Thankful for freezer meals

I mentioned before that we do freezer meals sometimes.  We didn't end up having a baby placed here...yet...but we do have lots of meals ready just in case! Also very helpful for days like today when plans change and schedules get busy- a quick and easy HEALTHY dinner is always a bonus!

Tonight we had spaghetti with a delicious veggie loaded sauce.

Love having my freezer full of ready made meals!

Fajitas and fights...

Tonight we had fajitas- a party indeed! 

However, this weekend has been so busy, we just crammed much into our days, early mornings and late nights. All was fun, but it took its toll on one of my kids. Then, at the flip of a switch, the tears came, and they came in torrents. Then fighting. Fighting with tears. Such a hard part of motherhood!

Thankfully, God is gracious. My husband came home at the perfect time. I know it's not so wonderful for him, but tonight, his peaceful nature was much needed to help our home regain calm. 

Now, I hear peaceful chattering, piano keys making beautiful music and the birds chirping outside.  It's almost as if that 30 minutes of our day didn't happen...I wish it didn't! But I'm thankful, that though it did, God reigned despite my human nature!

The fajitas were from a box! Oops...well, the tortillas, sauce and seasoning....the chicken was on sale today - woohoo! And the peppers were remaining from our 21 freezer meal prep from a few days ago. All mixed together was delicious!

Deep fried avocado

Um. Yum :)

I love avocados...but often have to eat them alone since my family does NOT love avocados...however if I can hide them in something, the chances are greater. 

I really have very non-picky eaters, this is one of the only foods that they do not like to eat, but they are so good for us! So...I make avocado hummus...and just tried this deep fried avocado...delish!

Missed a Monday for these sweets

My sister had a baby this weekend! So I'm an Aunt again :) 

This past Monday, rather than being at home cooking...I was snuggling and crafting...we did make Rice Krispies treats....if that counts as cooking!  I even let the kids be creative and 'shape' their treat...it  was a huge mess, but they seemed to love it, and clean up wasn't sooo bad. :)

The sweet babe is so snugly and fresh and big brother and sister love her to bits!

It was a precious time with my nieces and nephew and my sister and her man too :)