The day, which got off to a very soggy start, is ending with dramatic thunderstorms.
Despite a pledge to do more on the storm front this summer, an extremely busy work schedule kept me at my desk today.
How’s the weather where you are?
14 Sep
Ava Fix
Those little dimples near the corner of Ava’s mouth are among my most favorite things in this world. So sweet, yet so mischievous. Just like Ava herself.
13 Sep
Hot off the grill
Ava and I made these barbecue cupcakes for Bryan’s company party this weekend. I used the Martha Stewart one-bowl chocolate cupcake recipe (which is so easy Ava can literally do the whole thing herself). You can find information on the rest of the idea here–hurry, though, summer’s about over!
I couldn’t find orange sanding sugar, but a drop of gel food coloring turned my yellow sprinkles into fire-like crystals. I suppose this is a well-known trick, but I was really excited to find this worked.
Liv, our resident taste-tester, approved.
12 Sep
Picked a peck of peppers
…then stuffed them with ground beef, tomatoes and garlic…
…and stuck them in the freezer.
We haven’t had a real abundance of anything from the garden this year, so no canned tomatoes or the like, but at least we have a few dishes of stuffed peppers to look forward to in the coming weeks!
12 Sep
Parting shots
A rare family photo in which both of my children are smiling…I can’t remember what I threatened them with, but it worked!
11 Sep
“Wind from the west, fish bite best”
My mom said this out loud on Monday morning, shortly after Bryan and Grampa headed down to a nearby inlet. She was right!
Of course, the direction of the wind didn’t seem to cause Bryan too much trouble the day before…
9 Sep
Gramma’s Olivia Fix
Or maybe it’s Olivia’s Gramma fix—the other day, Olivia heard a little boy crying in the grocery store. Her response? “He just needs his grandma.” Indeed.
8 Sep
A morning on the lake
We took advantage of the relatively calm water Sunday morning by spending a couple of hours in the boat.
Lifejacket – check. Paci – check. Two lovies ( “my lovie” and “my another lovie”) – check and check.
I bet you thought Bryan used a bigger rig to catch that catfish. You have to go with what works, though!
We were met with a gorgeous sunrise and cool temperatures.
I think Dave had the only two fish of the morning. This one spent a bit of time in the livewell to entertain the girls, but went back in the lake before we went home. Olivia noted that he had to go see his mommy.
Ava drove us back to the dock, just in time to meet Gramma and Grampa Great.
Thanks to Mom for sharing the photos from her camera. More tomorrow!
7 Sep
And, we’re back!
After a dismal showing last week, I was determined to return with a post a day this week. I thought I’d have tons of blog fodder thanks to the long holiday weekend spent at the lake with Mom and Dave. However, I forgot the camera. Hopefully, though, you’ll think bad photos taken with my phone are better than no photos at all…
Without further ado, here are a few shots from the weekend. Bryan and Dave hit the water early Saturday morning, and the girls were quite curious as to the contents of the livewell once they returned.
I think we were all a bit surprised to find it held a huge catfish, caught by the guy appropriately dressed in the “Fisher” t-shirt.
Liv needed a closer look…but not too close!
Even after some time in the livewell, the fish still weighed in at 7.9 pounds.
Believe it or not, this was just the start to Bryan’s luck on the lake this weekend. More to come soon. (Seriously this time!)
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