The Park, A Vulture and Cinnamon Bread

How's that title for a little bit of Tuesday randomness? :)

I seriously can't stop oohing and aahing about the change of temperatures over here!
I was afraid to step outside this morning in fear that it would be back to our 100 degree temps.
Nope! Even cooler than yesterday. OH MY! Fabulous!

Travis had the afternoon off yesterday so we headed out on a long stroller walk to the park.

When we got home we discovered a big ugly visitor in our backyard.

After our dog kept  barking at it and it didn't go anywhere we realized it was injured.
Eventually it walked off the pile of wood and hopped into the woods.
I'm thankful it did... I wasn't about to nurse a wounded vulture back to health haha! 

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Last night I started making The Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Bread.
I foolishly began it around 7pm.
I hadn't read the instructions all the way through because if I had I would have known that it's about a five hour process. :)

Two hours of initial rising, make the loaf, another two hours of rising and then 40 minutes in the oven.
What I did was the first two hours of rising, made the loaf and then popped it in the fridge so the loaf wouldn't rise too big (wonderful advice from my mom! Thanks mom:) )

I woke up at 4:45 this morning and popped it in the oven for Trav to have before he left for work.
It turned out delicious!!!
Next time I make it again I will definitely start this in the morning.
My bread was just a tad dense because I didn't let it rise quite enough.

I added raisins to our cinnamon bread.

Emma requested that I put in LOTS more raisins next time :)

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Hope you're all having a great Tuesday!
Tomorrow I'm going to be sharing my current reading list :)
Be thinking of your favorites to share tomorrow!