Oatmeal Bars and Crafts!

Lets start by this picture of my two little cutie pies, they were lounging in their chairs while watching Barney :) Oh and I hope nudity does not offend you because I am having such a hard time keeping both of their pants on these day.

After I had my morning "Green" Shake I noticed I was all out of my oatmeal bars, as well as most everything in the house. I did have some oats, some craisins, sunflower seeds, applesauce, a banana... hmm sounds perfect for a batch of oatmeal bars! I'm posting this recipe because although I did enjoy the last recipe, these taste way better. These are the ingredients I used:

2 C Quick Oats

1/2 C Applesauce

1 Ripe Banana

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp allspice

1/4 C unsweetened coconut flakes

1/4 C unsalted sunflower seeds

1/4 C craisins

1 tsp agave nectar

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2) Mash banana and mix in with all ingredients.

3) Place in baking pan, I used a round cake pan, bake for 15 minutes.

Enjoy!

The great thing about these bars is that you can add any dry fruit, nuts, or seeds that you want. Also you can substitute in any sweetener you like: honey, stevia, maple... Today I'm going to pick up some Chai seeds and through them in the next batch.

While these babies were cooking the kids and I got creative. I saw a cute idea on pinterest with a homemade family tree. I got the paint out and the kids and I got dirty. So doing this with a 1 year old wasn't the easiest and quite messy, but after a few mess ups I really like this one:

The only thing missing is daddy's hand. I'll be sure to post a picture of the finished, framed product!