Last week it was fog. We walked with Jordy down to the lake. It was pretty cool.
In the evening we met up with the Lenz's for dinner at the Lowry. It was my first time there. The food was good. The company was better.
Monday, December 10, 2012
a foggy Sunday
Just realized that two Sundays in a row had morning weather adventures.
Last week it was fog. We walked with Jordy down to the lake. It was pretty cool.
In the evening we met up with the Lenz's for dinner at the Lowry. It was my first time there. The food was good. The company was better.
Last week it was fog. We walked with Jordy down to the lake. It was pretty cool.
In the evening we met up with the Lenz's for dinner at the Lowry. It was my first time there. The food was good. The company was better.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
O Christmas Tree.
We picked up a Christmas tree on Wednesday night. Jordy was thrilled to have a tree in the middle of the living room.
After dinner on Thursday, we decorated the tree with the kids. It went surprisingly fast. Sully played with one of the truck ornaments for most of the decorating and then decided to hang one or two ornaments before we finished up.
After dinner on Thursday, we decorated the tree with the kids. It went surprisingly fast. Sully played with one of the truck ornaments for most of the decorating and then decided to hang one or two ornaments before we finished up.
Creative leftovers
We ate lots of leftovers: turkey/cranberry/stuffing bagel sandwich, spicy turkey tortilla soup, and turkey pot pie. All were yummy.
As it turns out, I am an artist
Nicole, Heather and I have been trying to get a Wine & Canvas event on the schedule for a couple months now. As it turned out, the Monday after Thanksgiving worked out for all our schedules, so we booked it before it filled up.
And it was worth the wait. Super fun. I didn't think I would be able to paint that well, but I like the way it turned out. It would probably look a little more complete if I had a few more hours to put into it. ...but with 3 hours, I think it is great.
And it was worth the wait. Super fun. I didn't think I would be able to paint that well, but I like the way it turned out. It would probably look a little more complete if I had a few more hours to put into it. ...but with 3 hours, I think it is great.
We gave Thanks!
This year we had a Thanksgiving doubleheader. On the actual day, T and I celebrated with the kids and a full spread. It wasn't huge, but it was still lots more food than we were able to eat in one day.
I made a variation of my Grandma's cranberries and they were soooo good. T brined, grilled and smoked the Turkey. We had all the other fixings too -- squash, mashed potatoes (with bacon bits). Yum! And pumpkin pie torte.
On Friday, the family came up - Jennie and the girls (and little Leo), my parents, T's dad. It was a full house, but we had fun. Friday night was pizza. After the kids went to bed, we started a game of Phase 10 and broke out the Goldschlager.
Saturday the kids were up WAY TOO EARLY. So all of us were up. Kids played, dogs played, adults relaxed and got stuff ready for the 2nd Turkey Dinner of the holiday weekend. In the afternoon, Jennie and I took all the girls - Syd, Cass, Harper -- to see Rise of the Guardians. It was pretty good. The kids liked it.
Then it was home for Turkey dinner. Same great food. Baked turkey stuffed with stuffing, mashed potatoes, squash, cranberries, rolls were followed by pie. The kids went to bed early (or so we tried) while the adults finished up the round of Phase 10 started the day before.
My family left Sunday morning. T's Dad stayed for a few hours more. And just like that, the holiday weekend was over. I think we all felt like this....
I made a variation of my Grandma's cranberries and they were soooo good. T brined, grilled and smoked the Turkey. We had all the other fixings too -- squash, mashed potatoes (with bacon bits). Yum! And pumpkin pie torte.
On Friday, the family came up - Jennie and the girls (and little Leo), my parents, T's dad. It was a full house, but we had fun. Friday night was pizza. After the kids went to bed, we started a game of Phase 10 and broke out the Goldschlager.
Saturday the kids were up WAY TOO EARLY. So all of us were up. Kids played, dogs played, adults relaxed and got stuff ready for the 2nd Turkey Dinner of the holiday weekend. In the afternoon, Jennie and I took all the girls - Syd, Cass, Harper -- to see Rise of the Guardians. It was pretty good. The kids liked it.
Then it was home for Turkey dinner. Same great food. Baked turkey stuffed with stuffing, mashed potatoes, squash, cranberries, rolls were followed by pie. The kids went to bed early (or so we tried) while the adults finished up the round of Phase 10 started the day before.
My family left Sunday morning. T's Dad stayed for a few hours more. And just like that, the holiday weekend was over. I think we all felt like this....
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Dog park fun
Saturday was warm and sunny, so we decided to get out and get some fresh air. We took the kids to the off leash dog park. The kids walked, climbed, kicked stones and threw Jordy's toy. Jordy ran around like a banana ....and swam too, of course.
Jordy was so tired after all the running and swimming.....
Jordy was so tired after all the running and swimming.....
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