Friday night I headed over to Mom's to join her, Grandpa, and my uncle Bub for dinner. It was a nice night, so we got to eat outside. Mom grilled a delicious flank steak on the BBQ, and we had freshly baked monster cookies (chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal) for dessert.
The next night, Clint and I headed back to Mom's for an even bigger family dinner. Me, Clint, my mom, Grandpa, my aunt and uncle, and cousins Joe and Max all gathered on the back patio to enjoy the nice day. Joe and Max played some croquet, and I took pictures of my mom's gorgeous garden. My mom has the greenest thumb I've ever seen. She's done such a great job with both the front and back yard, I just love being there.
Mom cooked up another delicious meal...pulled pork sliders, potato salad, fruit, and more monster cookies. We had a great time visiting and laughed a lot.
Then on Monday, I had the whole gang over to my place. I've been anxiously waiting to show Papa my new house, so it was great to finally have him over. I gave him the grand tour, and he even brought me a housewarming gift. Actually, the coolest gift ever! It's a set of three landline phones that you connect to your cell phone by bluetooth. Then they ring whenever your cell phone rings, or you can make outgoing calls with them using your cell phone line. It even downloads your contact list so you know who's calling. I can have one on each floor so I don't have to running up and down stairs searching for my phone! Smartest thing ever.
I made grilled pork tenderloin, twice baked potatoes, corn on the cob, a green salad my mom brought, and strawberry poundcake for dessert. I love hosting in my new house, so much fun. We also broke out the Kinect and had fun playing river rafting games while having our picture taken.
My grandpa's here until Monday, so I'm looking forward to spending some more time together before he heads home.
No comments:
Post a Comment