What are you passionate about?!

I think passion is necessary in being a happy, healthy person! Call it a hobby, God-given talent or gift. Maybe it's cooking, being artsy, woodworking, preparing healthy meals for your family, supporting a good cause, running...or sushi (yum!)!!??...it could be big or small, but I know you have at least one! Just recently I have taken my passion for photography a little further! I have always loved it, and pretty much always have the camera at arms reach when I'm at home with my kiddos. I am working on my website/logo design now, and will keep you posted when it's "live" :) I'm very excited about it! This last weekend I got to take family photos of some really great people! I think I've known Steph since 7th grade track and field!! And, we've just gotten closer over the years. I'm blessed to have gotten to know the rest of her family as well!!

  What are your passions in life? While you think about it...look at how cute these people are!!

egg "muffins" and wheat pancakes

Behnken dinner tonight:

ham, cheese & egg "muffin"

(with wheat pancakes)

We love this meal because it is easy and quick! 

All you need is eggs, ham (or turkey) cheddar cheese, and a muffin pan

~the kids think its so fun to have them shaped like muffins~

I use a lot of egg whites mixed with some whole eggs cause we have a large family, but

use how many you like :)

pour eggs into sprayed muffin tin, add deli meat of choice

sprinkle with cheddar cheese

Bake at 375 degrees for about half an hour

(depending on how full you fill your cups, I also poke with a fork)

  And these are great to refrigerate and warm up for breakfast the next morning IF there are leftovers!

Laundry can be fun!...or at least cute :)

I decided my laundry "room" needed an update. (I should have posted a "before" photo as well!) It got a fresh coat of paint (thanks to my awesome husband), and needed some major cleaning/reorganizing! I bought these white containers for only $10 each at Target! I thought it'd be fun to have some pics (of the people we do laundry for! :) so I used a long boot lace, some clothes pins and some photos and there you go! Makes laundry a little more fun! :) Simple, easy and cheap! I know a lot of my posts have nothing to do with being healthy...as in a diet sense, but I figure there are lots of ways to be healthy! Including being a happy laundry-do-er ;o)

Carnival Party

Celebrating three birthdays in September is so fun! As long as they'll let me, I'll combine their parties into one big, fun bash with lots of sugar!! :) Here's just a few photos to capture a little bit of the fun we had!!

Fun gift for little girls!

Clara got this lip gloss making kit for her birthday, and we had so much fun making it together! Such a cute, creative gift! Thanks Auntie Dree!! (Sweet Shop Lip balm by Creativuty for Kids!)

so easy to do!

Three fun flavors to choose from!

Final product! Purple lip balm in a cute lollipop shape!

new cupcake recipe from the book Tina Cocolina *Queen of the Cupcakes* :)

Preparations are under way for 3 birthdays coming up between now and the 13 of Sept! Addie is the 3rd, Clara is the 10th, and Ty is the 13th! Here is a super yummy recipe found in the back of the girls' new book! So cute. so yummy!