Cinnamon Rolls, take two

I've been trying to find a good cinnamon rolls recipe for awhile now, and I think this one might be the winner. (Three or four recipes later, I am so relieved!)

I made these a few nights ago just to try out the recipe, and they were gone..(GONE!) by the next day. 32 Cinnamon rolls! I was shocked.

My family asked for me to make them again for Christmas morning, which was a bit hectic, but they turned out delicious. Took lots of time, but totally worth it :)

Santa Cruz/Capitola

After Senior Ball me and Brent went down to Santa Cruz.

Capitola was freezing but beautiful, and pizza my heart

was just as greasy and delicious as ever :)

We went to the boardwalk and rode the big rollercoaster,
as you can see I was completely fearless..
Luckily we got the picture from all angles :)

Faja's 55th

I really think the pictures sum it up

:) happy birthday dad!

Senior Ball

This is the only picture I have from Senior Ball!
Brent looked so sharp, I love seeing him all dressed up
This was right before Brent got sick from the food :(

But he bounced back fast, and we had
so much fun dancing the night away ♥

Oakley's Kisses

A kiss for her puppy

A kiss for Cristina

And one for Trevor

A kiss for Nicolina

And one for her boo boo

And of course, a kiss for baby Bella too :)
♥

DS9 Ultimate Sports Show

Brent's band "Visions" played at Deep Space 9 tonight!

They put on an awesome show! Afterwards we hit up Jack in the Box for our nightcap (like always). But this time we decided to dress in our Daiso wrestler masks :)

Oakdale

I went out to visit Julianna in Oakdale this weekend

We took Gianni out for a bike ride

I LOVE her newly decorated room, it brings back all the memories

from when she still lived in Pleasanton :)

Betty

Warm, gooey chocolate chip cookies.

And thanks to Betty Crocker, I didn'thave to lift a finger ;)

Crafts & Bluebirds

I made this baby headband, which was surprisingly simple. Just some fabric and elastic :)

I was in a crafty mood so I made these pillows for my couch

I hand sewed these and I still cant believe the lines turned out straight!

Later that day I saw this bluebird sitting on the drinking fountain and I

caught it with my camera :) I dont know why but I love love love this picture.

Thats all for today :)

Lukey's 5th Birthday

Luke celebrated his 5th birthday this weekend, and had an awesome Power rangers themed party. I baked him a power rangers cake (Luke asked me why the power rangers' arm was so fat). Two layers of chocolate with white frosting. I tried a new recipe for the chocolate cake and it tasted so rich, like a brownie..yumm..

There was a HUGE bounce house that was delivered at 9 AM so me and the boys got to play in it for a few hours before the big party started.

There was a crowd of little girls following me around the whole time, telling me stories and asking me questions. They were so cute, and I think they were excited to have a "big girl" around instead of all the boys! There were a lot of disputes over "girl time" and "boy time" in the bounce house..but eventually it was MOM TIME! Haha, it was the best jumping in the bounce house with them, although I couldn't tell if they were screaming out of fun or fear.

Luke was really happy the whole day, this was definitely a birthday party he wont soon forget :)

eM's Christmas Breakfast

On Saturday, my friend em decided to

recreate her Grandpa's Christmas morning breakfast

There was so much food and everything was sooo delicious

(and hot at the same time, a feat I'm still trying to conquer).

Mmm.. Christmas in April at its best.

Life is good

Oh I wanna be a dog,

I wanna wag my tail,

Chase cars, knock over garbage cans,

Bite the lady who brings me the mail :)

Baby crazy!

I've been making these little baby onesies for Cristina's little bean.

I just wanted to share a few of them. My baking has been on a bit of a standstill and has been replaced with a new obsession of baby clothes-making!

For Christmas I made Cristina some pillows with this rose pattern on it,

which ended up being my inspiration for this one

and one with a little chiffon tutu!

I love this one, I ended up added two more layers of tutu to make it poof out a bit more,

but I'm thinking I'm going to make another with just the single layer.

Two Dollar Tuesdays

Granada Bowl does bowling for only $2 every Tuesday!

We went with a big group of people,

and stayed late enough for the fancy midnight lights to come on :)

Brent killed us all, his score was more than 3 times my score!

He was bowling strikes practically every other turn!

I don't think I have the best form, but the bowling shoes were cute ;)

Just Another Saturday Night..

On the weekends, Brent and I go out to his mom's house in Fremont

This weekend had enough funny events eligible for a post...

It started off as a normal night, video games and funny faces..

Luke found an empty box and put in on his head like a mask

Jake's two friends decided to use the box for their target practice

Scott (their dad) comes home to see his son being shot at while wearing a beer box on his head

I'm not sure if we'll be babysitting again anytime soon.. :P

Later that night, Brent and Jake played a game of "Sting Pong"

You play ping pong to three points, and the loser has to put his shirt over his face and be hit with the ping pong ball by the winner. Jake was so proud of his welts :)

I hope I have all boys when I get older.

My Favorite Holiday

A harmless prank, she didn't realize I had put these on her head :)

She wore them for almost an hour.

Happy April Fools day!

Brent & the Baby

I found my old bitty baby and showed it to Brent.

He hated the doll at first, and was making it do kung fu..

Then after a few minutes, he put it in his shirt and I think he and bitty baby bonded :)

he left it in his shirt for a good half hour

Hut-2-3-4

I've known Richelley since we were little wee ones, and I'm so excited to be in her wedding! Her sister Dani threw her bridal shower this weekend, and i must say..she did an amazing job! When I heard it was "asian-themed", I was expecting to be greeted with a kimono and some miso soup, but when I walked in and saw the place, I was actually speechless! (which is a rare thing for me). Dani had planned every detail perfectly, even down to the cute little ribbons on the chopsticks :)I made some basic chocolate cupcakes with whipped chocolate frosting, and added some little paper flowers to match all the other beautiful cherry blossoms

Looking at these pictures are making me crave a little chocolate midnight snack...