Sweet Boys and Angry Birds

When 4-year-old grandsons Beau and Beck come over, sooner or later they say, "Gran, can I play on your iPod?"

Their favorite game: Angry Birds. Also one of the NYT Top 10 Must-Have Apps.

Some pictures from a day in the life. I take that back. A few hours in the life because they go home at night to wake their mom and dad as often as possible.

"I didn't get the pig!"

"Score."

This is scary. What will this generation know when they reach my age?

A matter of perspective …

Advancing, Beck unlocks levels of increasing difficulty.

Does this look familiar?

Beau fell asleep across my lap and kept snoozing when moved.

Beck said, "Take a picture of us."
Remember, Beau is asleep.

 
 New venture, thread over and under horizontal handles.
Beck said, "I can't do it. It's eleven." Eleven what?
"I need it longer."


"I need help, Gran." So Gran added some ribbon.
 
Love watching little hands at work.  

 
Ta-da!

"I need to get Poppy."
"Poppy, you need to come see this."

Beau, Beck and Bowling

  

 

 

 

Wish I had gotten the picture when Beau crossed his eyes.

Fabulous Friday. The twins came to our house for lunch, ice cream and to fly balloons with Poppy.

Beck ate the cherry is why he looks so happy.

Chris, Erin, James and I went bowling tonight. So much fun. And I didn't come in last.

We had to wait for a lane but the bowling alley is now a smoke-free zone. I scored 120 my second game. w00t

Jazz hands

Erin and I discovered that Yoga breathing does not improve our bowling.

James quickly recalled his technique.

Chris got a groove and hit the most strikes.

Where's the ball, Paden?

The Dude still abides.

Nikki Heated

Continued from yesterday's post, my Nikki Heat story has a happy ending. Usually try to save the best for last, but this iPhone photo tells a better story than all the rest.

Beau and Beck have to wait for Gran's rolls

Lightly flour work surface and rolling pin

Plop out the dough and start rolling into a rectangle

An imperfect rectangle, I might add. Then slather with REAL butter, room temperature.

Mix high quality cinnamon and sugar, about half and half.

Spread to within an inch or half-inch on all sides.

Start rolling along wide side of rolled-out  dough.

Gently, so the sugar and cinnamon stay put.

There you go. Press seam into dough before cutting.

Cut about one-inch wide slices and leave room for rolls to rise. Cover with a towel and let rise overnight.

In the morning, voila. Ready to bake.

350 degrees for 15–18 minutes. Do not over bake.

Baby Bear porridge: just right

Glaze: 2 T. butter, 2 T. milk, 1 t. vanilla, 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar

Keep stirring

Stir until smooth and not a bit grainy.

Start icing while rolls are still warm.

There will be "orpha-lans"–end pieces and ugly rolls that don't fit in the pan.

Luscious

Share these delectable rolls so that you don't wind up on The Biggest Loser.