Nice Buns

In Canada, this is a pan of "buns." I keep telling Austin that in America we call them "rolls." Anyway, if you have a breadmaker, you should try this recipe. We love it. I make them at least once a week because they are so easy.

Austin has honestly made these comments: "That is a nice pan of buns. I have been waiting for years for you to develop this talent."

I have used the dough for rolls, cinnamon rolls, breadsticks, and pizza dough. The rolls are really good if you brush them with melted better when they come out of the oven. Sometimes I let them raise the full time in the bread machine. Sometimes I take them out after they are done mixing and only let them raise on the pan.

Basic Roll Recipe for Bread Machine

In Bread Machine, add ingredients in this order:

1 1/4 cups warm milk (I microwave it for 1 minute)

1 egg

3 1/2 cups flour

1 t salt

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup shortening

1 T dry yeast. (buy yeast at Sam's or Costco in the square blocks - it is way cheaper)

Turn bread machine to dough setting. When dough is raised, form into dinner rolls or cinnamon rolls. Let rise until nearly double. Bake 350 for about 15 minutes or until nicely brown.

YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY THEM. YOUR FAMILIES WILL LOVE THEM!

A Load of Nunn Events

A lot has happened in the last month for our little Nunn family.


First, we celebrated Carly's first birthday. I was going to let it slide by with cake and 2 toys for gifts that I bought for her, but the other girls wanted a whole celebration. Lucy said we had to decorate, so we put up streamers and bought a balloon. Hanna was disappointed that we didn't have sticky buns for breakfast since that is our birthday tradition.

But Carly did enjoy the cake and candles, the toys, and the gifts from the grandmas and Aunt Diana.


We love having Carly in our family. Austin says daily, "Were our other kids this mischievous?" Carly loves to go where she isn't supposed to go (like onto the soccer field during a soccer game). She hasn't made it through a Sacrament Meeting since she was in the sleepy newborn phase. She can make a mess like no other. She loves to smear her food and then toss some on the floor. She only lasted in her high chair for a few months. She just crawled out every time we put her in, so we just ended the battle and put her up to the table in her booster chair. She also likes to make messes like pull the books or pants off the shelf. She doesn't like strangers, but she is a pretty happy kid when she is with one of her parents. But she has the cutest laugh and smile. The one partially dainty thing is that when she ate her birthday cake or when I give her a peanut butter sandwich, she just picks off little bits to eat at a time.

Another huge event in our family is our new dog, Roxy. Austin promised Hanna at the beginning of the school year that if she read every day for 20 minutes, she would get a dog at the end of the school year. So Les found us a great dog that is a red heeler-border collie cross. She is so friendly and fun. We let her in the house for a while each day, and she hasn't caused any problems. Carly and Lucy love to play with her also. We will eventually train her to push the cows up the alley when Austin is roping. The other day Lucy told me she was going to call Les and ask if he could get her another dog.

Hanna and Carly meeting Roxy for the first time.
Hanna and Roxy

Soccer has taken up much of our spring, which is mostly good. Jill is playing on a competitive soccer team. She is the goalie, and she is really good at it. She even had to play goalie for a shoot-out the other night because the game was still tied after double over time. She has made really good friends with her teammates. She gets to go to Summer Games in Cedar City with her team.

Jill playing goalie in the rain

Hanna is on a girls rec soccer team of 1st-2nd graders. Hanna has made all of the goals for her team this year, except 2. She is so fast.

Hanna's mid-air soccer move

Another big event was a trip-job interview-almost moved - to Powell, Wyoming. We took a family trip to check out Powell. We went to church, and the people were so, so friendly and told us that they love living there. Then Austin had a job interview to be the assistant principal/athletic director at Powell High School. I went with him to a meet the candidates open house where the staff and parents came to meet the applicants. Austin left thinking he didn't get it because he doesn't have athletic director experience. Much to his surprise, he got offered the job. The list of advantages of taking the job were great (great pay, smaller school, smaller class sizes for our kids, great community, etc) but he just did not feel good about it. So after much stress and praying, he decided to decline the offer.

Jill, Carly, Hanna, Lucy hanging out with the horse statues at the Super 8 in Powell, Wyoming.

Easter

Carly, Hanna, Jill, Lucy modeling their new Easter jewelry.

Last year Austin told me that he was going to be in charge of Easter next year. I reminded him about a month ago and then a week before Easter. Anyway, he ended up at Wal-Mart at midnight on Saturday night. He has been to Wal-Mart at midnight gift shopping before (remember Kaylynn's birthday 2006).

Anyway, we had a great Easter. We colored eggs the night before. The Easter bunny came and hid candy and eggs, and brought the girls necklaces, bracelets and rings. I got a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Austin and I gave the girls a pogo stick. It is harder than they thought it would be.

Hanna helping Jill jump on the pogo stick.

We had delicious food. We read the Easter story from the Easter eggs that Reatha (Malin's Mom) gave to me when I was in college.

Carly and Lucy playing with their Easter eggs on our front lawn.

Spring Break

We decided to actually take a spring break trip this year, and we were hoping to go somewhere warmer, so we went to Cedar City, Zions National Park, and St. George. It was warmer than it was at our house, but we certainly didn't come back with tans.

On the way down, we dropped off my ring at Jeanette's jeweler to have my diamonds reset. After 14 years, they could have fallen out sometime soon.

Then we stopped at Cove Fort. It is a very cool place from Mormon history. It was definitely worth it.

Hanna and Carly by the door of Cove Fort.

Carly playing in the rocks in her bare feet outside of Cove Fort.

Then we slept at Abbey Inn in Cedar City. If you ever need to stay in a hotel in Cedar City, we definitely recommend it. The rooms are very nice, cute and clean, with a nice swimming pool, and a full hot breakfast in the morning.

On Friday we drove to Zions National Park. We rode the shuttle up the canyon and hiked to Weeping Rock, to the start of the Narrows, and to Emerald Pools. Thank goodness for the baby backpack. It was so much fun and really good weather, but we were worn out by the end of the day. There were lots of other people that had the same idea. We saw 3 families we know.

The funny comment of the day was a nice oriental man said to Austin, "Four girls, you are very brave, courageous."

That night we drove to St. George, had some delicious food at Texas Roadhouse and sat in the hot tub for a few minutes.

On Saturday morning, I dreamed of great outlet mall shopping. We got a whole hour in before everyone but me was back in the car ready to go, so we made our way back home.

We had a very fun trip!!

9-1-1

What are the chances that Carly would be playing with the phone, get it turned on, and push 911 in the right order? Well, it happened this morning while I was doing Jill's hair for school. I heard talking on the phone, saw it was 911, and hurried to hang up. (Looking back, I should have talked to the dispatcher to tell him it was my 11-month old baby and that there was no emergency). I expected them to call back. But then 4 minutes later Austin called and asked if Carly had been playing with the phone. A sheriff called him to ask if everything was okay at his house. They know him well since they are frequently at his school. Austin told me they were coming to make sure everything was okay. So I hurried to put on make-up, and then Sheriff Stewart came to our house. He was very nice and said his baby had done the same thing a couple days before. He just took my name and asked if everything was okay.

Lesson of the day: don't let your baby play with the phone

We want Spring!

March tricked us with a few days of nice weather, but then we have had lots of storms and more to come. We are all ready for spring weather!

We celebrated Hanna's 8th birthday! We went to Sizzler for dinner, went swimming at the high school for her friend birthday party, and she got scriptures for birthday gift. We love having Hanna in our family!!!

HANNA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Hanna got baptized 4 days after her birthday. Grandpa and Grandma were able to come from Canada. Lots of family came from my side of the family, too. It was a great day. Hanna was showered with gifts. Thanks to everyone! Aunt Sarah sewed Hanna's beautiful white baptism dress. Today she asked me if she could wear it to school. I told her that would be like me wearing my wedding dress to the grocery store.

HANNA & AUSTIN ON BAPTISM DAY

HANNA & AUSTIN ON BAPTISM DAY AT THE CHURCH

OUR FAMILY AT THE BAPTISM

Grandpa and Grandma brought down our two horses that we bought the horse sale in Canada last August. Jill's horse is Lena and Hanna's is Spurs. They have been to see them everyday so they can become good friends.

JILL & LENA

HANNA & SPURS

Snow, hair, gymnastics, bargains, birthdays

We thought spring was coming and our grass was bare. Then on March 9 we got 24 inches of snow in one dump. Austin shoveled before he left for work. Then I shoveled after lunch. Then our neighbor used his snowblower in our driveway in the afternoon, and then another neighbor came by with his tractor at night. Lucy in our doorway during the storm.

HAIR
The other night we were all brushing out hair before bed, and Austin came along and decided he wanted to see how big he could get our hair. So he designed our fabulous hairdos. Then we all had to wash our hair to get out the load of hairspray.

Lucy is taking gymnastics. She loves it. In fact the other day in church during the prayer, she tapped me and said, "Isn't this a good pike?" She had our legs out straight on the bench with her toes pointed.

Lucy in a "tuck" on the rings.

BARGAINS
I am the clearance shopper expert. I got Austin a $55 shirt for $6 and a $140 suit coat for $28 at Dillard's. He needed another suit coat to change up what he wears as he sits on the stand every Sunday in the bishopric. Maybe he can wear it to the 8th funeral our ward has had since he has been in the bishopric (14 months).

DIANA'S BIRTHDAY
We decided to make the trek to Salt Lake to celebrate Diana's birthday with her. We had a quality time at the Mayan Restaurant. The kids loved exploring and watching the divers. They certainly didn't win the fast service award, but it was fun. Happy Birthday, Diana!


CARLY

Carly is 10 months and so much fun. She loves to empty every drawer and basket and cupboard. She is sleeping through the night!