Keeping Up With the Bartons!!

Instead of keeping up with the Bartons I think it needs to be keeping up with my blog!!! I tell you my hubby being home is really cramping my blogging time - KIDDING!!! I can't begin to tell you how wonderful it has been to have him home and the family back together again! It has been amazing with the kids - Connor is back to his normal self.. and I know that is due to the Daddy influence being back!!!
It has been a whirlwind since he has been home and we have been going, going, going..I think we have been trying to make up for the last four and a half months in the last three weeks!

We spent a great Sunday at Jungle Playland celebrating our buddy, Bryce's, birthday! Thankfully there were no broken fingers!!! ( well of course there wasn't - nothing ever happens like that when Nate is home)

Connor, Cooper, and Bryce

It was so great to have Nate home for Father's Day! I was all excited because I wanted to take him to the O'Club for a brunch like the one that they had for Mother's Day...well what do you know they don't do that for Father's Day... so basically guys get off the hook for Mother's Day and can take the Mom's to the delicious brunch but we still have to cook on that day...WELL that just meant I would have to really make something scrumptious!!! My girlfriend Melissa and I put our cooking hats on and off we went ( of course I had to take pictures because it was a great dinner.... presentation is everything)! We met for dinner at the Boersma's and I am not trying to brag or anything but I think we could have been serious contenders on the next top chef!!!

We started off with a hot crab dip and bread, followed by tomato basil soup, then a lovely green salad, and for the main course..... baked salmon on wild rice and asparagus with raspberry -honey sauce!!! Well if that is not enough to make your mouth water...to top off the night..homemade chocolate chip cheesecake - what can I say - you can call me the next Martha Stewart - without that whole jail time!!!

Here is a couple of videos that I wanted to share with you....Things have definitely changed around here since Nate has been home- he has brought life back into the house!....I guess its true what they say.."Boys will be Boys"!!! I definitely have the best boyz!!!!