Kabab-o-rific!

Last night we had some good times. We got together with knite20 and some of The Wife's old college roommates and had dinner. But it was no ordinary dinner! Oh, no....It was Kabab night! We grill up these shish-kababs made of tri-tip steak, mushrooms, onions, potatoes, peppers, zuchini, and a marindate that it out of this world!

And for dessert, we grill up a whole pineapple with vanilla bean lime marinade.

Kaba-o-rific, indeed!

Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day! Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Ahoy, Mateys. It be Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day. I jus discoverrrrrrred me pirate name, and ye can tooooooo.

Avast!

My pirate name is:

Dirty Davy Flint

You're the pirate everyone else wants to throw in the ocean -- not to get rid of you, you understand; just to get rid of the smell. Like the rock flint, you're hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you're easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!

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It's a Festivus Miracle!

For the first time in I don't know how many weeks, Petunia actually made it all the way through nursery without me and The Wife having to be within a 50 foot radius! We actually got to enjoy Sunday School and Priesthood/Relief Society. Granted, as time went by, we kept wondering, "They are going to come and get us any minute now...." with a screaming girl in tow, but it never happened. Sacrament meeting was still an adventure in keeping her occupied, but we are so thankful for small miracles.

We were in Ferron, UT this weekend for a family reunion (my in-laws). It was a fun little road trip for us, but we are glad to be home. We stayed at Camp Bert, which is this 'compound' originally built in the late 1990's by some religious group that claimed the world was going to end in 2002. When that didn't happen, they sold it, and now it is a hotel, of sorts. We stayed in a small room that felt like we were a part of a polygamous family. Central Utah is known for that kinda thing. There was a huge kitchen and dining room area, and a 'chapel', that has been converted to a huge rec room, with a big screen TV. The organ and podium are still there, which was kinda creepy, but it was fun to get away. Petunia had fun with the cousins and there was no shortage of hands to hold Chunk. We were grateful for the little reprieve.

All-in-all, a good weekend. Can't wait for the next one!

Chunk's Day

Yesterday was a great day for the family. Chunk was blessed in church, which is an important event for us in our church. I was a nervous wreck all weekend, just because of all the preparations, but everything turned out just fine. I am so glad for the extra day off. The house is still in pretty decent shape, so The Wife and I are just planning on a nice relaxing day. We'll run down to RC Willey for free hot dogs and soft drinks for lunch, grab one last Snowie for the summer, and probably watch a movie while Petunia and Chunk nap. That's a nice way to end the summer, I think. Just by being together.

UPDATE: Well, the movie didn't happen, but we thought it would be fun to go out to a park for Petunia. We found one in Kaysville called 'Castle Heights' or something like that. Petunia had a great time in the swings and climbing in the playground. We are definitely going back there again soon.