Queenie's No Crust Quiche

This recipe came from my mom. She made it one weekend we were visiting and it was a big hit with our whole family. The little man also loves it and will eat multiple servings. It's a simple recipe, and also reheats well. I often make up a batch and reheat throughout the week for breakfast. It's an easy recipe that's low carb, high in protein, and perfect if you're trying to eat clean.

ingredients

3/4 cup egg whites

3 whole eggs

1/2 cup real bacon bits
1 cup turkey sausage crumbles

1 can rotel, drained

2 cups spinach, chopped

1/2 cup reduced fat colby-jack cheese (optional)

instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and stir together.

2. Preheat oven to 350*

3. Spray 9x13 glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

4. Pour mixture into baking dish.

5. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until top in browned.

6. Cut in 8 squares, and serve.

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Looking Back at 2015...

I cannot believe we're about to ring in the year 2016! I feel like it was just weeks ago I was ready to pop out a baby boy and that's now been almost 2 years ago. WOAH... not only am I a mom, but I'm a mom of a toddler. Weird! I still feel like I'm 21 at times. Anyways, this past year was a good one! 2015 brought about many awesome memories, lots of laughter, some loss, and a handful of changes for our family.

In late February, we listed our first house for sale and much to our surprise it sold within 3 days! Just a few days later we went under contract on our new house, and in late April we moved in and now call it home.

April was a busy month for us! Mac turned ONE and we celebrated with a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse party. Clete and I went on an adult only vacation with friends to Mexico. It was a fun filled time and I hope we are able to do something similar next year! We celebrated Queenie's birthday, and then on Clete's birthday we closed and moved to our new house!

We celebrated 4 years of marriage in June! And in July, took our first big family vacation with Mac. Our road trip to Seaside, FL was a blast! We're already looking forward to our next beach vacation!

We attended a few weddings in the fall, one being Clete's younger brother's. It's completely bizarre to me that Thomas is now married. He was in the 7th grade when Clete and I started dating, so it makes me feel real old.

Clete received a promotion with work, and finally was the one who got treated to a new truck. I took a new business adventure with Plexus, and am loving it! Mac dressed up as a dragon for Halloween, and loved trick or treating. We spent Thanksgiving in Tulsa at my parents, and stayed home to host Christmas at our house.

Looking back, 2015 has been a great year! We are blessed in so many ways, and so grateful to the Lord above for everything he's given us. I always love New Year's because it gives me a feeling of starting over. You have a fresh year ahead starting on January 1st and can fill it with new memories and new experiences. Happy New Year, CHEERS to 2016!!

Misty's Breakfast Bars

This recipe I got from my personal trainer, Misty. I like to make these up on Sundays and have them for an easy, clean, and healthy breakfast during the week. At our house we often struggle against time in the mornings, so it's important for me to have something made up I'm able to grab and take to the office. I bake and place in plastic baggies for an easy grab and go. I like to warm and top with a little bit of natural peanut butter. It's a tasty, protein packed, balanced breakfast!

Misty's Breakfast Bars

recipe makes 6 servings

ingredients

1 cup old fashion oats

1/2 cup vanilla protein powder

1/2 cup egg whites

1 tsp baking powder

2 medium bananas, mash

1 tbls vanilla extract

1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

Optional: nuts/spices/berries/chocolate chips

instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Spray 8" square dish with nonstick spray and set aside.

3. Mash banana in a medium bowl and add all other ingredients, mixing until combined.

4. Pour mixture unto baking dish and make for 30 minutes or until cooked through.

5. Once baked, allow to cool before cutting and serving. 

Top with nut butter, eat as is, or serve however you fancy!

Family Pictures

The first weekend of November one of my fellow co-workers took our annual fall family pictures. Kate did a fabulous job capturing our family, and I was very impressed with how many great shots she got of Mac. 18 months isn't the easiest age to do pictures, but she captured his personality and different faces perfectly; I couldn't be happier with how they turned out!

All photos are copy righted Kate Kelser Photography and should not be saved or used in any way without permission.  

October + November Wrap-Up.

Oh Holy Night, I cannot believe it's already December! In just a few weeks we'll be ringing in another new year and then I will have a TWO YEAR OLD! Time please slow down! Anyways... I know it's been a little quiet here on the blog lately. I apologize, but sometimes life just gets busy and this little place that I do love gets put on the back burner. I could've sworn it was just time for me to write an October post, and then I blinked and I needed to write a November one too so this time I'm just combining the two months together! Fall is always a busy time of the year for us.

We started October off with a big celebration! Clete's younger brother got married, and we spent the weekend celebrating him and his bride. We wish Thomas & Kelsey many years of happiness together!

The following weekend we purchased a new truck for Clete, it was LONG overdue! He'd been shopping around for quite a few weeks, and he finally decided on a F-150. Mac had his first experience at the car dealership too, and we think he helped get us a good deal! ;)

The 3rd weekend in October was an eventful one. The weekend started off as a normal one, but ended on a not so fun note. Our family came for the day and we went on our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. Later that evening Mac's fever spiked and we ended up spending half the night in the ER. We are so thankful all is well, and it wasn't anything too serious.

Thankfully, Mac was all well by Halloween. Our little dragon had a ball trick or treating with friends! He got lots of candy, and was so much fun to watch this year. He didn't quite have down "trick or treat" but he always said "tank you" when he got candy in his bucket.

We kicked off November by doing our annual fall family pictures. It was very difficult getting an 18 month old to cooperate and smile for them, but Kate did an awesome job and we have some great pics! There will be a post coming on those very soon.

The following weekend we had our cousin Turner's 4th birthday party at Main Event. Mac had a blast playing games, and Daddy did too!

Mac took his first trip to Seminole Children's Museum with his Queenie & Poppie. Growing up, the children's museum was somewhere I LOVED going with my Aunt Lessa and I'm so glad Mac enjoyed it too. He played his heart out, and I loved getting all the pictures from my mom of him. I know my parents enjoyed it too. I see many more trips to be made there in the future!

Clete and I went to the OU/TCU game, and my parents came and stayed with Mac. We had a fun day date in Norman, and loved cheering the Sooners on to a victory!

We put up our Christmas tree the weekend before Thanksgiving, which has always been a tradition because we're usually out of town Thanksgiving weekend. Mac loves all of the lights and "balls" so it's been interesting trying to keep him out of the tree!

Thanksgiving weekend we spent in Tulsa at my parent's house. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and loved all of the Queenie and Poppie time we got! We gobbled, shopped, played, cheered on the Sooners to a bedlam and Big XII victory, and relaxed. We have so much to be thankful for!

October and November were both fun filled, crazy busy months! And that's a wrap until next time...

How to Organize Your Closet

If you're like me, you're the typical girl who stands in her closet completely FULL of clothes and complains about having nothing to wear. Are you guilty too? So many clothes, but not a thing to wear. Ha!

I'm also the person who cleans her closet out at least once a year, and some years it's more than that. I did a de-clutter and clean out when we moved in April, but a few weeks ago I couldn't take it anymore. I pulled EVERYTHING off the racks and went through it all. I ended up donating 2 trash bags, I put one bag together to give to someone, and I put some things in the attic in case I end up wanting them in the future. After I got it all off the racks and figured out what I was going to keep, I then organized it by type (shirt, pant, dress, jacket, sweater, etc.) and then color coded it all. 

I also turned all my hangers around backwards. I got this idea off of Pinterest a while back. I turned them around backwards, and as I wear the items I will rehang them up with the hangers normal. This time next year, I'll be able to see exactly what I've worn and what I haven't worn.  

This was a project that I'm so glad I got done. I feel so much better that my closet it now in order. It also makes it much easier to find things to wear! What kind of organization tips do you have?

Halloween 2015

This year we had Mac, the magic dragon on our hands for Halloween! When trying to find the perfect costume for Halloween, I went back and forth about what I wanted him to be. After talking with my mom, we decided the dragon from PB Kids was the perfect fit, and oh how we had the cutest lil' dragon Halloween night!

We had our family and a few friends over that evening for chili and all the fixins. The plan was to take the littles trick or treating after we ate, but we ended up holding off on dinner until after we went out. It was a fun filled evening for everyone! Mac really enjoyed his first big trick or treating experience! He got tons of candy, and his favorite were the suckers. Teiler was such a good helper showing him how it's done!  He liked getting to spend this Halloween with his best girlfriends, Cameryn and Teiler. Mamma (me) has decided we might have to make this an annual tradition to host everyone and trick or treat around our neighborhood.  I say, we're putting this one in the books as a winner!