Granola Girls

Tuesday evening has become - 'girl time'. Matt takes Micah to baseball practice, giving Lilly and I from 5-7pm to hang out. This week Lilly and I made homemade granola.  The recipe was given to us by our friends Janice & Phil Cook. It is so delicious, I'm going to include the recipe.  The measurements are nice and simple for beginning measurements and fractions.

Cruncharooni
1/2 c pumpkin seeds
1/2 c sunflower seedsd
1 c almonsd flour or almond meal (buy in bulk or it will be super expensive)
1 c unsweetened coconut
2 c almonds - chopped
1/2 c coconut oil
1/2 c agave (or honey)
2 t vanilla
1/4-1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 bag mini chocolate chips (optional - we did, of course!)

In a bowl, mix dry ingredients well before pouring in wet.  Line a cookie sheet with foil and press mixture down on sheet.  When done cooking, let cool 15-20 minutes and break into snack size pieces.
*All nuts should be raw, not roasted or salted.
Oven temperature:  325 degrees
Time:  20-25 minutes (might be sooner depending on if you adjust the amount of the recipe)

Game Ball!

What a game day!  The weather was cold and windy (like an October day in Indiana; football weather).  It was picture day.  We were playing the Athletic A's for the 3rd time.  The boys played great and we (Matt, Lilly & I) were super proud of Micah's "on" game.  He batted 5 for 5, making at least a base hit each time he was up and bringing in lots of runs.  During the last inning, Micah made the play that coach Scott deemed worthy of today's "game ball".  He stopped the ball, threw it to first base, and the final out of the game was made.  The crowd went crazy and the game was sealed as a win for the CO Rockies!