For those cute, tiny, grimey hands!

Although I am not a mother, I have children in my house more than not these days!  I have the privilege of nannying some of the most amazing children as my job while in nursing school. The two families that I spend the most time with both have 3 year-old boys and have captured my entire heart. I have been a part of their lives since they were only 10 months old and it has been an amazing journey.  It didn't take us long to start acquiring everything that comes along with children in our own home.  Our guest bedroom always had bed rails on the bed, toys everywhere, diapers, bath time necessities, sippy cups and so on.  I may sound like I am complaining but I honestly wouldn't have it any other way.  These boys are continually the highlight of my week and my life wouldn't be the same without them.

Our guest bedroom is now "their" room.  They refer to this room as theirs with their bed, their toys, their movies, their stuffed animals, and so on. We have three toy bins for them, a basketball goal on the closet door, a plethera of children's movies, and of course their bedtime stories all within the guest bedroom. This is always a great conversation piece for any adult guests we have to come stay in our guest bedroom :) With my little munchkins always running around and playing, they obviously get quite dirty as that is what little boys do best! They are also using the potty so we are constantly washing our hands between potty breaks and me being a germ freak. The boys LOVE their stool in the bathroom because it gets them closer to the sink but it still doesn't get them close enough; they can just barely get the tips of their fingers to touch the water with the stool helping them.

So, I took to Pinterest and instantly found the perfect FREE solution! Here are the items needed:

Any shampoo bottle will work!

Moms.. That is ALL you need!! Depending on your faucet shape you will have to cut accordingly for it  to stay on the faucet. Here is how I did mine:

I cut across the entire bottle where you see the arrows placed. Then, I simply cut a 'U' shape out of the remaining plastic making sure to leave an area uncut at the top to rest on the faucet. Lets take a look at the photo below to help you make sense of it...

Easy as that and you have your own faucet extender! I did sand down the pointy edges to make sure no one poked themselves as the edge can be somewhat sharp. The boys love it and think it is a "weally cool wata faw!" (Translated as a really cool water fall, duh.)

This was a simple project that was fun, easy, and totally worth it! And of course it takes care of those cute, tiny, grimey hands in your home-sweet-home.

Enjoy!

xoxo,
A

All Greeked Up

     Hey there lovely Nesters! I hope this fresh New Year is treating y'all well.  I promised you a Lunch Edition of Frumpy Avenue and I am currently working on compiling all the lunch goodies J and I have been dabbling in.  However, as we were pretending to be amazing chefs and stumbling through our kitchen crusade, we experienced a victory!  J and I looove some good Greek food and boy did we enjoy this recipe for an Easy Chicken Gyro.  We enjoyed drooled over this meal AND it was super easy!  I must give credit to the hubs though, as he cooked and I simply assembled the Gyros.

Follow along for a guaranteed swoon worthy delight :)
{Nester Note: J and I made mistakes edited the recipe a little so it may not appear exactly the same as the website above shows. The recipe we used for the Tzatziki can be found here.}

Ingredients for Tzatziki 

1  cup Greek Yogurt (we used Cabots)

3 tbsp Olive Oil

1 tbsp White Vinegar

1 tsp Lemon Juice

1 clove of Garlic, finely minced

1/2 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp White Pepper

2 tsp Fresh Dill

1-2 Cucumbers peeled and chopped/diced

{Nester Tips: If you want a DIP, mix all of this together using a whisk and then fold in the cucumbers with a wooden spoon. Allow to chill for two hours before serving.

If you want a SAUCE, blend all of the above ingredients until you reach your desired consistency.  We used it as a sauce to drizzle over the Gyro and it was to. die. for.
Once you make the sauce, set it aside in the fridge until you are ready for it.}

Accidental Amazing Gyro Marinade
Juice from one Lemon
2 tsp Red Wine Vinegar
2 tbsp Olive Oil
3 Cloves of Garlic, Minced
1/2 cup Greek Yogurt (*Nester Addition)

*Chop up 1.5-2lbs of Boneless, skinless Chicken Breast.

 (We used Jeannie-O and cut up as much as we were hungry for!)

*We marinated the chicken for about 45 minutes and then placed the pieces on a cookie sheet lined with foil about 1 inch apart.
*Next, we popped these bad boys under the broiler for 10-20 minutes and they were perfectly golden brown. {Drooling started...}
{Nester Tip: The longer you marinate, the more flavor the chicken will soak up.}

Depending on your oven, broiling may take anywhere from 10-25 minutes to reach a golden, brown perfection.


Assembly Time
*We placed this scrumptiously baked chicken onto a whole grain flat bread purchased at Publix.  It is the perfect mix with the juicy Gyro meat.

*Next, we drizzled the Tzakziki sauce over the chicken and added some feta on top. {The drooling continued...}

Please ignore the gallon of Tzatziki sauce we ended up with.  I have edited the amount on the recipe for all you Nesters out there. Go ahead, let the giggle out.

*Add a little spinach....

*Some red onions if you're like the hubs :)

*Roll that baby into a delish wrap...

....And you are All Greeked Up!

ENJOY!

xoxo,

A