Lydia's First Halloween

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Elk Hunt

Cinnamon Roll Sunday

Happy Conference to everyone!  Love you all!  I am posting the famous cinnamon roll recipe on here from mom :)  Enjoy eating them!

Out of this world rolls

 
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 tsp. sugar
1 pkgs. or 1 T. dry yeast
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 heaping tsp. salt
1 cup hottest tap water
4 1/2 cups flour
 
combine water, 1 tsp. sugar and yeast; let stand.  Beat shortening, 1/2 cup sugar and eggs with mixer until light and fluffly.  Stir yeast mixture into sugar and shortening mixture with a spoon.  Add salt.  Add tap water.  Stir gently.  Add flour all at once and mix well.  Dough will be sticky.  Cover and let stand 1 hour.  Knead down, cover and refrigerate overnight.  Take out of refrigerator and roll out.  Let rise.  Bake at 350 degrees until brown.  Makes delicious cinnamon rolls.
 

For cinnamon rolls--

roll out in a rectangle and spread with butter.  Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and add raisins if desired.  Roll up and cut with string.  Let rise, then cook and enjoy.  Cream cheese frosting is the best!  
Happy General Conference!!!!
 
 
XOXOXOXOXOXXOO__MOM

Cream Cheese Frosting 

1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese

1 cube butter (or margarine)

1 tsp. vanilla

4-5 cups powdered sugar (Or to desired consistency)

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Ryan & Danielle's trip to Utah

Sunday everyone enjoying the puppies after Trav's birthday dinner.  We missed you Jess & Dave's Family, and Jordan & Amanda.  It was so fun to see everyone for the short fall break we had :)

Labor Day Salsa

Our neighbors gave us a ton of tomatoes. So we tried or hand at canning. I still have 8 fingers left, and we are still married, so it must have been successful.
Thanks for posting the recipe.

Salsa, Dental Picnic, Eating, Sitting up

Thanks mom for this yummy salsa recipe.  I was only able to make 1/2 a jar since I only had the tomatoes from our garden on hand.  But it was so good!  

Canning pot I got at Walmart for $10.  Yay, for Walmart being affordable!  

We started off our labor day weekend by going to the dental picnic.  It was muggy and humid.  We could tell the rain storm was on it's way.  

Dad & Lydia 

The Wilson Family: 2nd Years.  He had a career change so he's got 3 kids and got called into the bishopric. Poor guy 

The Tobler Family: 4th year dental, He's the mission leader.  They are so fun!

Lydia eating her cereal in the car and has to hold onto the bowl with 2 hands.  It's a death grip!  :)  What can we say, she loves her food :)  

Lydia sitting up to play.  Growing up fast!

Mom's Salsa Recipe

Mom emailed this to Ryan so since I'm sure others might want it I thought I'd put in on here as well :)  Can't wait to try this :)  

Joyce's Salsa
 
3 quarts smashed tomatoes (scald and slip the skins off before smashing)
2 large ground onions
2 small chiles (17 oz. diced green chiles)
1 1/4 t. parsley flakes
2 tsp. garlic salt
2 T. salt
1/4 tsp. oregano
3 T. shilling Mexican seasoning
Boil all together about 45 minutes.*
Bottle & process 25 minutes
 
*Instead of the stove top I often put the salsa in the oven on a very low heat and let it cook for several hours (or all day) stirring occasionally.  The object is to allow it to thicken up as it cooks down.  
 
Also, I add jalapeno peppers and haven't always used the chiles.  I haven't always been able to find Mexican seasoning so I use taco seasoning.