What the Karge Kids Eat

It's summer time, and the produce is fresh! And luckily, it's cheap too. Because there's not a whole lot of fresh foods that the Karge kids won't eat.

Exhibit A: Use-up-the-produce Experiment Smoothie

Reece II and I were in the kitchen with the Ninja, (Best Food Processor Ever) when we decided to make a green smoothie.

ME: You know, I was reading, and we can pretty much put anything into a smoothie.

RII:  Really?

2 cups of spinach, one cup of peach herbal tea, some watermelon, carrots, a banana, an avocado, and some frozen strawberries later, we had ourselves a pitcher of the unattractive brown stuff that you see pictured on the left.

It lasted ten minutes. Smoothies are the most awesome way to sneak in fruits and veggies. If you start your kids young enough, they will believe that anything served with a straw is a treat.




My smoothie success made me want to try other summery snacks. The Ninja and I, whipped up some Chocolate-Banana Yogurt Pops. It's nice when you can get a complete  list of the ingredients in the name.

We made them in those Tupperware Popsicle makers. (Thanks Aunt Becky.) 

The kids loved them....

...A lot.

Even our pickiest eater enjoyed them.

It was sad when they were gone.

Now, I'm on the lookout for other clean and tasty snacks. They are cheaper and healthier than store bought snacks. They weren't that difficult to make. Five minutes plus freeze time. 

Yard Sale

It seemed like an easy way to raise money for our up coming mission trip. 

It was both symbolic and practical- very "Sell everything you own and follow me..." and an excellent way to turn unnecessary stuff into funding. Yard sale. 



















Step one: Trick unsuspecting friends into agreeing to host said yardsale at their perfectly     located home 

Step two: Gather aforementioned "stuff" to sell 

 Step three: Pretend to have a plan concerning pricing and presentation 

 Step four: Expend all energy sorting and setting out "stuff" 

 Step five: Rely on caffeine to power the actual 10 hour long extravaganza

 Step six: Use sheer grit to get through the clean-up/ tear-down 

 Step seven: Thank God for turning the seemingly disastrous event into a monumental   success 

 Step eight: Beg forgiveness from perfectly-located, unsuspecting friends 

 Step nine: Vow to never, ever do anything like this again 

 Yardsale. We raised $500 to put towards our mission in the Dominican Republic. I'm sending a HUGE thank you out to every person who volunteered his or her time, energy, money, and stuff. We could not have done this without you.