Holidays

November 29, 2020

Tyler and I made the first Christmas cookies of the year.

Two baking sheets of peanut butter cookies topped with Rolo chocolates cooling on a kitchen counter.

November 26, 2020

Family tradition to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on the evening on Thanksgiving. 🍿

Promotional art for A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving showing Peanuts characters seated at a holiday table with Snoopy wearing a chef hat

November 26, 2020

We celebrated our first Pandemic Thanksgiving today. I cooked turkey breasts in the Sous Vides and finished on the Big Green Egg. Tammy put the rest of it together including the best sweet potato dish I’ve ever had and a delicious homemade pumpkin pie!

Sliced herb-crusted turkey breast on a wooden cutting board with a grilled onion ring and unsliced turkey loin alongside

Family of four smiling at a Thanksgiving dinner table with sliced grilled turkey breast on a cutting board and rolls on plates.

November 21, 2020

Preparing Wassail Tea. This is always the official beginning of the holiday season to me!

Large black pot on a gas stove with cinnamon sticks and whole cloves simmering in dark liquid.

October 31, 2020

Happy Halloween! 🎃

Two people in Mario and Donkey Kong costumes pose as if fighting outdoors on a leaf-covered ground in autumn.

July 4, 2020

The fireworks on Cannon Lake were even more amazing than usual this year. Our neighbor launched more big fireworks than many cities do! 🤩💥🧨

July 4, 2020

Hanging out in the pool watching fireworks overhead is pretty amazing. 😊💥

Backyard pool glowing blue at dusk with red and gold fireworks bursting overhead above silhouetted trees

Illuminated backyard pool at dusk with a red and gold fireworks burst exploding in the sky above nearby trees

July 4, 2020

Happy 4th of July everyone — in fruit pizza! 🇺🇸💥

Sheet cake with white frosting decorated as an American flag using blueberries for stars and sliced strawberries for stripes, cut into squares.

Outdoor deck buffet table with buns, pulled pork, baked beans, watermelon, and a strawberry-blueberry fruit pizza shaped like the American flag.

June 21, 2020

Galaga was one of my favorite arcade games back in the day. I got this awesome Quarter Arcade Galaga Cabinet for Father’s Day this year. The game play is a perfect replica! 🕹

Quarter Arcade Galaga mini cabinet on a colorful painted floor inside a restaurant or home dining area.

June 21, 2020

I’m one lucky guy to get to celebrate Father’s Day with these two awesome kids and my wonderful wife.

Happy Fathers Day to all the other Father’s out there!