BANANAS!

What do you do when you get a really great deal on a big bunch of too brown to eat baby bananas? Make banana bread of course:)
Banana Banana Bread
from allrecipes.com
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas
chopped walnuts (optional)
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2.In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
3.Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.


I have also used this recipe{Banana Crumb Muffins} and it is really yummy too!

Wordless Wednesday: Milk Bubbles

Crafty Way to Organize for School 2

Last year in an attempt to get a little organized for school, I made these SUPER easy folders. I planned to keep track of all the important papers and notes that came home with the boys from school...and the folders actually did their job really well! I think I only lost maybe two papers all year:)

This year, Henry is participating in his school Accelerated Reader program. The kids read books, take tests on the books, and earn points. At the end of the year there is a celebration for all the kids who earned 100 AR points. I knew that in order to stay organized, we needed a place to keep all our library books and the master list of AR books.

I picked up a pack of magazine boxes at Ikea this summer. I got five boxes for $3, which is an awesome deal...I really wish there was an Ikea closer to us!

Anyway, I knew these magazine boxes would be great for holding library books, they were just a little too plain. So, I got out the Mod Podge and some scrapbook paper and got busy making the boys some SUPER cute library book holders!

I measured the paper and cut it to size. I also traced the little circle on the front of the box so that it could be cut out.

Using my circle cutter, I cut out the circle in the paper to just the right size.
I added a layer of Mod Podge to the box with a foam brush.
I adhered the paper to the boxes and the coated the paper with a thin layer of Mod Podge.
After the first layer of Mod Podge was dry, I added the boys' initials to the bottom of the book holder. I used my Cricut to cut the letters, but any chipboard or scrapbook letter would work too. I added another layer of Mod Podge and made sure to coat the letter well.
I also added a little bit of paper to the top just to emphasize my color coding system:)

Now the boys have a great organized place to keep their library books, and hopefully this will help Henry met and exceed his AR goal for the year!

Simple Lamp Redo

I finally {after 3 months of looking} decided on a new lamp for the end table in my living room. I found this beauty on clearance at TJ Maxx for $20. Not bad considering I had seen the exact same lamp {except the base was lime green} a few months back for $35. I love the square shade and the geometric pattern on the base....but I was not really in love with the color. So, I grabbed a roll of tape and masked off the areas I didn't want painted...mainly the hardware and the cord.
Then I got busy with my black glossy spray paint.

I even remembered to paint the finial that goes on top of the lamp:)

Half a can of spray paint and ten minutes later, I have a pretty awesome lamp that matches my living room wonderfully!

Have you spray painted anything lately?

Wordless Wednesday: Doctor for a Day

Ode to a Pine Tree

Pine trees suck.

Mostly just pine trees you don't see

when you are backing up...

But especially pine trees you hit

because you didn't see them

when you were backing up.

But the pine tree that sucks the most,

is the one that made a big scratch on my car

because I didn't see it

when I was backing up!

One Fish, Two Fish...

Well, really two birthdays in one!

This weekend we celebrated both Grant's 5th birthday and Eli's 2nd birthday with a party at a local gymnastics facility!

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I took one of the party favor bags to the bakery and they matched the cakes to the bag....I thought they turned out really cute!

I picked up these SUPER cute bags in the dollar section of Target a few weeks ago. Each kiddo got a bag with a few Dr. Seuss goodies inside. Grant proudly wearing his #5 birthday shirt. I whipped up these birthday shirts for Grant and Eli on Friday night before the party.
Eli having a blast on the trampoline track!

Waiting patiently to blow out the candles.

FREE 4 All Friday!

This giveaway is closed.

Congrats to Kristi aka Kmama @ The Daily Dribbles.

It's the fourth Friday of the month.

That means it's my turn to host FREE 4 All Fridays!

Because everybody likes free stuff, right!?!

*******************It is back to school time! Actually my boys have been in school for almost 4 weeks now, but I know that we start a little early and most places are just now gearing up for school. Anyway, I figured I would do a fun school type giveway.

This week I have some SUPER cute school supplies to make all the mom work that goes along with school more fun! A few weeks ago, I found these really cool school supplies that are made for you to color, decorate, and design yourself! They are SUPER cute in black and white, but I bet they will be even cuter when someone decorates them with some fun colored Sharpies!

So that is exactly what I am giving away this week!
*a Create an Original compostition book*a Create an Original notebook*a pack of multi colored Sharpie markers

To enter:Leave a comment telling me if your kiddos have started school or if they haven't yet, tell me when they do start.

For another entry, follow my blog and leave me a comment telling me that you do.
For another entry, follow me on twitter, and leave a comment telling me that you do.
For another entry, tweet about this giveaway and include @SUPERMOM_Kelli in the tweet.
For FIVE extra entries, subscribe to my blog via feedburner...click on the icon in the right sidebar by the facebook and twitter icons.
For one more entry, stop by Mimi's place and tell her "HI" too!

Make sure to leave a comment for each thing that you do. I will use random.org to pick a winner on Sunday! Good Luck and thanks for entering!

Ants and Crumbs

This is Eli's booster seat.

He eats most of his meals sitting in this seat....except when he eats breakfast in the living room while Henry and Grant are getting ready for school. I'm going to be real here and tell you that most days you will find crumbs and smears of food on, in, and under Eli's seat.
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Yes, that is a jelly smear on the side of his seat.

Yes, we had biscuits and jelly for breakfast on Saturday.

Yes, I knew it was there.

Yes, I took this picture on Tuesday.

Yes, I was being lazy and not cleaning it.

Yes, the jelly is still there...though now I'm kind of feeling bad, so I may have to clean it today:)

I'm also going to be real and tell you that I don't clean Eli's seat after every meal every day every week! Those goldfish crumbs have probably been there a while.
Not cleaning his seat has not really been a problem...until some way too smart ants figured out I was being lazy and started feasting on the buffet that was Eli's seat!
I spent an hour yesterday chasing down a mile long line of ants with the Dust Buster. And then I cleaned the crumbs and smears of food off of Eli's seat...well, except for that jelly smear!

Wordless Wednesday: These Boots...