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Yummy soft Pretzels Recipe

I found this delicious recipe for soft pretzels they are so good much better than the ones at the mall Try them with salt or sprinkle with cinnamon or sugar or dip them in a yummy cheese sauce so fast and easy!

Soft Pretzels

4 tsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 1/4 cups warm water
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tbl oil
about 4 cups flour
1/2 cup baking soda
4 cups hot water
Preheat oven to 400 Dissolve sugar and yeast in 1 1/4 cups warm water let sit till foamy,add sugar ,salt and oil. mix and add flour 1 cup at a time until forms a soft dough and pulls away from sides may need more or less flour.Let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size. roll out dough into thin ropes and shape like pretzels,set aside dissolve 1/2 cup baking soda in 4 cups Hot water dip each pretzel quickly and shake off then place on greased baking sheet and bake for 10-12 min or until lightly browned. Dip in melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon & sugar or salt.Very yummy! I doubled this and my children and the 3 I babysit gobbled them up!

Walking the dog

So I guess Treagan decided to take the dog for a walk OR is the dog walking him I'm not quite sure.Yes I am feeling guilty that the last two posts are just of Treagan!

Caught red handed

So Treagan loves powdered doughnuts as much as his mom does I put him in the car while I was helping chris carry something. The other kids were obviously not paying attention to him he climbed out of his carseat and got into the whole box of powdered doughnuts!

Gettin creative with my cricut

So my sister in law Nikki has made some really cool things with her cricut so I set mine up and have decided to get creative her is one of my creations

Fun in a tree

We have this park by our house that has this huge tree the kids love to go and climb in. I just happened to have my camera so I snapped a few shots of them while they were playing. Treagan walked all around the tree trying to figure out how to get up. he finally was able to get on the trunk!

the things kids say

The other day Declan and I were cleaning the yard and as he came to throw something away he said (in our family we have 3 boys 1 girl and 1 Bryhton) I started laughing then he said i'm really smart huh mom)!

Weekend at Bear Lake

We went down to bear lake this weekend I love this lake it is sooo beautiful and I vote it #1 kid friendly lake you can walk out forever and it doesn't get past your waist. Even Treagan crawled out quite a ways. Then we went to camp at our usual spot on the lake only to find it had been sold and they are building vacation homes on the lots. We were so upset but then we drove around and found this spot up in the mountains and we loved it. It was about 10 min from Bear lake in Paris Canyon and it was soo pretty a little stream ran right alongside our campsite we put our watermelon in it and it was nice and cool for breakfast. In the morning we went exploring and found the head of the spring, and then we took a little drive and found these ice caves it was cool to see so much snow and ice inside when it was 85 outside. We really enjoyed our weekend and loved seeing the kids having so much fun. It is amazing the beauty that has been created all around us if we take the time to slow down and look around!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TREAGAN!

Happy birthday to Treagan he turned 1 yesterday I can't believe how fast that last year went WOW! He is starting to walk and thinks he is talking he says dog and mom and dad and tickle tickle and he says thank you really cute. Anyway enough bragging Happy Birthday Treagan we all love you!

Messes

Chase and Esther brought home these giant suckers for the kids they were very messy!
Treagan is getting into everything he is such a little mischief maker!

Our new house finally

LOOK MOM A MOOSE

We were headed to our house the other day and this moose was in a yard eating off a stack of hay the kids started yelling so loud I thought something was wrong. Mom stop the car stop stop.So I turned the car around and we had the camera so we snapped a few pictures this was almost in town!

We can't wait!

We are just a few weeks away from moving into our new house Chris has been busy laying tile and hardwood and I am so sick of painting I never want to see another paint brush or roller ever again! We haven't put the rock on the bottom yet we are waiting for the weather to warm up so we don't have to heat the outside!anyway here is our new house!

Brylei's dance

Brylei went to her first dance performance this morning! Funny story when we got her costume from her teacher I was very dissapointed to see that it came just above her chest and there were no sleeves, so wanting her to be modest I stayed up late last night sewing on some wide silky ribbon for sleeves I was so proud of my self because it looked so cute but a little anxious to see what the teacher said this morning. When we got to the school this morning they did a practice and then we all went to the dressing room to help them into there costumes I was getting ready to put Brylei's on her when I looked around and noticed everyone elses costumes, then I started to panick I had been trying it on her upside down and sideways so what I had thought were strings to tie around her waist were actually to go around her neck making it a lot more modest then I had thought. I quickly ran out to Chris and had him use his strength to tear off the sleeves that I had so carefully sewn to the bottom of her costume. And quickly returned it to her without anyone knowing how UNCLEVER I was. Welcome to the world of dance

Treagans tongue

Treagan has discovered his tongue and it is always sticking out he is such a happy baby!

Snow snow and more snow!

We are definately ready for spring,we have had it with the snow they said it's been the worst winter in years the other day I woke up to it snowing again and I really wanted to cry. Bryhton was trying to walk across the yard to the trampoline which you can see in one picture but is no longer visible in the other. Gavin and Brylei are by the snow that has been plowed off our road what a mess it will be when it starts to get warm and melt!One plus was this beautiful sunset we saw one night!

Yummy Recipe

I found this recipe in a magazine and my family really loved it so I thought I would share.


Asian noodle bowl
8 oz pkg linguine noodles
1 pkg frozen Asian style vegetables
2 tsp oil
1 lb beef or chicken sliced thinly
1/4 cup Kraft Asian toasted sesame dressing
1 tbsp teriyaki sauce
Cook pasta as directed adding vegetables to the boiling water last 2 minutes. Meanwhile heat oil in large skillet, add meat and cook until done stir in dressing and teriyaki sauce.Cook 2 min or until sauce is a little thicker. Drain pasta mixture place in large serving bowl add meat mixture toss until noodles are coated with sauce serve warm with french bread and a salad. Quick Easy and Delicious!

Chris's Handrail

Chris does custom metal handrail as a side job this is his latest design I just loved it so I thought I would put it on for everyone to see!

Winter photo shoot

I have been meaning to take the kids to get pictures done and haven't made it yet so I thought I would snap a few in the backyard with the snow as background the sun was bright and the kids couldn't keep their eyes open so I was a little dissapointed but anyway here are some recent pictures of the kids!

Mom Graduates

I got to go home the middle of December for my moms graduation. We had so much fun all of the kids got to come and support her it was so fun to have everyone together again! All the girls stayed up until all hours of the night talking and laughing uncontrollably! we are so glad to have Abes wife Becky as a part of our family we have so much fun with her she's one of the sisters as far as we are concerned. We are so proud of mom and all her hard work! She will make an excellent teacher she definately has a gift. Way To Go Mom.

Sledding

We went sledding on Christmas day it was sooo fun we have gotten a ton of snow here and it just keeps snowing! The kids are loving it,but Chris not so much he has to plow snow for his job so he is about sick of it!

RASCAL BRATS

Introducing the new country group RASCAL BRATS starring Gavin and Declan harris!These two are so funny they are so very different from their hair color right down to their attitudes but they get along so good for the most part. They are always looking out for each other I hope they stay such good friends!

CONSTRUCTION

It is so exciting to see our house finally taking shape the kids are all ready to move right now we have four kids in one little room it's been a big fight getting it to stay clean. We all can't wait it will be slow from here on out because we are doing most of the rest of it by ourselves yeah!