Baking Exploits

After four years of marriage I have finally grown brave enough to try to cook something that contains yeast. The results have been varied, but edible. The cinnamon rolls were actually really delicious. The bread is still in need of some practice. It was good, but I need to work on it a little more.

Side note: I am really mad I bought a Kitchen-Aid when we got married. I wish I would have bought a Bosch. The Kitchen-Aid just doesn't hold enough... it just doesn't do the trick. Next time I make bread I'm gonna have to half the recipe and only make two loaves, just so it fits in the machine. But who wants to go to all the trouble of making bread just to get two loaves? Not me! 

Pre-baked

 I almost forgot a picture, so they're half gone. The recipe has you coat the bottom of the pan in butter and sugar so when they're cooked it's like there's toffee or something on the bottom. Amazing!

Easter Continued

Here are the rest of the Easter pics. We went to a super fun Easter party at Grandma Carolyn's house, but there weren't really any good pictures from that one. Rest assured, Raegan enjoyed herself. It prepared her for her second egg hunt, which happened at Great Grandma Shumway's house. she loved picking up the eggs, but didn't get the "put them in the bucket" concept. So after she would pick one up, Michael would take it from her, which of course motivated her to pick up another one. So she didn't do too bad. We had a really great time. I love the picture of her with her Great Grandma in front of the sweat peas. I'm so happy she gets to know her great grandparents, hopefully for many years to come. :)

Easter 2011

We had a fantastic Easter this year. We were so lucky to have my parents come down from Utah and stay with us. UNfortunately pretty much everyone got sick at one point or another with some illness or another. It was kind of a bummer, but still nice to have lots of family visiting. Even my brother and his wife and three boys came down. No pics of them though. We are too busy having fun to break out the camera. 

Raegan with Nonnie and Papa (She had been up all night puking now she is eating candy)

Mack got his first pair of roller skates in his basket. I think he likes them, but Raegan gave them a try a few days later and she definitely liked them. 

 Raegan loves her daddy

 She got her cute Easter dress from Grandma, but sadly she didn't go to church to show it off. 

We also had a fun Easter party at Grandma Carolyn's house and another fun Easter party/hunt at the great grandparents house with all the second cousins. I will have to get to those pictures another day.