Quarantine: Play dates

We're trying to stay sane when the weather is bad. We had a play date at the boys' house with costumes! Well, except for Avery. She didn't want to dress up.

 

Quarantine: Griddle

I ordered Matt a Blackstone Griddle for his birthday back at the beginning of August. It was supposed to arrive by his actual birthday and I was super excited. He had used this griddle at our vacation house in Battle Creek and loved it. Well, let's just say it's been a major hassle actually getting a griddle to our house from this company! First, I had to follow up with them to get a tracking code after they said they would send it. Then, when the shipment actually arrived, it was only one accessory to the griddle and not the actual griddle. So, I called to find out what was going on. The customer service at Blackstone is terrible. The first time we didn't get the grill, they said it was because the one they had was damaged, so they couldn't send it. Um, ok. Well, fast forward to a month later, we get another shipment that is supposed to be everything else. Um, you guessed it... no griddle. BUT, we did get two griddle covers! Someone added the tracking number for the griddle to the second griddle cover. So, the company thought they sent us a griddle, but it was most certainly not a griddle. I called, I emailed, no response. I called again and was put on hold for 45 minutes until I found out the person I was on hold for was actually gone for the day. Really?!? I spent so much time on hold that I had memorized the on hold commercials they played. So annoying. So, finally, I asked for a refund and we'd just go buy this stupid griddle at a local store (which I should have just done initially, but hindsight is 20/20). Anyway, I finally got an email back from someone that said they had shipped us another griddle already. So, we waited another week. FINALLY, the griddle arrived and we were all super excited to see an actual griddle. :)

I had to send them a picture of both griddle covers,
so they could confirm what I told them

We finally got the griddle! It's heavy and gigantic!

Getting it prepped for actual food

The first meal - breakfast! Delicious!

Meal #2 - invited the Wilkens over for shrimp fried rice!

I'm super excited to see what else Matt can make on this thing! It's like our own personal Diner Grill!

Quarantine: Another visit from the Tooth Fairy

Avery is a tooth-losing machine! She looks like a jack-o-lantern right now! Ha! And it's taking forever for her two front teeth to come in. I'm getting so used to her with no teeth, it will be weird to see with her teeth again! :)

 

Quarantine: Happy Birthday!

Over the weekend of my birthday, we had a BBQ at our house with the fam. Matt made brisket on the Green Egg, which was delicious! And he got some super tasty cupcakes for all of us! I took almost no pictures, but it was such a fun day!

Erin brought crafts for the kids to do

MEAT!!!

Delicious cupcakes!

Quarantine: Ready for Winter

The ladies went shopping today and found some great deals at the Aurora outlet mall. I got some new winter coats and snow pants for the girls. They had to try everything on, of course! The gloves might be a little big... or else they have massive hands! :)

 

Quarantine: More decorating

Since Papa was in town for the long weekend, we put him to work! Avery wanted a chandelier in her room and I found one on Amazon. It took a little while to install and hang each crystal, but the end product is adorable! Now, we just need to find some things to hang on her walls!

Quarantine: Math

Morgan's paperwork from school... maybe she forgot what other subjects they teach in school?!?