Raising Hands

She's growing too fast.

I love a good cinnamon roll but unless I'm sitting in Ann Sathers and ordering them fresh I don't get them very often. I love to bake but kneading, resting, rolling and waiting for cinnamon roll dough is not something I like to do. My Mom taught me this little fake out which is a real crowd pleaser. She waited tables for years and the restaurant served these made with the day old cinnamon rolls. The dish was more popular than the fresh rolls they served every day:-D Here's what to do: 1) Buy cinnamon rolls at the grocery bakery. Day old ones are even better. 2) Slice through the middle so you have a top and a bottom. 3) Lightly (or heavily;-) butter the inside surfaces of the rolls and place them butter side down in a skillet on med-low. 4) Grill slowly until golden brown and icing is gooey. 5) Serve with the buttered sides back together. * If you have a crowd to feed this goes really quick on a table top griddle. If you're making them in a skillet watch the hea...

Everybody has one of these hanging in their kitchen. If you don't? Tell me. I'll hook you up;-) There's just something about a crocheted towel hanging in a kitchen that signals that the lady of the house knows what she's doing:-) It's late and I don't have any buttons to finish it off but you all get the idea.

I found a picture of th is on Pinterest. I had to hunt around for a tutorial on how to make rosettes. Once I found one though I became a rosette making machine. What a clever way to use scraps of left over fabric:-). I bought some fabric paint and washed up a couple little T-shirts and away I went. The best part about this project is that it wasn't too messy and could be completed during nap time (just find a safe place to let them dry). Now our little princess needn't ever wear a plain t-shirt! I need to hit the outlet sales and make one for Bella to wear now! This one is 18 months. More pictures to come:-)

I blow hot and cold when it comes to the projects I do. I really get a lot of enjoyment from doing crafts but I don't like all the stuff everywhere and the mess it involves. Someday we will buy a house and it WILL have a craft room! In the meantime Father's Day is Sunday and here is another Pinterest inspired project:-) I would link to the source but the author gives no instructions. Just trace on scrapbook paper and mount in a frame. I used a 10x13 photo frame. Since scrapbook paper is 12x12 I cut a section of poster board to size to mount the hands on. I traced everybody's hands on plain paper then transferred the tracings to the scrapbook paper. I used a gluestick though I probably should have used scrapbook tape. I saved the little templates in case I have to redo it. Hope everyone has a great weekend:-)

We recently had the opportunity to visit a local fire station with the MOPS group I joined a couple months ago. I'll post another time about MOPS. It's okay so far. This post is about the boys and all the fun they had that day. The excitment builds There is nothing cuter than a group of little people Bring out the Fire Engines! We had lots of questions.  We got hats:-)  William was eager to sit where the firemen ride. Jacob was eager to drive. Bella was not impressed by any of it;-)

Bella had her four month well visit yesterday. We got the big okay to start solids. It didn't go the way I thought. Oh well :-) If at first you don't succeed................... Hmm What's this? Seriously? I don't think so! This is not what I ordered!1 That's the stuff.