Sunday, May 29, 2011

You Can Just Call Me Pioneer Woman...

although, I probably wouldn’t answer. In fact, I was more like Mrs. Doubtfire in the kitchen the other day. I attempted to make Pioneer Woman’s DELICIOUS cinnamon rolls for the first time (long-time eater, first time baker). They looked amazing in the pan before I put them in the oven, and I was feeling pretty good about myself- making cinnamon rolls from scratch with 2 little kids running around. So I stick them in the oven and start cleaning up the kitchen. It wasn’t until my kitchen began to fill with smoke that I realized I’d done something terribly wrong. On her blog (but not on the recipe) it says this recipe should make 7 pans of cinnamon rolls. I put them in 2 ½ pans. I opened the oven to find the cinnamon rolls spilling over the edges of the pans and onto the bottom of the oven.
Nonetheless, the kids had fun helping. I did not intend for this to be a sensory experiment for them, but it seems that’s what it became.




I gave the kids some raw cinnamon roll dough off the ends to play with. I thought they might enjoy squishing it between their fingers.

Poor little guy- just couldn’t wait. Looks like he got my will power when it comes to sweets!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Catching Up

So, I’m a little behind on blog posts. And I’m not really feeling wordy tonight, so here are some pictures from the last few weeks.

Easter pics

Addison & Lanae

Garden Party 2011









Austin mesmerized by the dump truck

Mother's Day snuggles


So, not to brag, but I'm pretty proud of myself and just had to post this. I made a quilt for Addison, & it actually turned out pretty cute! (I had someone else do the actual quilting, but I sewed all the rest of it- which is huge for me.) I would still probably say I'd rather sew skin than fabric, but it was not nearly as painful as I thought it would be. I actually kind of enjoyed it!