I'm not sure that I've ever talked about our annual cinnamon roll baking in detail on the blog, I touch on it over on Instagram each year, but I thought it would be great to have all the information in one place. (affiliate links appear below) For years, my mom and I (and now my MIL has joined in on the fun, too) have carved out a day during the busy holiday season to bake homemade cinnamon rolls. I absolutely love the kitchen, and I could spend hours baking and cooking delicious things, so this is definitely one of my favorite traditions. We roll out dough and cut cinnamon roll after cinnamon roll. We started with a single batch and this year, we quadrupled the cinnamon … [Read more...]
Fourth of July, recap
Who doesn't love a three-day-weekend? Especially one that coincides with America's birthday! We headed to the lake on Friday morning, trying to beat the crowds a bit. It worked and we spent most of the day skiing and hanging out on the water. We headed back to the lake house before the rain came and made it just in time before the storms started to roll in for the rest of the evening. We spent the next morning at the lake, but not on the boat, it was way too crowded for the Fourth. We headed home around lunch to get ready for the rest of our day. I just adore this picture of baby Jud waving his tiny flag. Sometimes holidays are laid back and low key and other times we jump … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas, 2014
I'm a little behind on all things blog-related, but I knew if I wanted to post this while it was fresh on my mind. I don't want to forget a single detail about this magical today. (I actually wrote this post on Christmas night, but I'm just getting around to putting the photos in). BK said her good-byes to Lucy on Christmas Eve, we baked some cookies, read Twas The Night Before Christmas, and called it a night. Random little side note, BK really showed she could read on Christmas Eve when she started blending words completely on her own while reading our Christmas books. If you follow me on Instagram, you know we've been planning a special surprise for BK. I sketched out a rough draft … [Read more...]