Monday, June 19, 2006

The baby has arrived...

Yep! I finally got a new baby...Baby George. And tonight, he was soooo amazing! Plus he came with a brother: the extra large George Foreman grill. SWEET!! So here's a proper introduction for my new baby: Baby George is a very nice little rotisserie cooker. He served us well tonight with a very nicely cooked herb-rubbed chicken. The chicken was so tender and juicy and my house smelled so yummy! It was so simple but yet tasted so gourmet! The clean-up was not too bad- which is always nice. And being I have a weakness for kitchen appliances...Baby George now almost ranks up there with my kitchen aid (almost). Nathan got Baby George for me as an early birthday present. A gift the whole family can enjoy!!! Thank you soooo much Sweetie! I love it! I've already promised to bring Baby George over to my parents house and fix them dinner.
Here's a little side note:
While we were living in Germany, there was a little Turkish place (The Alpler) that had these amazing chickens cooked on a big rotisserie. You had to get there early or else they would be gone. For some reason eating a chicken like that has always turned my stomach. But not these chickens! They smelled and tasted so great! Maybe it was just because I was pregnant. Who knows. But Nathan and I would often walk down to the market and get us one and take it back to our little empty apt. We had very little furniture: a couch with 2 matching chairs, a bed (kinda), and an armoire that were left by the previous renter and a little round living-room table that the missionaries gave to us. No kitchen table. So we would sit there in our sadly bare living room and eat this amazing food while we enjoyed each others company and waited for me to go into labor. (We ate alot of chicken). So now every time I see a rotisserie I am accutely reminded of a very special time spent with my sweet husband. However since we've come back to the states, I've tried rotisserie chicken a few times and it still turns my stomach a bit. Until now. Until Baby George. It's yummy goodness was right up there with The Alpler! Hallelujah! Plus Nathan praised me and my cooking abilities the entire night. Just call me Iron Chef Sumsion!!

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Camp-out in the backyard

We were going to go camping this weekend but decided it would still be too cold (and wet)in the mountains for our little campers. So I set up the tent in the backyard and had a... "camp-out in the backyard". We started by BBQ-ing some hamburgers and hotdogs and eating dinner outside. Then we went for a "hike" to Blockbuster and rented some movies for the kids. We set up the portable DVD player, got in our jammies, and watched a movie in the tent before going to sleep. This morning I baked some blueberry muffins and set out an assortment of pop-tarts. Nutrition! The kids had a GREAT time. We played together all morning.
Nicky loved being able to play outside. Sleeping in the tent was a bit of a trial for him---and for me. It was a great trial-run though. Now I know that we're going to have to get a bed of some kind just for Nicky. No more sharing a sleeping bag with Mom! Better to figure that out now than when we're in the mountains.
Josh loved watching a movie in the tent. He fell off his air matress in the middle of the night and wanted his own bed. So Nathan let him share his sleeping bag with him. Sharing a sleeping bag with a 3 yr old must have been about as much fun as with a 1 yr old. After Josh went back to sleep Nathan finally ended up just moving over and sleeping in Josh's bag.
Nathan and I really didn't get much sleep but it was so much fun to see what a great time our boys had. Today I get to clean-up from our camping trip and Nathan had to go into work for a few hours. But then tomorrow... we'll have all day together to celebrate Father's Day. And Nathan deserves it! He is such a great Dad. Every day I fall in love with him all over again just from watching how cute he is with our little boys. Happy Father's Day Sweetie!!!
Oh and here's some pictures of Josh pretending to be Superman while I was setting up the tent.