Family Outing

I'm sad to say that our family outing today only consisted of going to a warehouse store to stock up on the things I need to try my hand at preparing and freezing meals. I am quite pleased with the jumbo sized restaurant quality saran wrap we purchased and the bag of garlic which I hope will last forever.

My son handled the trip about the same way he handles all outings. The only difference is that Chris was with me to see how George handles the outings so that made it that much more stressful. Chris hates when George cries. I'm kinda used to it by now so it doesn't faze me. Let me just say, I've gotta do what I've gotta do regardless of whether or not he's fussing a little. Don't get me wrong, if he was in all out screaming hysterical mode, I would for sure drop what I was doing and console him. I would take him out of the car seat and make sure he was calmed down. He was no where near that level of intensity. He was just a bit fussy to let everyone know that he was tired and not enjoying his journey through the crowded store. This made Chris' stress level rise which made my stress level rise, a touch. I tried to explain to Chris that George was perfectly fine. He's 4 months old and bored. Be proud. That makes him a genius! (doesn't everything they do make them a genius?)  Chris didn't see it that way.

Overall it was a fruitful day. I was able to make a nice homemade meal and even was able to use my new saran wrap to freeze some rolls I actually made the time to make. George and I tried to Skype Nana (my mom) but she got an evil virus not even 3 minutes into our conversation and we had to try to do the rest on speaker phone.

George is really responsive now. He giggles and squeals with delight. He grabs things and brings them right to his mouth and he laughs uncontrollably for what appears to be no reason other than he's happy. I'm excited to take him to the doctors on Monday and have them tell me what a perfectly healthy and happy 4 month old baby he is.

Now that George is getting to be so much fun, it makes me miss my family and friends back home even more. I wish I could share more with them than just the video snippets and pictures I post on Facebook. I'm grateful that we at least have Facebook nowadays to share that much. I feel like I would die without it.

Here's the link to the rolls I made: http://www.mykitchenaddiction.com/2011/05/light-and-soft-dinner-rolls/

Here's a pic of the burgers I made with them: