My Egghead, My Valentine

Paul has a new hobby... grilling. But not just regular grilling... grilling on the BGE ~ otherwise known as the Big Green Egg. My dad got him started with this over the summer. The BGE is a ceramic smoker that uses charcoal or wood chips. A couple days before Valentines Day, he got a second Egg. I decided this would be his Valentines gift. ;) My dad then built him his own special table for his two Eggs to sit in. I think he is officially an Egghead now. After all, he even takes pictures of the food he makes on his Eggs! But I can't complain... it's all delicious! He has used it throughout our mild South Dakota winter, and so far he has made ribs (our old fave!), a whole chicken (our current fave!), potatoes, steaks, brats, asparagus, and even a pizza!

Pictured with Paul: My dad, also an owner of two Eggs, and my brother, who just received his first Egg for his birthday!

Cities Trip

In early February we took a little trip to the Twin Cities to meet up with Jon, Stef, and Sydney. We stayed at a hotel right near the Mall of America with an awesome pool for our girls. They absolutely loved the pool. The first night we spent nearly four hours in the pool area!

We also spent quite a bit of time at the Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America. Ruby was able to experience her first roller coaster, ferris wheel, carousel, and many other rides. At first we weren't sure of her feelings about them, but after the first afternoon, she loved them all!