Lazy Summer Breakfasts – Recipe: Peanut Butter Nutella Bagel French Toast with Strawberries and Bananas

The littles are not huge breakfast eaters.  They prefer cereal or smoothies, and I am great with that most days.  It is easy, and sometimes easy is good. There are other days when I want something a little different.  Today was one of those days. I checked the pantry and refrigerator and decided to create something new. Bagel thins, peanut butter, Nutella, strawberries, and bananas were all calling me to make them into French toast.  And, I am so glad that they did.  While the Continue...

An Artful Mind – Recipe: Caramel Banana Muffins

My nieces have a beautiful playscape in their backyard.  For Mother's Day, they decided to paint it, and they invited my littles to help. It was an exercise in patience because they started out with a plan, about 10 different colors, and very small paint brushes.  Grand things, however, always start off very small. After an hour or two of painting and not being able to see much progress, we took a lunch break. Aunt Darla returned with more paint, larger Continue...