Lazy Weekend

Night shift takes it's toll on our productivity... Cody tries to stay up late with me, and I try to convert to a day schedule. This weekend, then meant we both took lengthy naps and didn't accomplish much else. With that being said, we did enjoy using a gift card to go out to eat and enjoyed seeing Captain Phillips at the bargain theater: great movie (although hearing the special about it on NPR gave away the ending). Sunday night, we attend a beer and food pairing: six courses with seven beers. Needless to say, we called Kayla and Nick for a ride home.

Valentine's coffee date

Finished TV stand!

What's a blog post without a dog picture?

Cody's Next Project

Couch Olympics

Typical scene at our place

Curling buddies

Welcoming February

Captain Cook- fanciest date we've ever had (Cody was much more comfortable than I, given his time in Winter Lake)

Finished coffee table!

Turned out so well, he's going to make a TV stand next

Sunny superbowl day

He was largely unimpressive with the game

Wonderful Weekend (date night, fancy dinner, winter hike)

Friday started off very well, as I was sent home from work in the morning. I spent the afternoon at the park with Wilson and a friend, then met Cody for dinner and a play.

Saturday was spent with Cody and included a trip to the dog park, with moose!, and January's fancy dinner.


pictures later...

Seafood Dinner:
Clam Chowder
Crab Cakes (from cast iron skillet cookbook)
Smoked Salmon Pizza (no recipe)
Halibut Piccata (from Cody's memory)
 Garlic Rice Pilaf
Sauteed Veggies

Salad with Avocado Vinaigrette  :
Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and scoop out the flesh. Place half of the avocado in a mason jar and mash up with a fork. Add the remaining 2 TBS of olive oil, the vinegar, and the lemon juice to the jar, close the jar, and shake vigorously to mix up the dressing. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cut the remaining half an avocado into rough chunks.

Today we hit the icy trails on the hillside- it felt so great to be out in the mountains!

Powerline Pass was very icy- only I remembered by ice cleats

Beautiful weather, even if it was a bit windy

We set out for Hidden Lake, but the trail was impassable

Larger than life Long family

Avoiding the ice

We tried to go up and over... that only lasted halfway up

So the boys slid down, that got Wilson very excited

They were reluctant

Beautiful!

I love the colors in this shot

January in Alaska

Amanda clipping in on our first cross country ski adventure

Cody was surprisingly steady, until we stopped to talk about the route, then he fell

Cross country skiing success!

High five at the park

We already love our pasta roller

Cody's first batch of noodles

noodles!

 here's the dessert I requested: beggar's purse (Cody even made it mint chocolate: was delicious!)

Wilson, still hoping for a nibble

But he settled with helping me open gifts

The Caillat helped scrapbook

Cody and his friends finished the fort this weekend... now they're just waiting for more snow to make it taller