Cooking

Today we went to Michael's and they had great recipe boxes and recipe cards for forty-seven cents!! My mom asked me if I would like my own recipe box! I can't wait to find some more good recipes. I do have some I like to make, but please send me your favorites.

P.S. Aunt Stephanie, please send me your cinnamon roll recipe. :-)

Caden's Quick Cinnamon Rolls

This recipe came from my summer school cooking class. I made them for me this morning, and then Conrad wanted some, so I helped him make them. They are yummy!

Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:

1 slice white bread

2 T. butter

2 T. cinnamon sugar

2 T. powdered sugar

Water as needed

Directions:

Remove crusts from bread. Flatten bread with hand. Spread butter on bread and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Start at one side and roll the bread up tightly. Secure with a toothpick. Mix powdered sugar and water to make a glaze. Drizzle glaze over roll and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon if desired. Toast in toaster over for 3 minutes. Remove carefully, slice if desired, and enjoy!

Friday Funny!

What do you call a lazy kangaroo??

Answer: a POUCH potato

Camp!

Conrad and I went to camp last week. It was fun. Because it was my first year, I had to eat spaghetti dinner one night with only a knife as an initiation. It was hard! I made some crafts--one was a basketball goal that sits on the table, and I also made a sand necklace. I made some new friends and the picture is of the boys from my cabin, including my cousin, Jake!

We played some fun games, like having to get a pencil into a bottle without touching it in a relay race, water balloon volleyball, hula hoop relay, and others.

The other picture is of singing class and my cousin, Eli, had come to visit that day and went with me.

Grandpa and Grandma's house

Last week, Mom, Conrad and I went to South Dakota to Grandpa and Grandma's house. My very favorite thing I did was play games, like Rummicube, Progressive Rummy, and Golf (a card game). I also liked Grandma's ice cream cake! And, I liked helping in the garden--we dug potatoes and picked peas. I tried to help Grandpa peel potatoes, but it was hard. We also did some fireworks--the picture is of me with SMOKE BOMBS--they are great! I had so much fun!

4th of July

We went to Eric and Christina's for the 4th of July. I learned how to play croquet, and had so much fun playing kickball. We also jumped on the trampoline. They had a LOT of BIG fireworks. And, we had homemade ice cream and it was GOOD. I got to stay up late!

Swimming!

On Sunday afternoon we went swimming at Mike and Robin's house with Eli. I got to use the big water gun. In the picture is my big twin. Dad likes to dunk me.

My Tadpoles and I

Thursday was a fun day! I got to go with the 2nd graders at Minnie Cline for Park day. Then, Mom picked me up at 1:30 and we went to the Conservation Dept for a homeschool event. First, we played a game about watersheds to learn how trees help prevent flooding. Next, we got a net and a bucket and got to explore what was in their pond. I loved this so much, and Mom finally had to make me leave--we were the last ones there. I caught six tadpoles, two dragonfly nymphs, one creature we didn't know, and insect eggs on a leaf. It was a nice day, and I can't think of a better place for a boy to go than to get to explore a pond! In the last picture, the Conservation Agent is looking at my treasures!