My niece is growing so fast and I still have not met her. The family was in FL for the weekend for a memorial for Laura's grandma who died a few years ago. Presley had her first dip in a pool and in the ocean. They said she loved it.
Saturday I smoked a brisket and a pork shoulder for our lunch on Sunday. They were on the smoker for about five hours and then in the oven for about four more.
And I think I nailed it this time! Even Bob was impressed when I showed him the pictures and gave him some to eat. I think finishing off in the oven is the key for me, I can let it braise a bit and the meat does not dry out.
My mom is a champion dish stacker and I learned well from her. If there was an Olympic event in dish stacking, I would totally medal. And no, I did not let the dishes pile up for a week: I bought new picnic plates and bowls and had to wash them all.
For later that day we had guests arriving. The McGraws and most of the Dwyer-Allen family come over for a visit. Baylor requested churros, his favorite snack. He really just likes anything covered in cinnamon sugar but these are certainly a favorite.
I did not take a lot of photos, but I did get one of Tara watercolor painting an apple blossom picture and Lucas working on his flowers in acrylics. The boys had fun working on a dinosaur dig that Tara had brought up for them. Cullen was the most determined to release the dinosaur and in the end we sunk the clay block in a bowl of water and freed the bones. I had wanted to make treasure stones for their visit but never made it to anywhere to pick up items to hide inside. Now I know I need to work on that as I think they would enjoy those as well.
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