by David | Nov 6, 2011 | Blog, Halloween, Holidays
This year for Halloween, Chloe Jane went as Cinderella and Cara went as Snow White. Ruth dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood with Tommy playing the part of the Good Little Wolf. I, of course, was the Big Bad Wolf (in kind of a 1920s gangster style of bad). Click...
by David | Oct 26, 2011 | Family, Halloween
Sunday, we went to Goblins in the Garden. The girls got to dress up again as princesses. The highlight for Chloe Jane and Cara was riding the ponies. They also enjoyed the story time and the edible crafts. Click on image for slideshow: ...
by David | Oct 23, 2011 | Festivals, Halloween
Saturday, we went to the Fall Festival at Chloe Jane’s Montessori school. We were accompanied by two princesses: Cinderella and Snow White. There were games, crafts, jumpys and food. Instead of bobbing for apples in a bucket of water, they tied some apples...
by David | Oct 15, 2011 | Attractions, Fun Days, Main page
Last weekend, we took the kids to the Atlanta Botanical Garden for Scarecrows in the Garden. There are over a hundred scarecrows made by businesses, schools, groups and families. The girls had fun checking out all the different scarecrows and they had fun at their...
by David | Oct 15, 2011 | Festivals, Fun Days
Atlanta’s historical Oakland Park Cemetary held its annual Victorian Festival. They had a children’s section. The girls listened to a storyteller and then had fun with the Bubble Man. Kids were following him like he was the Pied Piper. The girls were...
by David | Sep 19, 2011 | Main page, Tommy
I can hardly wait, To see you to come of age, But I guess we’ll both, Just have to be patient, Yes it’s a long way to go, But in the meantime, Before you cross the street, Take my hand, Life is just what happens to you, While your busy making other plans,...
by David | Sep 12, 2011 | Grilling
Surely, you didn’t think I meant our little angels did you? No, not that kind of brat. The kind that goes great with football; the kind people in Wisconsin believe is their official state flower. I picked up a couple of brats from the farmers market and...
by David | Sep 11, 2011 | Fun Days
You don’t have to go to the zoo to find wild animals. Ruth and I took the family to the Yellow River Game Ranch. It has deer, bears, goats, buffaloes, burros, peacocks, rabbits, foxes and mountain lions. You walk along a wooded trail and you can feed most...
by David | Aug 31, 2011 | Grilling
Here’s a way to grill boneless, skinless chicken breasts without the chicken drying out. Generally, when you try to grill a chicken breast, by the time the meat is cooked through, it’s dry. First, pound the chicken breasts to about a quarter inch in...
by David | Aug 19, 2011 | Grilling
This Wednesday was poultry day–bad day to be a bird any where near my grill. We have a selection of meats delivered from a farm every other Saturday (starting this past Saturday) and we pick up the package at the local farmer’s market. Among the...
