High and Tight

Rex's hair is so crazy. He has a giant cowlick right in front and he wakes up most mornings with his hair just going every direction possible. I'd been thinking about cutting it really short for a while now and Rob and I decided it was time to do that. However, we had different opinions on how it should be done. Since neither of us has ever used clippers or cut anyone's hair, I thought Rex should go get his haircut at the place we usually take him to. Rob thought we should buy clippers and do it ourselves. Who won?





Rob won. It went... okay. It looked pretty good but Rex was not thrilled with having it done. We learned some things that will make it easier in the future too. I think he looks pretty cute and I love how the hair is not crazy anymore.

It is so cold today. The high is supposed to be 2 but I'm not sure if it even got there. It is supposed to be in the 30s and 40s for the weekend so things are looking better once we get through today. We haven't been doing much lately. Rob is a big Packers fan so we watched the Super Bowl and had some fun snacks on Sunday. Rex even got to eat his dinner in front of the tv, on the floor (like a picnic), and he thought that was pretty cool. He likes to watch football with his dad so it probably went down as one of the top 5 days so far of his life. Rob is teaching him to be a good Packers fan and he likes to yell at the tv, "Go Crackers!" instead of "Go Packers!" which is so funny.

Last weekend we tried out the smoker we got for Christmas. Technically, Rob got it for me, but it really is for all of us. This is what it looks like-



And this is our first attempt at cooking with it. We cooked a small pork roast and it came out pretty good. The little hole in the middle of it is from where the temperature probe goes.



I can't wait to try more meats and more recipes in it. IF Rob will let me take a crack at it. He kind of took over this time, which is fine, but I want to try some stuff too. I'm sure he'll let me. It is a good thing that we are both so fired up about using it. I can't wait to try some turkey in it- Yum! Maybe with the nicer weather we are supposed to have this weekend, we can try it out again.

I went to the dentist (boo!) and to get new glasses (yay!) yesterday. I am so excited about the glasses. My current pair have been rearranged by Rex a number of times now and sit so crooked on my face. I will have to be more careful with my new ones so that he can't get a chance at them or he will break those too.

Happy 4 Year Anniversary To Us!

Rob and I celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary today. Yay for us! We didn't celebrate too big because our boys make that kind of tough. At 2 years old and 8 months old, they are just too much work for a high school kid to babysit and since no family is close by, we decided we better stay at home. We were going to get take out but with all the blizzard warnings going on and lots of snow, I made dinner instead. I made a roast with potatoes and carrots, buttermilk biscuits, jello and carrot cake for dessert.



My bundt pan is shaped kind of crazy and makes cakes look a little funky when frosted.



Here are our dinner guests that joined us-



I don't mind having them joining us but I did tell Rob that I hope it is the first and last anniversary dinner we share with them. I feel a little bad saying that but we need at least one day out of the year to celebrate us and enjoy each other's company without any interruptions. I gave Rob The Pacific on dvd- nothing says "I love you!" like World War II. Seriously, he really wanted to see it and was very happy with his gift. I purchased a food processor that was part Christmas and part anniversary gift. It came in really handy for grating all the carrots for the carrot cake! I think Rob really benefits when I get new things for the kitchen so I think those are his favorite kinds of gifts. And not that he picks them out, I want them and I pick them out. This isn't a Father of the Bride "He bought me a blender" kind of breakdown thing. No no. These are things that I want and pick out. So we both got really good gifts and had a nice dinner to celebrate our four years of marriage.

It's hard to believe how much has changed for us in the last four years- new jobs, new house, new state, and 2 new people in our family. Wow. Here we are on my favorite day, the day that started it all.