The Disney Countdown is ON!

We are very excited to be counting down the days to our next Disney vacation.  When we reach our 30 day mark we have a tradition of hanging up our countdown calendar.  This isn't the only countdown we have going, but this one signifies we are getting CLOSE!  We (sort of) surprised the kiddos with this trip, we only told them we were going about 10 days ago.  We made this countdown together a couple of years ago and I keep it stored in a ziploc bag when we are not using it.  It is very simple.  We hang it on a magnetic chalkboard in our basement, but could easily be hung on the refrigerator or back of a door.

Supplies:

• Card Stock
• Magnet Tape

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Magical Moms July Menu

I don't know about you, but I have been having a harder time planning my meals, I don't know if it is because it has been so HOT here or what!  I tried to place lots of easy things that can be done on the grill or slow cooker to keep the oven OFF!  Today it is going to be 100 degrees!  Maybe I will just cook on the side walk!  I know I want to spend as much time as I can at the pool or being adventurous with the kids.  Hopefully this menu will have it all planned out for you so you can spend some more quality time with your family!

*Recipe Coming Soon

                                               JULY

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1 Cajun Shrimp Pasta	2 *Bang Bang Chicken, Sweet Pepper Pilaf	3 Kielbasa, Disney's Maui Scalloped Potatoes	4 Spicy Teriyaki Chicken Thighs, Garlic Parmesan Green Beans, Honey Roasted Redskin Potatoes
5 Cheesey Chicken Quesadilla, Easiest Corn Salsa	6 Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps	7 Crazy Good Crab Cakes	8 *Apple Pork Tenderloin, Sweet Creamed Corn	9 Grilled Steak and Spinach Tacos	10 Movie Night Connie's Caramel Corn, Chocolate Covered Strawberry Milkshakes	11 *Sweet and Sour Chicken
12 Deep Dish Portabello {Pizza}	13 *Chili Cheese Coneys	14 Slow Cooker Ranch Pesto Chicken Pasta	15 Steak Oscar with Steamed Asparagus, *Loaded Baked Potato Casserole	16 Slow Cooker 8 Spice Lemon Chicken, Steamed Broccoli, Parmesan Pilaf	17 Red Pepper Turkey Burger Sliders,  Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Cinnamon Honey Mustard dipping sauce	18 Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken, Almost Cut Potatoes, Loaded Potato Topping, Grilled Green Beans
19 Sausage and Pepper Pasta, Cucumber Salad	20 *Lemon Bruchetta Chicken	21 *Grilled Shrimp and veggies	22 Creamy Garlic Ranch Pork Chops with Garlic Mashed Potatoes	23 *Steak and Rice Roll Ups, *BLT Wedge Salad	24 HOT and Spicy Chicken Fajita Piles	25 Mouth Watering Pot Roast
26 Grilled Bourbon Pork Medallions, Rosemary Chive Grilled Potatoes, Green Waldorf Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing	27 Creamy Mushroom Angel Pasta	28 *Pan Seared Scallops with Bacon Butter Sauce, Spinach, Garlic Quinoa and Brown Rice	29 Creamy Mushroom Angel Pasta, Spinach Salad	30 Mushroom Swiss Burgers, garlic french fries	31 Game Night, BBQ Chicken Potato Skins, Coco Loco Chicken Tenders

Marvelous May Menu

Spring is officially here!  The weather is warm and we are starting to think about bathing suit season...Yikes!  I guess we should all pay a little more attention to what we are eating.  We spent the last few weeks experimenting with new recipes and taking some of the tried and tested and making them a little better for our waistlines.  We love to cook even more in the spring and summer because of all of the possibilities added with the availability of so much more seasonal produce!  We also love that we can fire up the grill a few nights a week which gets our husbands involved in some of the cooking too!
The Magical Moms March Menu Madness and Appetizing April Menu feature many of our favorites so be sure to check them out!
*Recipe coming soon

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1 Mexican Chicken Chopped Salad	2 Skinny BBQ Chicken Pizza on the Grill, Honey Grilled Pineapple	3 Athenian Chicken, Henderson Hummus {updated}	4 Buffalo Chicken Salad with Homemade Low Fat Spicy Ranch
5 Red Pepper Turkey Burger Sliders, Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Cinnamon Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce	6 *Beef and Barley Soup, Fresh and Fancy Fruit Salsa	7 Peppered Steak Salad with Low Cal/Low Fat Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing	8 Skinny Suiza Enchiladas	9 *Maple Chili Glazed Pork, *Krazy Quinoa	10 Lemon Grass Skewered Shrimp, Lemon Orzo Salad with Asparagus and Tomatoes	11 *Steak Fajita Lettuce Wraps
12 Coco Loco Chicken, Sweet Potato Crisps	13 Black Bean and Corn Potatoes, Zucchini Chips with Chive and Onion Dipping Sauce	14 Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken,	15 *Chicken Tacos, *Fresh Corn Salsa	16 *Mediterranean Chicken and *Quinoa	17 Orange Chicken Brown Fried Rice, Secret Fruit Salad	18 Grilled Chicken, Awesome Asparagus Risotto
19 Spaghetti and *Turkey Meatballs	20 Low Carb Italian Chopped Salad	21 Kahlua Pork  Tostadas with pineapple salsa	22 Turkey Gyros	23 *Steak Carnitas	24 Deep Dish Portabello {Pizza}	25 *Tequila Lime Shrimp, Brown Rice
26 Parmesan Spaghetti Squash, Cucumber Salad	27 Lean Mean Chicken Bacon Machine (Gluten Free), Strawberry Spinach Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette	28 Hot and Spicy Fajita Piles, Cilantro Brown Rice	29 Gluten Free Bacon, Onion and Garlic Pizza	30 Fiesta Lime Grilled Chicken, Oven "Fried" Zucchini with Spicy Garlic Dipping Sauce	31 Teriyaki Beef and Broccoli

Appetizing April Menu- 30 Days of Dinner Ideas

Last month's Magical Moms March Menu Madness was a hit with our families, how about yours?  This month's menu features several new recipes as well as some of our classics.  When you try one of our recipes, we would LOVE to hear what you think so please come back and leave us a comment!

Monthly Menu Template Download- this will take you to Google Drive, and from there you just click the arrow at the top left and open as a Word document, then save to your computer.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1 Sausage and Pepper Pasta	2 Herb Butter Steakhouse Steak, Lawry's Potato Squares, Sauteed Mushrooms	3 Sausage, Beans, and Rice (gluten free)	4  Simply Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff	5 Jamaican Me Hungry Jerk Chicken, Better than Rice-a-Roni, Corn on the Cob	6 Meatball Subs, Caesar Salad
7 Spicy Bacon Carbonara, The Bread	8  Grilled Bourbon Pork Medallions, Rosemary Chive Grilled Potatoes, Green Waldorf Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing	9 Tracy's Taco Pie, Tufano Salsa Dip	10 Loaded Potato Soup Parmesan Pretzel Bites	11 Best Darn Pork BBQ, coleslaw	12 Whiskey Steak, Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes, Oven Roasted Asparagus	13 Pizza Rolls- All Grown Up
14 Dorito Taco Casserole	15 Chicken Parmesan One for Tonight & One for the Freezer, Spaghetti	16 Apple of My Eye Chicken Thigh, Hodge Podge Rice	17 Creamy Mushroom Angel Pasta, Spinach Salad	18 Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken, Zucchini	19 Slow Cooker 8 Spice Lemon Chicken, Mac and Cheese	20 Creamy Garlic Ranch Pork Chops, Garlic Mashed Potatoes
21 Southwest Pasta Bake	22 Grilled Chicken, BLT Salad with Homemade Ranch Dressing	23 Lazy Lasagna (from freezer), cucumber salad	24 Mouth Watering Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Carrots	25 Cha Cha Chicken with Mango Tango Salsa	26 Fancy Grilled Ham and Cheese (or as some call it Croque Monsier), chicken noodle soup	27 Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers
28 Ritzy Buffalo Mac and Cheese, carrots, celery, & blue cheese	29 Keep It Covered Chicken and Rice, Steamed Brocoli	30 Salsa Chicken