What a weekend!

This past weekend we had quite a few fun and exciting things happen. First... Adam got his written dental board scores back on Friday. We had to wait 4 weeks for them, and I would check religiously for the mail every day. Of course Adam passed. Yeah!!! He was very excited and relieved to finally know he passed and now we are onto finding places in western Washington to interview at. We are very proud of him because I know how hard he studied and how determined he is to become a great dentist. To celebrate, we went to Texas Roadhouse- bring on the steak and loaded sweet potatoes! Adam and his friend, Ryan, at Texas Roadhouse celebrating their passing board scores.

Madelynn also had two "firsts" on Sunday. She went to church for the first time, where she really slept in her car seat the whole time. Later that night she also had her first real bath. Her cord finally fell off late Friday night so we bathed her in the kitchen sink on Sunday.

Isn't she so cute in her dress? It was my awesome clearance find at the Carter's outlet. She's wearing mary jane tights that someone handed down to me. They make it look like she is wearing shoes but really they are part of the tights. So cute! I couldn't get over how adorable she was in her dress.

Of course there has to be an audience when Madelynn has her first bath. Contrary to what these pictures show, Madelynn actually liked her bath once she was submerged more. I think she was mad when she was cold but once she was in the warm water she seemed to enjoy it a little more. I love the smell of clean babies!

I actually had one of my "firsts" this weekend too. I made bread for the first time! Yeah, I know what you are thinking, and yes, I'm serious. I have never used yeast before, except in my bread maker, and I decided to buckle down and face my fear of failure. I made my neighbor Rachel's cinnamon rolls (I figured if I was going to make bread for the first time I wanted said bread smothered in frosting). Adam helped out a lot and the rolls turned out so yummy! I am very proud of myself!

So here is the process- the insane amount of flour that Adam got ready for me, the audience that also apparently happens when I make cinnamon rolls (Jack and Olivia really like to eat cinnamon roll dough), Olivia helping me sprinkle the cinnamon mixture, and cutting the rolls with non-mint dental floss. After letting them rise, baking them and frosting them, this is what they looked like:So yummy! If anyone has had Rachel's cinnamon rolls at ward functions or anything, you know how delicious they are. I feel so domesticated now, learning how to make bread. Next stop? Sewing! Adam is buying me a sewing machine for my birthday... Oh yeah, I had a birthday too a couple weeks ago. We went to Red Robin for my free burger (love this tradition!) and got a statue and frame from my mother and a mini JuJuBe diaper bag from one of my friends (thanks Summer!). Now I also get a sewing machine! Having my birthday a week after having a baby kind of put it on the back burner, but there is always next year, right?