oh happy day!

Saturday wore us all out! Dad and Case began with a bang, running the bases at the baseball field, watching airplanes take-off and land at the airport, playing on a local playground and devouring a couple of burgers. After Case was done with a hardcore nap and Mommy was back from her haircut, we set out again. This time we went out and saw our friends Momma Kay and Don Fenn. We flew a kite, talked to cows, calves, horses, a colt, a donkey, and several dogs; walked down to the river, threw some rocks, and got wet, played a 50-gallon drum, and slept hard on the trip back home. Perfect day. Enjoy the pics.


it's cold out here, daddy!

pics continued...

"new" breakfast idea

Well, new to us anyway...
Okay, so I have failed at my attempt to post a recipe regularly. Thanks for the reminder!(lol)
Not too long ago we stayed with Joey’s great Aunt Betty in Dallas. Betty and Nanny kept Case while J&I and another couple went to see U23D (awesome show by the way). The next morning Aunt Betty made steel cut oats, which I had heard of but assumed was just a marketing ploy to charge twice the price for run of the mill oatmeal....Turns out it is really good and NOT your mama’s oatmeal!
I ended up buying them at our neighborhood health food store after checking WM, Kroger and Albertson’s, they were still reasonably priced @ $4 for 1.5 lbs. I followed the stovetop instructions and just before they were finished I added a bit of Brummel & Brown, chopped walnuts, and dried cranberries. Case gobbled up his serving and then took over my bowl. I think he liked it!?
6 g protein
8 g fiber
3 g fat
and really yummy!

trip to the piney woods

While Joey was touring the country (ha! ha!) Case and I went to East Texas to visit Heather and Brooks. Their family recently moved back to Texas after a few year stint in Washington. (Seattle area - fun!) We are so glad they are back. Heather and I met @ TTU while pledging Tri Delt and have been special friends ever since. She married a West Texas boy who went to the same high school I did and although I didn't know him then (we were a few grades apart) I think he's a great guy! Anyway...Brooks and Case are only 2 months apart and they had a SWELL time together!

After looking at the calendar and realizing that Joey was going to be out of town for almost 2 solid weeks in early February we decided to take a little family vacation just prior. (Thank goodness he'll be home this evening we miss him!)



...having fun on South Congress


...playing with Daddy!