My family of three

These were so good! Cayleigh and Matt mostly made these, and although it can be messy, Cayleigh is able to help alot and it makes for something fun to do! We pretty much did the recipe as is, but did put them in the fridge overnight and let them sit out for 30 minutes before cooking them in the morning. Changes I made are in bold . Thanks allrecipes! 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) 2 eggs, room temperature 1/3 cup margarine, melted( used butter ) 4 1/2 cups bread flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup white sugar 2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast 1 cup brown sugar, packed 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon 1/3 cup butter, softened 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened( think this was a typo on recipe, alot of reviews thought this as well ) 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon salt Directions 1.Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; p...

Ingredients 4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed( used red potatoes ) 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese( used 1/3cup ) salt and pepper to taste 5 carrots, chopped( used about 20-30 baby carrots ) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped 1 pound lean ground beef 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon ketchup 3/4 cup beef broth 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese ( used 1/3 cup ) (4 dashes worchestershire) 1 can peas drained Directions 1.Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash. Mix in butter, finely chopped onion and 1/4 cup shredded cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste; set aside. 2.Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add carrots and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, mash and set aside. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.) 3.Heat oil in a large frying pan. Add onion and cook until clear. Add gr...

Guess what we did today?? Yup. You've got it. We played in the snow! Shocking right? I mean we also put together her nemo puzzle 80 times, danced, watched the little mermaid, dora, little bear, diego...ahem. We've also been doing really good with potty training. We've been pretty relaxed about the whole thing, but Cayleigh has been perfect while home! The only time she has accidents are while we are out, and I have a pull up on then. Perhaps not a perfect scenario, but it works for us, for now. Also she has been doing #2 on the potty with no accidents for longer than I remember(a month?). We are SO proud of her. She is still needing reminding-she only tells us 50% of the time when she needs to go, which is why it is so hard to not have accidents while we are out. Anyway, I'm thrilled because it has been almost painless, and I had SO psyched myself out of doing it for months. Didn't we just play the game "Where is my car?" Love these pictures...makes me ...

Yesterday we made a quick trip to the mall to meet Melissa and Summer and let them burn off a little energy before the storm came. We met at the book store and let them play and then took them to the pet store to ooh and ahh over the animals-the highlight being Summer yelling at a boy who pushed Cayleigh to "be nice to Cayleigh" and when he didn't listen(she warned him twice!) and started pushing her-she took care of him, LOL!! Love that kid-thanks for looking out for Cayleigh Summer! :) They rode a couple rides and had lunch together and before you knew it the weather was crappy again. We had plans to go to the furniture store, but downtown Frederick was a mess! Decided to head home and was SO glad we did, it was worse where we live. Matt and Cayleigh made a batch of homemade cinnamon rolls, and we had them this morning-SUPER yummy!!! Of course, I'll be posting the recipe soon. :)

This will not be the last playing the snow post I'm sure, because let's face it, what ELSE is there to do? Currently we have at least another 14 inches and it's still snowing. :( Enough whining..here are a few pics of the one day it didn't snow this week. :) Eating snow.. Watching daddy shovel.. Making a snow angel.. We also made another Roast Chicken and if possible, this was even better than the last. Veggies... Before.... After....

I promise a post tomorrow(and NOT a wordless Wednesday Kristin since I know you hate them, lol) ....I think I officially have the blizzard blues. We got @ 30 inches of snow from blizzard #1 and yippee, blizzard #2 is offically making it's debut now 16-20 possibly.