Cinnamon Rolls

Today was the big boys last day of school before Christmas break.  Caleb went off in his pajamas for Polar Express Day (Tyler had that yesterday), and then when they got home from school we headed out to gymnastics.   Next on the list was to grab something quick for dinner on the way home so that we could open envelope 22.  I have to say- our Christmas countdown has gone pretty well.  We've been able to do almost every planned activity with only a couple that we've found we wouldn't do the next time.

Anyway, on to today's activity.  Knowing that we don't have to go to school tomorrow, we planned to make our homemade cinnamon rolls this evening.  My grandmother taught me to make cinnamon rolls many years ago and having them was always a holiday tradition in my family.  I've made cinnamon rolls every Christmas, mostly with help from Phillip, occasional help from Caleb. This year we decided to really involve all the kiddos.  I was a little apprehensive- flour, sugar, butter, 3 active boys and their equally active sister- who wouldn't be?  I was pleasantly surprised- they did great!  Each kiddos had a chance to roll, sprinkle the cinnamon sugar, and help roll up the dough.  They all waited their turn and we did not end up with a mess of sugar and flour all over the place!

Right now our house smells like yummy cinnamon goodness, and tomorrow we'll have fresh cinnamon rolls for breakfast!  Thanks for all the help monkeys!