Cinnamon Rolls

Look at that yummy cinnamon roll! Well I just want to tell you what a sweetie my husband is.
I first need to tell you that the 5 1/2 years that Darryl was Bishop he didn't like the YW to have fundraisers for girls camp. He just gave them the money out of the budget and girls came up with the rest. For 5 1/2 years I have given him a hard time because I thought it was a great idea for them to earn money through a fundraiser. Any who...We now have a new bishop and he is completely OK with fundraiser...bless his little heart! So for my first fundraiser as the new YW pres. we decided to sell homemade cinnamon rolls for father's day. First of all, Darryl makes a wonderful cinnamon roll and anyone who has tasted them loves them. Well, we did a great job selling. Just guess how many rolls we sold? I was going to be so happy if we sold 50 dozen
(now 50 dozen is a lot).
Are you guessing?

We sold 132 dozen cinnamon rolls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did you Hear me?
132 DOZEN CINNAMON ROLLS!
I must say, Darryl didn't complain at all except once to say...remember I hate fundraisers.

He had things so organized. Two days before he bought ingredients, prepared the Cinnamon/brown sugar mixture and the 70 POUNDS of cream cheese frosting. We started Saturday morning about 6:30 am and the girls and leaders showed up at 8:00 am. He had 5 work stations making bread in the kitchen, a rolling out station, a frosting station, a boxing station. We baked at two homes and the kitchen at the ward. (Thanks to Jay & Shye Petersen for coming and going all day to bake, return to the Church, pick up more, back home, bake more, back to the church.....) Darryl was so organized.

We put the music on and started our day. The girls and leaders did such a great job! Thanks to all who helped (Darryl's cousin, Bill also). We finished about 6:30 pm. It was such success! Our feet and backs are killing us (I'm sure the extra weight we carry and our age don't help matters) I want everyone to know how wonderful Darryl is. I would have complained, cussed etc. But he just put on a great smile and went to work. By the time the last batch went in oven the girls had down the right size to cut the cinnamon roll, how much frosting was really suppose to be on each roll (OK, some of the leaders went a little over board and we could not tell if it was a box of frosting or cinnamon rolls) they looked great and tasted great. We had so much fun. Someone asked at church today if we were going to do this again? My response was...Don't ask today, it is a lot like giving birth it is to soon to think about. Thanks to all who supported us!
Happy Cinnamon Father's Day

A new do.........

Madison decided she wanted her hair done in

corn rows. It took Leslie 3 1/2 hours to do this.

First of all to get Madison to be still for that long

is amazing and for Leslie to do that for that long

an it look great!

I called her Bo Derek and she of coarse didn't

know who that was.

I'm sure we will have a burnt scalp after swim!

We will see how long this lasts.

My sweetie

This is my sweetie! He was released from being a
bishop, after 5 3/4 year (but who is counting)
on Mother's Day and now he has a go tee (spell).
Isn't he cute!

Our new pets

It is amazing how such cute things can put my world in an uproar! I have noticed that my leaves of my grapes have been eaten by something, so I did some investigating! Well, to my surpise I found these wonderful worms! I picked off at least 100 of these wonderful things, put them in a tupperware bowl to show the whole family what I found. I wanted to know what they were so I went to my wonderful computer and the www, and I typed in "yellow and purple worm- grape leaves" (thinking there is no way that I will find anything out that easy. Well, this picture popped up and so did info on how to take care of them! Well, I said, "you must die suckers"! So my wonderful husband went off to the big Home Depot to buy something to take care of these lovely pets we did not ask to live with us. I am hoping my grapes don't die because they are exposed to the sun! Look out you little nasty worms!

We are property owners!

Well, we are proud owners of property in Pima, Arizona! Right now it has a wonderful trailor with lots of mouse poop! We don't plan on moving up to Pima but thought we might need it?! It is down the street and around the corner from Kami and Steven's house. Now to decide what to do with it.

What a wonderful home grown meal

I wish I had a camera right now to show you our wonderful dinner we had tonight! We feel so...self reliant! We had a late lunch at In and Out so for dinner we went to our garden and picked corn on the cob, yum, squash, artichokes, cucumbers & tomatoes! It was great and then Darryl made cupcakes for FHE! What a great dinner. I must say we are so proud of our garden. This is the first time we have been able to grow a good garden at this house. The raised beds have worked great.

Craig in Rio

Craig loves his mission. He tells us he has never been happier. He is in his 10th month and the time is going by so fast. We are so proud of him and all he does. We have loved watching him grow spiritually.

Check out my Slide Show!

Steven and Kami’s infant Angel

A Parent’s heart, a tender bruise
As they received unwelcome news:
She left so soon, her mission done...
They felt she’d stay to have some fun.

Mom thought to hug, and nurse ha bit.
And make her clothes; buy shoes to fit.
Dad knew not of her work to do
In spheres above, closed to his view.

But Father knew her worth above
And took her home to serve with love.
She’s needed there to do His work
And save some lives-she dares not shirk.

She knows her mom, and papa, too...
And someday she’ll return to you.
Our Father and His Son she’ll love.

And when this world is cold and dim
And life is bleak, she’ll step back in
And tell you of her mission fair
And all the work she did while there.

And then she’ll settle down again
To be the gal you thought her then.
Kami, her Mom, Steven, her pop...
Yours, then, to teach –the love won’t stop.

With joy so pure, a perfect life;
Can’t stay upon this earth of strife...
God’s perfect child lives up above;
You’ll get her back someday-with love!

By Don Stapley
3/08
Dedicated to Aubrey Ruth Palmer

One of Madison's favorite things

We (Madison, Leslie and I) went to Kami and Steven's for a few days and Madison loves to go to the Palmer's and see the horses. The miniature horse had a baby a few days before we got there. He is so cute. Madison got to hold him, he is that small. Thanks to the Palmer's for the entertainment.