Peyton's 2nd Birthday Party

Peyton's turns 2!

One of Mom's many cake creations!

Peyton helped her dad set up the bouncy pin....

she decided it was hard work and needed a break

Peyton shared her gifts with Neikco

she's ready to roll now with her very own 4 wheeler

Happy Birthday Peyton!

to come...strawberry banana smoothies and zucchini bread

Until next time...

look good, feel good, do good

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Solon Track - State Champs

Coach Sands, Coach Dan, Coach Joe (not pictured) and I are proud coaches...........
Solon girl's track

WON STATE! WE ARE STATE CHAMPIONS!!!
wahoooo!

Not only did the girls win, but the boys took the title as well! Talk about domination!

But first, the road to the title...

road trippin' and rockin' out with a van full of girls!

Cheering our Solon Spartans on!

4x200 after they won the relay! 4x100 went on to win as well!

my first track coach way back in 5th grade...Father Kirby (his team, Dowling, went on to place 2nd in 4A)

congratulating the girls after anxiously awaiting the final meet scores

chatting with the 4x400 who finished off the meet and helped bring home the title

this was a complete team effort and I am soooo proud of everyone!

oh...did I mention we TIED...can you believe it!?

Hey, we don't mind sharing the title with Gilbert as long as we don't have to share a trophy :)

Coach Sands congratulating Gilbert

the seniors, the hurdlers

of course Jeremy and my dad came out to support the team

Abby (my cooking buddy) and I

the hurdlers surprised me with a "We Will Miss You" sign :(

I can not express how proud and honored I am to have coached Solon girls track. It was beyond my expectations and am blessed to have had the experience. They are true champions on and off the track. I was impressed with how much class, work ethic, and unity the ladies and school displayed.

GO SOLON SPARTANS!

Until next time...

look good, feel good, do good

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Leigh's visit & Coconut Chicken Spinach Salad

My good pal, Leigh, came to visit me last night! Wahooo!
As soon as we say "hi" the conversation does not end....into the night we chatted away over good food and wine.
First, though, I dragged her to track practice so she could help our Solon high jumper since Leigh jumped at ISU! -Thanks Leigh!

Dinner:
We share the same passion for wholesome food (she's a dietitian too...what do you expect), so for dinner we dished up fresh colorful spinach salads with all the fixins.

Coconut Chicken Spinach Salad
fixins:
leftover chicken from my coconut chicken dish: http://sarabconsulting.blogspot.com/search/label/Coconut
homegrown spinach from Leigh's aunt and uncle's garden in Grinnell
fresh blueberries and organic strawberries

sauteed mushrooms in 0live oil

locally grown tomatoes

and Penzeys Spice's Italian Dressing

Gorgeous! Look at all the color aka nutrients. I love salads because they are such an easy way to fill up on nutrient dense foods.

Good dinner, good conversation.

Breakfast:

eggs seasoned with Fox Point (Penzeys spice)

Whole wheat fruit and nut bread from South Union Bakery (Des Moines)

w/ homemade rhubarb strawberry sauce

Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce is so simple to make. Just bring to a boil sliced rhubarb and strawberries. Add sugar to taste and simmer away till it reaches the consistency you desire.

Leigh trying Chia seeds....don't be so dramatic :)
she actually said she liked the "crunch" and instantly wanted to run 19miles but instead had to jump in her car and drive to Cleveland....dangit....next time Leigh!

Until next time...

look good, feel good, do good

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Penzeys Spices - Breakfast Sausage

My sister, Kelli, introduced me to one of my new FAVORITE stores a couple weekends ago...drum roll please...
PENZEYS SPICES
http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/shophome.html
there is one in Des Moines located next to Toys R' Us off of University

You will find ever combination of spice and herbs for every dish for every occasion!

I purchased some of their best sellers:
Italian Dressing- makes a wonderful homemade salad dressing with olive oil and vinaigrette
Fox Point- smells like butter :) so good on baked potatoes or asparagus
Black & Red- the wonderful gentleman helping me threw this one in for free!!! Yipeee!!! It's J's fav since it is SPICY!

Chicago- have not tried yet, but will make the PERFECT steak.
Breakfast Sausage- made turkey burgers/sausage with this....YUM! Typically, just ground turkey breast can be a little bland and need LOTS of flavoring, but just a few tsp of this spice made the most amazing sausage.

Add spice to meat and mix in. I also add a little to the tops of each sausage.
Add less/more for spicy preference.
Pan fry in olive oil on medium till cooked through.


ps...these spices make WONDERFUL gifts as well.


Until next time...
look good, feel good, do good
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