Tuesday with Liam

The day was so beautiful that we got to go outside to explore and look at the pretty flowers in the neighbor's yard.

For a moment I thought Liam was interested in the pretty pink roses

or maybe in the nice purple irises growing along the driveway, but I was wrong...

...it was his foot that interested him.

Grilled Cheese Perfection

Not quite

Some of you know this, but for those who do not, I am not a cook and I really don't like to cook, so for me to attempt cooking is a treat (kind-of). The simple act of making a grilled cheese sandwich should come easy... but not for me. For reasons unknown I have the worst time making these little sandwiches, even with much encouragement and directions from my friend Melanie, I still find difficultly in the task. But I did promise her that I would try again, and the following is my attempt.

I got all the ingredients ready, even buttered the bread (well, I can't believe it's not butter, buttered)

I got frying pan hot and place the first slices of bread in and topped with cheese.

I waited until I could see the cheese start to melt and then I put the other slice of bread on and got ready to flip the sandwiches. I almost got the sandwich all the way other when it ended up sliding apart and sticking to the pan, but I quickly moved the bread and positioned it the best I could.

Then I noticed that I had a hole in the bread and cheese was starting to run out.

Here is the finished, not so pretty, grilled cheese sandwiches, a little crispy on one side, a little doughy on the other, and cheese coming out the side.

Maybe I should order a pizza.

Lunchtime photo

Here is Liam going for Grandpa's shoestring...

...and here he is saying "What, I wasn't going to untie it, really"

In the Swing of things

This afternoon's lunch break I got to join Liam and Rick at the park for some playtime. One of Liam's favorite park time events is the swing, he also likes the dolphin teeter ride and the boat ride.