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Friday, August 14, 2009
Shall I Torture You???
Okay, I shall!
The year before we came to North Carolina, I went with Jason (then pregnant with Tyler) to Vashon Island, to my Sister-in-law's parent's house! Jon was out of town, down in Ocean Shores, doing some work for his boss' family, so I had nothing better to do, and a couple days at the island sounded like fun! Some of the Hawkins clan came with us too (my in-laws), and we ended up having a BLAST!! Mrs. Raymond (Beth's mom) baked these DIVINE rolls for us, that were so sweet and buttery, and I must admit I had about 3!!
Then Last year, we went for another visit to the island, and this time she split the dough before it rose, and used half of it to make these AMAZING deep-fried, Sugar covered pastries! I think I had about 5 of those ;) They were incredible! A couple months later, the Hawkins' girls and I decided to make a batch, so we called and got the recipe...but they didn't turn out all that great (oil was too hot). I was determined to make a good batch in the future though, now that I knew what to do.
About a week ago, we went to Golden Corral, and they had these SUPER moist and sweet rolls, called "Country Sweet Rolls", and I swear, they must have stolen Mrs. Raymonds recipe! I had 4 and I think Miriam did too...they were just SO good, and all the Vashon Island memories came pouring back! SO, we determined to make some a few days later.
We did, and I split the dough before it rose so we could make both the pastries and the rolls. Don't worry...they tasted even BETTER than they look, and they look pretty stinkin' good! Thanks, Mrs. Raymond!!!
(That shine is the butter...you cover them with it after they come out of the oven. MMMmmmm......)
The year before we came to North Carolina, I went with Jason (then pregnant with Tyler) to Vashon Island, to my Sister-in-law's parent's house! Jon was out of town, down in Ocean Shores, doing some work for his boss' family, so I had nothing better to do, and a couple days at the island sounded like fun! Some of the Hawkins clan came with us too (my in-laws), and we ended up having a BLAST!! Mrs. Raymond (Beth's mom) baked these DIVINE rolls for us, that were so sweet and buttery, and I must admit I had about 3!!
Then Last year, we went for another visit to the island, and this time she split the dough before it rose, and used half of it to make these AMAZING deep-fried, Sugar covered pastries! I think I had about 5 of those ;) They were incredible! A couple months later, the Hawkins' girls and I decided to make a batch, so we called and got the recipe...but they didn't turn out all that great (oil was too hot). I was determined to make a good batch in the future though, now that I knew what to do.
About a week ago, we went to Golden Corral, and they had these SUPER moist and sweet rolls, called "Country Sweet Rolls", and I swear, they must have stolen Mrs. Raymonds recipe! I had 4 and I think Miriam did too...they were just SO good, and all the Vashon Island memories came pouring back! SO, we determined to make some a few days later.
We did, and I split the dough before it rose so we could make both the pastries and the rolls. Don't worry...they tasted even BETTER than they look, and they look pretty stinkin' good! Thanks, Mrs. Raymond!!!
(That shine is the butter...you cover them with it after they come out of the oven. MMMmmmm......)
The "Big" Park
We went to our local "big" park, as the boys call it! We have 2 other little parks down the road, but this one is new and very very nice! Jonny took us to play for awhile, and then we went to McDonald's to play a little more...and have Air Conditioning and Food. :)
Jason's Head
In the case that any of you are wondering, "Why in the world does Jason have a patched up head in these pictures!?", I will tell you now.
Tyler has become...um...lets say, a HUGE stinker lately. Unfortunately it is very entertaining, therefore difficult to discipline. But don't worry! Its getting old fast, and he is for sure corrected...its just usually done after a good *hidden* laugh :)
We have a couple sets of wooden blocks, and Tyler has decided that its fun to throw them at people. He went through a pre-stage of this back around Christmastime when he gave ME a black eye with these blocks. However, then it was almost innocently done, not maliciously. Throwing a block at Jason this time WAS maliciously done, however. Blood was pouring out of the poor childs head, and Tyler didn't seem to care or be phased at all! It almost soaked a rag, and when we finally got the bleeding to slow down, we realized it was almost a 1-inch gash right along Jason's eyebrow. I was SO worried it would need stitches, but my wise husband calmed me down, and we put a large bandaid on it and made Jason lie down and watch a movie while Jonathan went to the store for some butterfly strip bandaids. It has actually healed up fantastically! I'm sure he'll have a small scar, but I suppose he's a boy and can handle a few scars here and there :)
Tyler on the other hand, is still a stinker, and seems to LOVE beating up Jason. They sure can both dish it out, but neither likes to take it. I try to let them be boys, and only step in when it gets dangerous and violent. It sure is comical, sometimes!
Tyler has become...um...lets say, a HUGE stinker lately. Unfortunately it is very entertaining, therefore difficult to discipline. But don't worry! Its getting old fast, and he is for sure corrected...its just usually done after a good *hidden* laugh :)
We have a couple sets of wooden blocks, and Tyler has decided that its fun to throw them at people. He went through a pre-stage of this back around Christmastime when he gave ME a black eye with these blocks. However, then it was almost innocently done, not maliciously. Throwing a block at Jason this time WAS maliciously done, however. Blood was pouring out of the poor childs head, and Tyler didn't seem to care or be phased at all! It almost soaked a rag, and when we finally got the bleeding to slow down, we realized it was almost a 1-inch gash right along Jason's eyebrow. I was SO worried it would need stitches, but my wise husband calmed me down, and we put a large bandaid on it and made Jason lie down and watch a movie while Jonathan went to the store for some butterfly strip bandaids. It has actually healed up fantastically! I'm sure he'll have a small scar, but I suppose he's a boy and can handle a few scars here and there :)
Tyler on the other hand, is still a stinker, and seems to LOVE beating up Jason. They sure can both dish it out, but neither likes to take it. I try to let them be boys, and only step in when it gets dangerous and violent. It sure is comical, sometimes!
Reverting...some more...
Tyler pulled up his little "seat" so he could watch Micah in the swing. It was so precious!
Yeah, these on the other hand....well, there isn't much to say. My children are reverting I guess.
Yeah, these on the other hand....well, there isn't much to say. My children are reverting I guess.
At Aunt Lisa and Papa Greg's House..
The Boys watching "Blue's Clues"...they always ask Uncle Alex to put it on for them :)
Some Snuggling with Micah...
I Adore this picture! You can see Micah Smiling at Papa Greg!
Monday, August 3, 2009
"Mr. Backwards" and "The Ham"
Jason has this thing lately...he keeps putting his pants clothes on backwards, go figure. So, Miriam took some pictures of this "backward" Child. We were saying later, that its a good thing he didn't get in a bicycle accident, or else someone might have tried to "straighten out" his "broken neck" (old family joke...) :)
Yeah, I don't even know how to explain this child...TOTAL HAM would be the best description I guess. Everytime he sees us walking by with the camera, he jumps in front of it and says "CHEESE!" I have never seen a more photogenic child.
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