favorite part of the day and they both said they loved seeing the fish!

Gary and I had a great time visiting with tons of people we haven't seen in years. 

I will post more pictures soon.  Layla was such a pretty flower girl!

Happy Tuesday!

Nasty Cold

I am not posting a menu for this week because I am feeling a bit under the weather.  I felt a little stuffy at the wedding this past weekend, but thought it was allergies.  Hayden was really congested and stuffy the entire weekend, so I have no doubt I caught a cold from him.  The ride home Sunday was brutal for both me and Hayden.

Gary woke up this morning and dressed both kids and took them to school.  On a typical school morning we usually tag team the chores, I do lunches, he dresses Hayden.  This morning he pretty much did everything.  I felt awful.  Once he got the kids to school he came home and repaired our fence that blew over on Friday during a wind storm, and then he did our grocery shopping for the week. He made the list and did everything...I love that man :)  He did lots of work too, conference calls and all that sort of work stuff. 

I slept pretty much all morning and when I woke up I planned to get the kids from school, but he took one look and me and said he'd get them.  I must look terrible...haha!  I usually get a spring cold every year around this time.  I hope it passes soon.  It is so hard to parent when sick.  Since the kids got home from school they haven't stopped screaming and yelling and running wild.  I just know they are still exhausted from our long weekend.

I'm ready to feel better so I can post pictures of our weekend!

And a big Thank you to my awesome husband...I love you to the moon and back!

I hope you are having a good Monday!

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