Molahiettes!

Went to another competition yesterday and the Molahiettes did it again! They brought three numbers and came home with three 1st place trophies plus Overall High Score of the day for their kick routine! So proud of these girls - what a fun day, especially since McKenna's Uncle Mark was able to make it to see her Kick routine!

Healthy Recipe of the Month

Sweet Potato Meatless Patties

These are fast becoming one of my favorites!

1 large sweet potato, peeled and grated
1 large zucchini, grated
2 large carrots, peeled and grated
1 sleeve whole-wheat saltine crackers, crushed into crumbs
1 cup cooked brown rice
3 egg whites
Juice of one fresh lemon
1/2 cup ground almonds
1/2 cup ground sunflower seeds
1 tsp sea salt
Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil

Preheat oven to 375. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine all ingredients in a very large mixing bowl. With clean bare hands mix everything together very well. You should be able to shape the mixture into balls and then press them into a burger shape.
If your mixture is too dry add another egg white. If it is too wet add more cracker crumbs.

I grate/grind everything in my Cuisinart and it takes no time at all.

Place patties on prepared baking sheet (may need more than one). Place in oven and bake for about 15 minutes, then flip and bake about 15 more. Patties should be golden brown on top.

Great on a bun or alone with your favorite condiments!

Makes 15 - 4 inch patties

Calories 74 Protein 3 g Carbs 10g Fat 2g Fiber 2g

Tosca Reno's "Eat Clean" cookbook

Enjoy!

Big Win!

This past Saturday, the drill team went to their 1st competition of the season...they took 4 routines (Kick, Drill, Dance & Pom) and brought home 4 1st place trophies!!

They have worked so hard and it showed - they were AWESOME!

Kick

Drill

Pom

DanceThe Winners!McKenna, Chelsi & Ciarra
McKenna and her Dad

Healthy Recipe of the Month

KALE CHIPS

I know this sounds weird...but let me tell you, these are GOOD!

Rough Recipe:

• Preheat oven to about 350*
• Use about 1 salad spinner’s worth of kale. Tear the leaves off the thick stems into bite size pieces.
  
• Toss with about 2 tsp+ of olive oil
• Spread on baking sheet
  
• Sprinkle with sea salt
• Bake for about 15 minutes, until edges are brown and kale is crispy, toss every 5 min or so. They will burn quickly, so be careful

Serves 4 45 calories 1g fat 1.5g fiber

I've seen some other recipes with Parmesan or Asiago cheese sprinkled on, different seasonings, etc.

Before
After

Enjoy!

Christmas!

We had a very quiet Christmas this year, it was just the 5 of us and while we missed having all of our family here or being somewhere with them...it sure was nice to lay around in our pajamas all day!

The tree before

Santa and his helpers trying to wake up
The carnage after

Ron and I actually did get a chance to get away for the night after Christmas, so we went to Coeur d'Alene and stayed at the resort there. They had a fun little cruise to see Santa's village that I wish I had known about when the kids were small. Of course I forgot my camera, so these are the best I could get with my phone...
All in all, a very nice holiday season!

Christmas Traditions

Today was the day for putting together Gingerbread Houses! We do this almost every year and it is one of my favorite times!

The Prep The PiecesThe Production

Danny's...now this needs to be seen up close to be appreciated. Dan is always a little "creative"...this year we have the sleigh (being pulled by pigs) crashing into the roof with Santa falling through and once again the Man Eating Kangaroos...all in the Christmas Spirit!Lindsay'sMcKenna'sLove it!

MLHS Drill Team Guy/Girl 2009!

While it is still so weird to Ron and I that Lindsay is not in Drill Team anymore, we are so happy to watch McKenna grow with her team and see how excited she is almost everyday about the things they do! This past week was concentrated on the annual Guy/Girl performance, where the girls on the team ask guys from high school and they spend a week learning just about the most entertaining routine of the year...keeping in mind, it is all in good fun and certainly not polished!

This year's theme was "Super Hero and Damsels in Distress" (I think)...well, we definitely had a vast assortment of Super Heroes, and given the fact that these guys and gals had about one week to come up with an idea! They did great! And I do need to say, the amount of Shocking Pink and Black girls outfits that came out of Moses Lake and the assorted towns beyond surprised me!

McKenna, Shelby, Amber & Ciarra

Ciarra & McKennaMcKenna and her "Ninja Turtle Super-Hero" Kyle

All the HeroesAll the GirlsGood Times!