We're back.

We've been MIA for a bit, but I think we're back in the game! Amery's been trying to kick a stubborn sinus infection, some fluid in one ear, and a throat virus to boot. Poor little man. A lot of our time at home has been spent on the couch and looking a lot like this:



Thankfully he is starting to look a lot more like this:



Which makes us all happy:

The Park

Amery and I stopped at the neighborhood park on our way home from work yesterday to enjoy the sunshine and 70-degree temperature. Too bad the sun starts to go down at 5:30 now or we probably would have stayed longer. The most challenging part of the park is teaching him not to eat the pea gravel.


Mmmm, this looks tasty.


You want some?


Papa joined us too!


Not so sure about this weirdo swing.


Ok, it's cool.

Four Years

Today is our 4th anniversary! Here's a pic from the happy day:

It was 100 degrees that day which is unusually warm for Minnesota. Now we live a few thousand miles south and it's the same temperature...every day. Luckily we don't go around wearing ball gowns and wool tuxedos on a regular basis down here.

Family Lobsterfest 2009

Every year Jon's aunt and uncle send the family an awesome Christmas gift: a full lobster dinner. This year we got together on Beth's birthday to enjoy some tasty crustaceans. I refuse to be in the room when the lobsters are slaughtered. I admit, however, that I have no problem eating them when they are done.

This year's menu included cheese fondue, lobster bisque and shrimp corn chowder, fresh salad, boiled fresh Maine lobsters, and chocolate lava cakes with vanilla ice cream for dessert. I proudly made the lava cakes from scratch and, from what everyone tells me, they turned out great. I've had no sense of taste or smell for the past week due to a nasty cold (not swine flu, I swear) so I had to take everyone's word for it. Oh the irony.


Place mats that came with our lobsters.


The ginormous pot (aka, the instrument of death).


Nothing says ambiance like floating lobster candles.


Jon and the seaweed-covered lobsters.


The birthday girl (take the damn picture so I can eat my lobster).

Christmas Decor and Cookie Day 2007

Seeing as it's our first Christmas in this house, I thougt I'd post some pictures of this year's holiday decor for all of our friends and family who won't be able to stop by themselves.

Inside:

Outside:

Cookie Day 2007

Not exactly cookie day related, but I went crazy last night and made some Oreo Cookie Truffles. They were tedious and took seemingly forever, but the end product is to die for. They look so pretty I had to post a picture in case I never make them again.