Memorial Day Part Two

Our pass to Mesa Falls was also good to Harriman State Park so we ventured there, as none of us had ever been there before and we were pretty close. We ate our picnic lunch in the car and headed out. We walked through the railroad town and onto a trail towards Silver Lake. Absolutely gorgeous!







The only non-bird wildlife we saw.

















New favorite picture!





Anyone know what kind of bones these are?

Memorial Day Part One

The weather looked pretty decent until we got to the mountains. We met a little bit of hail and rain and I was glad we brought our raincoats. We didn't stay at Mesa Falls very long.

Human Foosball, Running, and the Last of the Small Pictures

Ansley's new favorite game!





















Bloomers made using Susan from Living with Punk's fantastic tutorial (and pattern!). I should be sewing another pair of these right now! Dress refashioned last summer from one of my unflattering shirts.

Cinnabon Style Cinnamon Rolls

Pre-frosting, obviously. Any tips for styling a shot with a 9x13 pan?



One of my friends pinned a Cinnabon recipe the other day and I was so excited to try it until I clicked on the link and the recipe required a bread maker. After a brief google search, I found a version that doesn't require a bread maker. Check out Grace from La Mia Vita Dolce's version (and gorgeous pictures and recipes). I didn't use bread flour b/c I didn't have any. I also didn't have the fancy cinnamon and the first time I made it I used dark brown sugar instead of light b/c the dark was already open. I used butter instead of margarine b/c I'm a snob. This is the BEST frosting ever. Oh and I mixed the butter and sugar and cinnamon together with my hands and estimated how to increase the filling by about 30% (I felt like I was a bit short the first time), kind of like the sugar and lemon zest in the lemon rolls.

Planting the Garden and Dancing