Cinnamon Rolls Date

I decided it would be fun to make cinnamon rolls for a date this week. Boy was that a great idea! Best cinnamon rolls EVER! (sorry mom mealey. : ) we still love you and yours too!) They take a long time to make, but boy were they worth it! Here is the recipe for anyone interested. (I halved it and look how many we made!)


combine:
2 Tbls yeast
1 C warm water
2 tsp sugar
let sit for 15 min to proof

in another bowl
cream:
1 C shortening
1 C sugar
3 tsp salt

add:
2 eggs
4 C warm water and the yeast mixture
Stir in 5 C flour
Cover and let raise 1/2 hour
Stir in 5-7 more C flour
cover and put in fridge for several hours or overnight

roll out, spread with melted butter and cinnamon sugar (we used brown sugar and cinnamon instead of the traditional white sugar and cinnamon blend)
cut and let rise 1 hour
bake 375 for 14 min (watch carefully. the actually recipe said 20 min, but let your nose tell you when they are done. for us it was about 14 min.)

topping:
1/2 C butter
1/4 C milk
2 C powdered sugar
-recipe from mom bradshaw. thanks!

First 2 teeth!

Kyler is finally getting his teeth. If you look VERY closely under all that saliva are 2 new teeth popping through. Thank goodness they aren't bugging him anymore. Getting up at 5:30am is just way too early!












Kyler has been LOVING to press his face in pillows. He makes me laugh so much!

Far Away Friends

It's always fun to catch up with old friends when they come in town. When we first got married (5 years ago) we both lived in the same duplex. 2 kids later and several states away we still keep in touch! It's always great to see you Natalia!

Another Haircut!

So I know the picture doesn't do justice, but here you go! I LOVE IT! (and i think it's even cuter in person! thanks Rachael)

FINALLY crawling!

Kyler has finally started to really crawl up on all fours! Slow and steady right?...

Actually no! This is his preferred method of travel! Much faster don't you think?

Even though it's an army crawl, I still think it counts! Plus, that's how Jaden crawled too. I guess they really are more similar than I realize!

Noah's Ark

So I know these slide shows are kind of boring, but it was an easy way to get a lot of pictures up! So enjoy!

Where have you been?

Wow! I feel like such a slacker. It's been since father's day that I've posted! I must admit I have been trying harder to keep up with everyone else's posts, so sorry. This one will be random because it's been so long!

My sister-in-law Jennifer will be having a baby next month! Here we are at her baby shower. (Stephanie my other sister-in-law, me, Jenn, and my sister Annette)

Jenn, you look GREAT!
At the baby shower we painted onesies!

Jaden has been trying his hand at photography lately. He's getting better at actually getting a picture in the shot! I think he's got great potential!









Jaden loves bubbles! Especially to shoot them at his brother! Don't know if Kyler enjoys it as much as Jaden thinks he does!


We have also been enjoying quite a bit of time with Jaden's cousins. My brother just graduated from Medical School and will be doing his first years residency in SLC. So we have been lucky to see them often!

Happy Father's Day!

PREGNANCY Q & A!

I just couldn't pass up not posting this....so funny! At least, I thought so! :)

Q: Should I have a baby after 35?
A: No, 35 children is enough.

Q : I'm two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A: With any luck, right after he finishes college.

Q : What is the most reliable method to determine a baby's sex?
A: Childbirth.

Q: My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that sometimes she's borderline irrational.
A: So what's your question?

Q : My childbirth instructor says it's not pain I'll feel during labor, but pressure. Is she right?
A: Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current.

Q: When is the best time to get an epidural?
A: Right after you find out you're pregnant.

Q : Is there any reason I have to be in the delivery room while my wife is in labor?
A: Not unless the word 'alimony' means anything to you.

Q: Is there anything I should avoid while recovering from childbirth?
A: Yes, pregnancy.

Q : Do I have to have a baby shower?
A: Not if you change the baby's diaper very quickly.

Q : Our baby was born last week. When will my wife begin to feel and act normal again?
A: When the kids are in college.

Good luck to all my girlfriends that are pregnant! I'm thinking of you!

Quick update...no pics!

2 new things....Kyler started clapping on Sunday, and his first tooth also FINALLY popped through on the bottom! Pics and videos to come when we can catch it on film!

Video updates!

I've been showing Kyler the signs for milk, eat, and all done along with several other signs since he was born. With Jaden I didn't start until he was about 4 months old, but I thought what the heck, why not start from the beginning with Kyler. I think he is finally beginning to understand what I have been doing with him.

Tonight Kyler blew us away again. He has been getting more mobile all the time. Getting a lot faster at rolling over and spinning on his tummy to get anywhere he wants to. Well tonight he stepped it up another level. He is now scooting!

Jaden still loves to play catch with daddy almost as much as he likes to watch the video of it right after he is done!

This is a new game that Kyler loves to play. Daddy and he have so much fun...well, at least until daddy is tired. 20lbs feels kind of heavy pretty quickly!

POST 100!!!

Can I just say how much I love "blogging!" I have loved keeping in touch more with friends and family. Here's to another 100 posts!
On a completely different subject... My latest hobby is learning how to do digital scrapbooking. Thought I would post some of my latest work. Would LOVE feedback! I'm definitely still learning.

Random longest post ever

Don't know what to write. Happy June 1st I guess! Enjoy the pics...Baseball is over! :( But now we can go to playgroup again! :)

Jaden wants to be with his Daddy all the time, and he LOVES his uncle Eric!

No, Kyler is not falling over...he is sucking on his toes!

Kyler is such a happy kid, and boy does he still love to eat!

Kyler looks so grown up in his new car seat. Jaden LOVES his new sunglasses!










Sheer enjoyment! Not a care in the world. Remember being a kid?...

What great brothers. Jaden takes such good care of Kyler!

All worn out after so much fun swinging!










Trying some chicken noodle dinner. This seems to be what he does with all new food. Makes a crazy face the first few bites...then decides it's not so bad afterall.

Don't you want to just pinch those cheeks?...













You can see the struggle I go through to try and get pics of the boys together. Sometimes...I actually get 1 one that kind of works! (good job taking a pic right by the outlets though huh? Oh well, thank goodness for cropping and Photosop!)