(and he was sweet enough to nap, right on schedule, in the middle of it). his adhered to a perfect schedule all day, and i was able to make a delicious dinner of coffee rubbed flat iron steaks, twice baked sweet potatoes, and yellow squash. the potatoes are a new favorite of bryan's. they were quite delish. i'm glad i made all 3 instead of just 2. ;)
sunday morning, bryan drove out to madison to help his friend dirk with some computer stuff, and oliver and i hung out around the house. he was going NUTS bouncing him his jumper (some video of this is in the gallery)! :) CUTEST. THING. EVER. after his morning nap, we headed over to mom and dad's to hang out with mom for awhile. mom offered to watch him so i could head to the mall sans baby/carseat/stroller/diaper bag. which worked out extra good, seeing as how boston store was having their goodwill sale (20% coupon for every item you donate to goodwill) and it was a bit of a zoo. just as i arrived at the mall, bryan called to let me know he was nearly at the highway exit to my parents' house, so he came and met me at the mall. we picked out some new sheets for the bed, and a new quilt, and some king size pillows, all of which we got for quite a steal with the sale. we bought a cast iron 2 sided griddle, which i had been wanting for years, and i got 2 new pairs of shoes too, so i was pretty darn happy. :)
monday night for dinner, we FINALLY got around to cooking the T-bone steaks we had been wanting to grill. since the weather was still gross, we used the cast iron griddle, grill side UP, to "grill" them indoors. hello, delicious. bryan simply seasoned them with salt and pepper, and finished them with a pat (and a half) of butter. i made mac and cheese with some leftover boxes of pasta, a sharp cheddar cheese sauce with plenty of mustard, parsley, and a lovely crust of breadcrumbs with 
parmesan. this along with some simply steamed broccoli made a DELICIOUS dinner. the steaks looked so big on the plates, i didn't think i would be able to finish one, but i managed to. ;) hey, once you trimmed off the fat and got rid of the bone, they weren't AS big as they had seemed...monday as well, we bought a new toy for oliver, one of those bridge like things they lay under with toys hanging over them. he has one at day care and LOVES it, so we
found one on craigslist for $4. $4! totally beats the $50 or so for a new one! so bryan went and picked it up and boy does ollie love it! he was kicking and grabbing at the toys, pushing on the side ones to make them turn... and last night we put batteries in it so now it lights up and makes music. it's pretty funny watching oliver trying to follow the sequence of lights as they move quickly around the bridge. :) i know i'm a bit biased, but good lord he is a cute baby! ;)hannah flies in on friday evening, to spend her spring break with us. we're all pretty excited! she can't wait to see her baby brother again. :) we are tentatively planning on traveling to minneapolis this weekend to visit shannon. we think hannah would really get a kick out of seeing shannon's apartment and school, plus shannon will be running in a track meet... and then the mall of america is there as well. i am very anxious about attempting a 5 - 6 hour drive with the baby however. we figure if we leave right after his 2/3am feeding, he'll fall right back asleep and sleep for the majority of the ride. hannah would as well. it's a big risk to take though. :) we'll also have to find someone to watch the dogs, as mom and dad are also tentatively planning on going as well. i think it would be a LOT of fun for us all to go, so i'm hoping we can work it out. we would head home sunday morning, and get home in time to host a birthday dinner for hannah sunday night (she wants breakfast for dinner, and i'm formulating a new cake recipe to make her a special, hannah only birthday cake).
WFD: smoked cornish hens. bryan put them in a brine yesterday and will smoke them today. no clue what we'll serve with them. been too excited thinking about the hens. :)
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