Monkey Bread

As most of you know already I love to bake, I am a much better baker than cook, I find baking a stress reliever for me, and I love it! So yesterday I made some monkey bread for breakfast, it is one of Jake and my favorite breakfast dishes. I thought that you all might enjoy this recipe as well, it is a very easy fun thing to make and your kids can help you with it if you want them to!

Ingredients

24 Rhodes White Dinner Rolls, cut in half
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup pecans, chopped (or your favorite nut) they are optional

sometimes I add a dash of nutmeg for a different twist to the flavor

Instructions

Thaw rolls until soft (about 1 hour at room temperature). Cut each roll in half. In a medium bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and nuts together. Dip roll halves in butter then roll in cinnamon/sugar mixture until thoroughly coated. Arrange in sprayed bundt pan. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap. Let rise until double in size (2-3 hours). Remove wrap. Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes. Cover with foil the last 15 minutes of baking. Immediately after removing from the oven, carefully release edges and center tube with a knife. Turn pan over and dump bread onto a serving plate. ENJOY!

Early Birthday Present

So the other day, after a long day of work I came home and Jake surprised me with an early birthday present! Lately I haven't been posting much because our camera is struggling and only 50% of our pictures turn out the way we want them to. With a baby on the way, I wanted to make sure we have something to take pictures of those special moments with Sadie. So, Jake went out and bought me a new camera!!! I love it, the pictures are amazing and it has more settings than a traditional camera so I can take different types of photos, but it is still not too bulky!

Easter

I hope that everyone had a Happy Easter! On Saturday Jake's bro Jarom and his girlfriend Angie were supposed to fly in from Houston, and last minute they got bumped from their flight. So Jake and I decided to make the short trip down to Nephi-Levan to visit Grandma Jones and to stay the night and celebrate easter with her. We had a great time, we hung out with family, enjoyed the nice warm weather outside, and ate a yummy home cooked *low-fat low-calorie* easter meal!

This year the easter bunny missed our house again, but I am sure that he will make it for next year! However, Sadie did get an Easter gift from her Grandma and Grandpa Jones this year. My Mom sent these cute bottles stuffed with goodies. Of course Jake and I have enjoyed the treats and we will save the bottles for Sadie to enjoy later! I love the little pink bands that say "Property of Sadie Ann" they are removable and can be put on any bottle!

Doc Appt

So we had another Doctor appointment yesterday, Doctor said that everything is looking good and I am measuring normal. I have started to have some contractions, but the doc said he isn't concerned because the contractions aren't regular, or often enough. We have 3 more months left! I guess I better start shopping and putting her room together!

26.5 Weeks

Settlers of Catan

Life has been crazy busy this past month, we have been busy with work and family functions, and friends. We have recently become addicted to the game Settlers of Catan, all of our extra time is spent playing this game. We Love this game! I just wish that you could play it with more people than 4. But game nights have become a regular occurrence here at the Hill house. If anyone is up for a game night let us know!