bread and potties

Well I *think* i have turned the corner and I am now baking our bread instead of buying it. I'm sure we will still buy some every once in a while, but I think I have finally gotten into a groove with making it on a regular basis. It just really seemed to make sense because I can control what goes into it, and we all love having fresh baked bread. I am trying to experiment with making homemade hamburger/hot dog buns, and I am planning on making some bagels too. I am also making homemade pizza dough on a regular basis. It's actually super easy if you can take a few minutes to combine the ingredients and knead the dough (this is where my love affair with my heavy duty kitchenaid freestanding mixer comes into play). Then it just takes time for the dough to rise and to bake...but very minimal effort in my opinion. If anyone has any loved bread/bun/bagel recipes, I would love to hear about them!

On another note, Jonah is totally ready to potty train but I don't have time to do it right now! He asks to sit on the potty all the time and he actually pees and poops sometimes (normally he just says that he wants to get some toots out on the potty and other things come out as a result). I'm hoping that we can take some time when Chad is off over Christmas/New Years to get the first few days over with. I think I can handle the upkeep of the training, it is the first few days that I don't think I can pull off while also taking care of both Eli and Kian. Poor guy, he's practically begging to be potty trained and it's me that's holding the whole process up! On a positive note, he might be the most affectionate child I have ever been around. Last night he woke up crying in the middle of the night and all he wanted was a kiss and a hug. He hugged me and said, "I love you. I love you so much." When I told him he needed to go back to sleep, he just said "okay mommy" and closed his eyes. I can't handle how cute he is sometimes!