April 13th, 2011

My absolute favorite flower is blooming!

I absolutely LOVE lilacs!  Unfortunately, I haven’t planted a lilac bush in our yard (trying to figure out a good, sunny spot….), so I borrowed requisitioned stole a couple of stems from a neighbor’s bush…..shhhh, don’t tell.

I also absolutely love this spring weather and all the greenery is back!  The girls and I have been enjoying playgrounds, outside, and neighborhood walks.

For dinner Trent’s sister, Michelle, was supposed to come over for dinner.  She was in town for the week for work.  Unfortunately, Trent had a painful scratch on his eye and in no condition to be social, so he called her to do a rain check.  Michelle has Celiac Disease and cannot eat anything with gluten in it.  So I was prepared to go ol’ school with a baked potato bar and already had everything prepped, so potato bar it is.

The topping selection and everyone in the family got to pick what to put on their potato.

The blank canvas.

Lauren’s potato: butter, chives, white cheddar cheese, ham, sour cream, and broccoli on the side.

Sydney’s potato: butter, cheddar cheese, bacon, sour cream, and broccoli on the side.

Trent’s potato: butter, broccoli, bacon, ham, cheddar cheese, sour cream.

Mine: Butter, broccoli, chives, ham, and white cheddar cheese.

It was fun to see what the girls picked for their potatoes and a fun interactive dinner with minimal cooking on my part.  I’m definitely going to revisit family baked potato bar night and hopefully next time with Michelle!