Saturday, February 19, 2011
Happy Valentines Day!
We received a wonderful Valentine's surprise from Keely and Brayden this year. A personalized card and picture from each of them just for Mommy and Daddy! Both Brent and I agreed that these cards along with some special hugs and kisses made for a great Valentine's from our two little love bugs!
Circus 2011
A rare chance to ride an elephant!
Keely counted 6 Tigers.
One of the many talented Acrobats.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Go Pack Go?!?!
I never thought that I would here our house cheer "go Pack go" but in the spirit of the Super Bowl we made our pick and ran with it! (Not to mention the hundreds few Grunfelder's in Brent's family that reside in Wisconsin would kill us if we cheered for the Steelers). So Sunday we gathered around for the traditional Super Bowl get together. We of course had to keep to our new tradition and tried out a recipe from "Giada at Home" along with other ingredients for a perfect recipe for game day!
Episode: College Rivalry
Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
Watching the game with the best seat in the house.
What is a Super Bowl day without food?!?!
A few friends to watch the game.
Keely with her buddy Ian. :)
All in all a great day and a great game. Here's hoping for the Giant's for Super Bowl XLVI!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
New Traditions!
A few weeks ago Brent and I were sitting around on a Sunday (a little bored) and Brent came up with an idea that we would watch an episode of "Giada at Home" and no matter what she made we had to make that for dinner. The entire meal! So we sat down, took notes, made a trip to the store, then got into the kitchen to make our meal. We decided to make this a family event, including Brayden and Keely, doing what they could to help. We had SO much fun and the meal was SO good! We couldn't resist we had to go for it again the next week. So for the past few weeks we have been turning our Sunday's into a family cooking day. What a wonderful way to spend time together as a family and learn some new delicious recipes! It's a tradition we're trying instill for 2011, wish us luck! Here are a few that we've tried so far:
Episode: More for Less
Lemon Chicken Soup with Spaghetti
Pea Pesto Crostini
Lemon-Mint Cake with Lemon Syrup
Episode: Progressive Dinner Party
Roasted Pork with Smoky Red Pepper
Garlic and Cheese Popovers
Lemony White Bean and Arugula Salad
Friday, January 7, 2011
December...Where Did You Go?!?!
Whew, where does the time go?!?! I can't believe that December has come and gone and we are now in 2011! The last two months sure seem like a whirlwind. With that said I thought I'd take some time to finally catch up on where we've been and what we've been doing.
In early December Brent's parents flew out to help out while Brent had his tonsils removed. This may seem like a simple procedure with an excuse for some ice cream and video games for a few weeks, however as an adult having your tonsils removed is no easy task and Brent was not able to just hang out for a few weeks like a vacation. Thankfully the surgery went well and Brent's recovery went smoothly (meaning no infections and now tonsil free)!
During this time Nana and Pop had some wonderful quality time with Keely and Brayden. They spent the days baking, a trip visiting Santa, doing arts and crafts, and just hanging out playing. We made a trip to the River of Lights at the Botanic Gardens where this year Keely really enjoyed seeing the lights and of course both kids L.O.V.I.N.G. the trains.
Christmas Eve we took some time taking a walk around our neighborhood looking at the lights on all the homes. Keely was in a singing mood so we started to knock on doors and did our edition of "We wish you a Merry Christmas" which brought a few smiles to neighbors and friends. After our walk we set out our cookies (Brayden wasn't thrilled that the cookies weren't for him) and made our way to bed waiting for the big guy!
Christmas morning was such an adventure! The looks of the kids faces were truly priceless. The innocence and pure joy they have is what makes all the chaos that the holidays can bring all worth it. We were able to take our time and relax after presents and watched the parade. The kids played while Nana and I were busy in the kitchen getting ready for Christmas dinner. This year my parents and one sister joined us which made for a fun day with the family!
Of course a trip with Brent's Dad always includes a project on Brent's agenda which this time was a swing set for the kids. After two weeks in bed Brent was ready to get to work. He grabbed his Dad and made a thousand trips trip to Lowe's to build the swing set. There are still some touches to add, but as you will see the set is a hit!
We were sad to have to say goodbye to Nana and Pop Pop after the New Year, but of course they had to make their way back home to Virginia. We thank them for all their help and for the wonderful memories we created while they were here.
Well, I believe that pretty much covers it. It really is so hard to believe that it is now January. Ready for a new year of adventures and memories!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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