THE ZOO!!

We went to the zoo today!

Justyn has worked 12 of the last 16 nights and he had yesterday & today off so we decided to do something fun as a family & headed off to the zoo. It was kids day, so they had all kinds of games and prizes for the little ones. Cayden had ALOT of fun. Prestyn was awesome, he just sat in the stroller & observed everything going on & when we'd stop to check out an animal he'd just watch.

When we were getting close to the monkey's I said something like "should we go see the monkeys?" and Cayden said "the monkey's, Just like me?" (we call him monkey) :) It was cute!

We all touched a snake. Cayden got to sit in a firetruck and an ambulance. It was a fun day.






After the zoo we had lunch with Uncle Ryan and then he kept the boys for us while we did a little shopping. It was so nice! What a great Uncle these boys have!!

Rhubard Cake

I made this recipe last night and for some reason thought it was for cupcakes....well, they TASTE great, they just kind of crumbled out of the muffin cups. So next time I'll make this in a cake pan. They are super moist & VERY yummy! Just thought I'd share for anyone interested.
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Rhubarb cake
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups chopped rhubarb
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan.
Mix sugar, nuts, melted butter and cinnamon until crumbly and set aside.
In a separate bowl, cream together brown sugar, shortening and egg.
Add flour, soda and salt to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Lastly, stir in rhubarb.
Pour mixture into pan and sprinkle with reserved topping.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes. Cut in squares and serve warm or cool.

FUN!

They are here, we had a good time. They got here & we had roast for dinner. Then mom & I ran to the grocery store & papa kept the brats. Then we came home & sang happy birthday to papa & had ice cream treats! :) The kids all took a bath, and are sleeping now. So I'm just showing them some more computer stuff & just hanging out! I love when they come to visit!

WAITING!!!

I'm excited! Grammie & Papa and Hope are coming through & spending the night with us on their way to IL for my cousins wedding. I'm excited to see them & Cayden can't wait to see Hope! :)


Just need to find my patience....I hate waiting for them to show up!!! Wish they'd just be here already!

Yes, it really happened! ONLY IN NORTH DAKOTA!

ITS JUNE PEOPLE!!! And it was snowing here yesterday...yep...you read it right, SNOW in JUNE!!! Here are the pics:

Tonight's Fun!

We had a fun evening tonight. After dinner we took a little walk & of course ended up at the church playground. Cayden ALWAYS wants to go there and swing and go on the slide. Prestyn has been LOVING the swing too. So tonight I was prepaired for it & brought my camera along. Here they are:

Today's project

Well, today was a cool, kinda dreary day. So to start the day off I made a batch of homemade buns. :) YUM! Came out with 4 dozen, so our freezer is good & stocked up for grilling season! I love me a homemade burger on a homemade bun! mmmm, scrump-diddly-umptious!!!

Then my creative juices started flowing and I made this for Prestyn's room:




I love how it turned out & now need to make one for Cayden, need to buy more paper first...I think I hear Hobby Lobby calling my name!