Wednesday, 2/16/2011

We had beer battered halibut from Costco with a fruit salad for dinner.  Yes, this is a pretty common meal for us.  It is hard to goof it up.  The fruit salad was made with a banana, strawberries, and a pear. 

And, just to follow up on the frosting I made for our Valentine's Day cake, microwaving it for 30 seconds did indeed melt the fats enough to drizzle it on the cake like a glaze.  Thanks for the advice dad!

Saturday, 5/13/2010

The birthday surprise for Ben's grandma was absolutely perfect! She was blown away that all of her family came to celebrate with her:) After a restful night's sleep listening to the ocean, we gathered for breakfast at the beach house. Then we headed back to the hotel so that Katie could nap around 11am. Turned out Ben and I needed naps too.

After our naps, we had lunch and headed to the beach to play. I should point out that it was Katie's first time playing in sand. Her Grandma Jennifer showed her how to brush her hands together in order to remove some of the sand. We went back to the beach house for dinner.

We had grilled hotdogs and hamburgers for dinner followed up with birthday cake and ice cream. The cake was carrot with raisins and nuts, so Ben passed on it. I am not usually a carrot cake fan, but I am always a butter cream frosting fan...so I had some:) Katie definitely enjoyed the cake!