Four Peas in a Blog

Monday, June 28, 2021

Thursday, June 24, 2021

CC2: The King Wants Tarragon

I haven't posted a Cottage Cheese sketch in a while, so here you go. I'm not sure anybody else will find this funny, but I sure do!

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Father's Day weekend 2021

We had a couple of guests for Father's Day weekend...

Out for ice cream on Friday:

The whole group again at The Tavern, after a day of working on the deck (thanks, Mike) and finishing the move back into our house:

My new kit for making an Old Fashioned (cocktail) at home:

The results:

Had the chance to relax and listen to a record on Sunday (while drinking an Old Fashioned):

Thanks to R and the kids for making the weekend so special. Happy Father's Day to my dad, my father-in-law, and all of the other good dad's out there!

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

The kitchen post

Our kitchen remodel was our defining event of the first half of this year.

The old kitchen was ripped out to the studs:

We were stuck using the kitchenette in our basement for two months during this process. I missed the dishwasher and the counter space so much! This what the area looked like after dinner most evenings:

We had to move out of the entire main floor of the house in order to have the floors refinished and the walls painted. The place looks nicely freshened up now:

Here's a look at the new kitchen (before we fully moved back into it):

We'll be adding some color and warmth to it with towels, rugs, etc.

The fridge is in a new location:

My favorite part of the remodel is having a counter that we can sit at. I've been looking forward to slinging pancakes over to the kids on Saturday mornings.

I'm sure there will be more photos of the space to come... We do spend a lot of time in the kitchen!

Saturday, June 12, 2021

Omri as a pillow

Omri finished kindergarten! And he got to make a self-portrait pillow, just like his sister did four years ago.

Monday, May 31, 2021

Memorial Day weekend 2021

The kids and I went up to my parents for Saturday night, while R stayed back to begin to tackle the re-entry into our kitchen. It was great to reconnect with family after limited in-person interactions during the pandemic.

The weather was not quite as warm as it has been in the past, so we did not make it into the lake this year. The kids did go on the slip-n-slide, however, which uses lake water:

Then they warmed up in the hot tub:

We got out on the boat:

Omri wields the power of the fly swatter:

Captain of the ship:

Tyler turned 10!

Great-Grandma Mavis was there:

So was Max:

Elise and her dog:

Thanks for having us, mom and dad!

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Look who stopped by for a visit

It's Salvador!

We only had time for a beer on the deck, but it was good to see some family. Unfortunately, Ezra and Lennon were not present... my kids stood in for them in this photo:

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

R turns 41

R had a birthday over the weekend.

Grandma Linda watched the kids for a night while R and I went out for dinner at Cafe Lurcat. The last time we were there was exactly 18 years ago!

We spent the night at the Hewing Hotel in the North Loop. They had a rooftop hot tub with a great view of Minneapolis.

What a great weekend!

Monday, May 10, 2021

Mother's Day 2021

Our annual photo after surprising mom in bed with coffee and a gift:

Checking out this year's entry in the Mother's Day journal:

Outdoor brunch at Oliver's:

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Famiversary

We had to vacate our house for a few nights last week due to having our hardwood floors stained, so we checked into a hotel nearby in New Brighton. We swam in the pool, went out to dinner, and played at some new parks. It was a nice little break from the remodeling project at home and a fun way to celebrate our 16th anniversary of becoming a family.

Friday, April 30, 2021

Our first house

We're having some work done at our current house and it has been on our minds a lot lately, so for my wedding anniversary post this year, it seemed appropriate to show the two of us in front of our first house. This was in Alabama, of course.