Spinach salad

So I have decided that the companies that make prenatal vitamins are out to get pregnant women. They think "hey they are already miserable, we don't need to put forth energy to make sure these vitamins, they are forced to take, don't add to the misery." It is with this thought in mind, I have taken it upon myself to find foods high in folic acid and all the good stuff so I don't have to take my vitamins as often, because they make me dreadfully sick. (Don't worry, I still take them most days because the dr., who I am sure is being paid off by the pharmaceutical companies, tells me my baby has to have these chemical filled vitamins in order to be healthy and I have to admit the dr. scares me.)

In my search for folic aacid foods I have learned that spinach is pretty much the healthiest thing for you to eat. So the other day I pulled out a recipe for spinach salad that I haven't had in years and I can't get enough of now that I made it again. So for all those pregnant women out there, which there seems to be a million, and all those who have taste buds, here is a fabulous spinach salad recipe. It is high in folic acid and other good stuff that may not be so good for you but taste really yummy.

1 big bag of spinach
1 small purple onion, sliced thinly
1/2 lb. bacon, fried and crumbled
8 oz. mushrooms washed and sliced
1 cup mozzarella cheese grated
1c. dry or drained cottage cheese
DRESSING:
3/4 c. oil
1/3 c. white vinegar
1/2 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1/3 tsp. mustard
Combine salad ingredients. Combine dressing ingredients and add to salad just before serving. Dressing will keep separately if refrigerated.

ENJOY!!!!

For your viewing pleasure

What a proud moment!

Yup it is five o'clock pm and my ladies are still in their jammies and same hairdos from yesterday! I wish everyone could spend the day in their jammies!

I can't wait to meet you!

(picture taken from Baileys portfolio)
Little one, I can't wait to meet you. Today I felt you move for the first time. I was laying on big sisters bed reading her a story and you moved everytime I rested my arms on my growing belly. Your movements felt like butterlies and I LOVED it!

I know I won't be able to meet you for a while but I can't wait much longer, I am too excited! See you in February.

First Day of Preschool!

Yesterday was Bailey first day of preschool. It was an amazing, funfilled day for her but a someone sobering day for me. I can't believe my little one is old enough to go to school and leave me even if it is only for 2:30 hours three days a week.
I have been talking up preschool for the last few days to get her ready for it but when we pulled up to the little yellow house the tears started. I unbuckled her for her seat and she collapsed into a pile on the car floor crying. I picked her up and carried her to the front door. When Ms. Ranelle her teacher opened the door and said "Hi Bailey!" the tears stoped, she marched in the house and never looked back. I even followed her in to say goodbye and she wouldn't even acknowledge me.
Such is the life of a mother. You spend so much time preparing them for something so that they will be ok and when they are ok you are sad that they don't need you. Oh well!
But just in case you were wondering "preschool is the best place in the world" because there are "Bailey sized tables and chairs," fishie crackers for snacks, a dinosaur puzzle and a teacher with sparkly eyeshadow that is so beautiful!
(I will post some pictures soon!)

The best mom!!!

Today I was told by Bailey that I am the "best mom in the family!" You may be wondering how I got such a prestigious title, well it was simple, I gave her a bowl of ICE.
A few weeks ago I thought of a fabulous way to keep the girls from fighting and drowning each other in the bath tub, give them each a plastic cereal bowl with ice in it. They love it, I don't have to play ref and all I have to do is get them a new bowl of ice every 10 minutes or so. PLUS I get called the "best mom in the family!"

What do you do in the summer time?

Every summer, for as long as I can remember, I have spent at a least a few weeks in Idaho. This summer was not exception. We spent two weeks with both sides of the family enjoying the cool weather. Here are a few things that we did with our summer time in Idaho:

Hiking in Yellowstone

Visting the "stinky" gysers

Picnics at Old Faithful in Yellowstone

Roasting marshmallows and making smores

Picking wildflowers for Aunt Chelsea.

The ultimate highlight of the trip for Bailey was our adventures to grandpa Barlows raspberry patch. It is a 1/4 acre garden of pure heaven for a little girl. Wild flowers, tall green grass, cherry trees and all the raspberries a little tummy can hold.
Baileys prefered method of picking was one for the bowl 3-4 for her mouth. As she told me many times she is "the queen of snitches."

Through out the week, we picked about 12 flats of raspberries and barely scratched the surface of the patch. Then we came home and made 10 batches of raspberry jam. So if youask very nicely, maybe I will share some with you!!!