Last weekend Alicia and I hosted a Labor Day BBQ at our home. I think this was one of the first real get togethers that we've had since our house warming in July 2010! We had an amazing time spent with family and friends. The menu was simple, American Picnic. Of course that weekend had some record breaking heat which made BBQ-ing quite a task but everything turned out well.
We had hamburgers, hot dogs, three different salads, and too many desserts! Also, it was Dylan's big reveal to the extended family! He was a hit! He was so well behaved as he made rounds in everyone's arms. This was also Ouma's (Alicia's grandmother) first time meeting her first great-grand child! What a special occasion. Daddy, Jason, was right there taking photos and capturing the moments. Later in the afternoon Jason's dad also stopped by and checked out his grandson. That little boy is so loved!
Check our spread!
I also took the opportunity to try my hand at making sangria. It came out pretty good, the only think I would change would be the amount of ice I put it! ...After a while it got diluted and just didn't pack the same "punch" as before. Alicia made a delicious sugar free strawberry lemonade from scratch! It was delicious, the perfect drink to quench your thirst on a hot September day.
We also had some fresh homemade guacamole, love that stuff! Eat your heart out El Torrito! The key is to use RIPE avocados, duh...haha. Say for instance, if you have five avocados but only four are ripe, then make a guacamole with the four avocados - don't even think about adding that questionable 5th avocado, it's going to ruin your guacamole and its raw texture and flavor is going to go viral in your drip and ruin it!
After we had our desserts and were stuffed out of minds Alicia's brother, Alan, had brought his X-Box Kinect and set it up! I really want to get a Kinect... I think that thing is so cool! Have you seen those infrared pictures of how Kinect "see's" your playing environment? ...It's kinda creepy and cool at the same time, there are 1000's and 1000's of dots. My dad also brought his new "toy" ...an Apple iPad! ...I want one of those too. Hahaha. Anyways, back to the X-Box, we played the Kinect Sports and all took turns bowling, sprinting, and playing ping pong. I think that the coolest feature of the Kinect is that it takes video of you while you're playing the games and in the review it shows the videos! They are so hilarious!
Isn't is so crazy to see what kids are growing up with theses days? Even in my line of work I've seen a huge change from what the little kids play with while in the hospital... Things like books and toys are quickly being replaced with DVD players, iPads, and cell phones. It's strange, or...rather it's becoming more normal to see a little toddlers navigating those iPads with the greatest of ease.
Hope you all have survived the intense heat this week! Have a restful weekend.
