Moms Cinnamon Rolls

All growing up my mom made the best and I mean the best ever (I know I am byast) cinnamon rolls that I swore someday I would make for my family when I had one. Well 12 years later I finally attempted it. So here it is, first I put the ingredients together and kneaded it just so and put it in the bowl to rise.

It set for about an hour rising and then it looked like this

Next I took out the dough and divided it into two parts so it was easier to work with, then rolled it out long and skinny putting softened butter, brown sugar and cinnamon/sugar mix on it being ever so careful to leave a small edge to pinch it closed after rolling it.

Next I rolled it up and took some thread and cut it into small pieces and put them on the pan to rise for another hour.

After an hour of rising they went into the oven, they sure smelled good and I really anticipated them to look like my moms, needless to say they were definately not as pretty, you should see hers, they are perfect, tall square but not to square and the swirls are tight together, you cannot see through them.

Then I iced them and really wanted to go share with the neighbors but they were not quite right to be shared, so we ate them. Sorry neighbors. I am going to try again and I will share then. I think we are going to have a lesson on the 4th. Here is the final product.

Keiffer's Idea of Fun

First we find a box and man boxes are so much fun to play with, look at me I have a new hat. I am a little bored putting it on my head,

let's see how Maren likes it, oh look she is letting me put it on her head and being so nice about it.

Ta'Da' I have made Maren disappear and she loves it. This is my kind of fun.

ZOO FUN

So Gabe decided to take some time off in June and we decided to have some fun with the kids. So off to the Zoo we went. The kids did pretty good but Nugg 1 just kept saying I am bored, we need to go to the snake and reptile house. We tried explaining that we had all day long and we would get there. Eventually we did and he was happy. Here are some pics from our Zoo Trip.

Building Fun

I think this took place one night while I was gone doing who knows what. The kids got the blocks out and made some fun castles with dad. Here are a few pics.

Being Toothless

Well, Malorie has now lost 5 teeth now and is looking pretty cute. She has earned lots of money pulling those teeth. Although the toothfairy seems to get very busy becuase she doesn't always make it the first night the tooth is under the pillow. Here is a recent picture of Mal with no teeth. We are so gald they came out, she was looking a little like a snaggle tooth.

Shocking I Know

Ok everyone, are you sitting down, please don't fall off your chair, I know you will all be suprised, I BAKED. Yes, it is true I acutally made french bread from scratch today and it turned out great, the kids even loved it and hubby was very impressed. I think however that I need to invest in a kitchenaid, the dough beaters don't really cut it, the dough went all the way up them and into the holes where the beaters go into the beater. It was a mess. Doesn't it look good enough to eat. YUMMY.

Home at Last

Well, for all of you who don't know, I finally quit my job to stay home and be a mom. My last day of work was on the 28th of May. It was a very hard and emotional day for me. I said goodbye to some very dear friends and co-workers. Now I know that I can go visit anytime but lets face it we all know it is never the same. They will be missed very much.


I am however looking forward to new adventures with friends, neighbors and my little family as we go about daily life.


This is my most recent family picture, this is what I gave up my job for. I sure love them and hope that I can be a better mom for being home with them and getting to know them better.




Hey maybe I will become a better blogger as well. Who knows. I'm sure there will be days of blogging wondering why in the heck I ever quit and days that I will be very greatful that I did.


Life is full of ups and downs and how we handle them is all up to us.