We have been checking out rocks and making splashes with them in the creek. We even heard an owl, but it went quite when we got too close.
We found an old broken electrical insulator from a telephone pole.
Superbowl XLV Food and Fun
The Big Green egg has been working overtime and so has Karen with trips to Earth Fare.
We are having five different chicken wing recipes and smoked deer loin. We have layered dips and chips. A great selection of beer is on the way, too.
The weather is wonderful today making for a great day to play outside while working the smoker and play with Katie Beth.
Update: Jay Kissell brought a Sierra Nevada’s Sierra 30th Anniversary Ale bomber to share. My dad brought Founders’ Breakfast Stout and Founders’ Centennial IPA. And, we cracked open the Jay’s previous gift of a Cigar City Brewing’s Humidor Series Indian Pale Ale. They were all every enjoyable during the game.
Making Leaf Boats
We are having a busy day. Grandmother and Katie Beth are launching leaf boats into granddaddy’s pond.
We have been to breakfast at Blue Plate and to Starbucks for a snack.
And, we visited Godmomma Allison at her store.
Next, we are heading to the playground.
Earth Fare Customer in Training
Katie Beth and Karen were excited to see the new grocery carts at Earth Fare. I’m not sure who was more excited to see the carts.
Katie Beth will from now on be in charge of the cart.
Hot Chocolate, A Perfect End to Playing Outside
Katie Beth is really enjoying the hot chocolate after our time outside at the playground. The camera doesn’t truly capture the amount of hot chocolate on her face.
We had a fun time cracking the ice at the playground, but I could not get her to stop putting her mittens in the icy water.
She fell a sleep quickly after all of today’s activities.
Playing in 26°F
We are making the best of the morning.
We started out with buttermilk pancakes, which were wonderful. I’m going start making buttermilk instead of regular pancakes. They are so much lighter and tastier.
Off to the swings!
U-Socket, weeee!
What wonderful addition to our kitchen! The U-Socket is basically a standard socket with integrated USB jacks for charging.
Now, we can get all the iPhone and iPad power adapters out of our kitchen while freeing up the outlets, too.
Life is good.
Starting The Night Off Right
Katie Beth and I are hanging out waiting for our Bandito Burrito dinner.
We are having a blast and enjoying the chips with salsa while we wait.
Playing in the Snow
We got the toboggan out and we have gone for a ride around the neighborhood.
Someone didn’t keep their hands out of the snow so they are not too happy.
The snow is great. I would say that we got around 8″ of the white stuff.
Our Big Little Lady
Katie Beth surprised us today. She has been asking to buy things at stores for some time now. We have been suggesting that she didn’t need the item or we would ask if she had some money to pay for the item.
Well today, we let her bring her wallet with her in her backpack. Her backpack is used to carry toys, coloring books, books, etc. to mass and her grandparent’s house so that she has things to entertain herself.
It started at church when the collection basket went by her. Katie Beth stopped it and opened her wallet and took out a dollar and proceeded to put it in the collection. She only had 5 dollars.
Then, we went to Krispy Kreme for donuts to take over to her grandparents. She wanted buy them for her grandparents. I let her know that donuts are too expensive. I said that she could purchase one for herself. I even explained that it would cost more than a dollar. She happily purchased three of the mini-donuts for $1.07. She put her receipt into her wallet along with her 93¢ of change.