Meat Logs and the Tree of Life

First things first...Not sure if there's even a noticeable difference from 3 weeks ago, but here's the latest!


Here's a recent delicious dinner we made. The meat is kafta kabobs (we didn't do it exactly like this blog describes, but pretty close--one of the biggest differences is we didn't have any skewers! But they worked fine). They are kind of like a Middle-Eastern-y flavored meatloaf. Not the most attractive dish but very tasty.


Here's Brandon making the "meat logs" (yep, our nickname for them is even less attractive than their appearance).


Meanwhile, Alison braves the heat to venture out to prenatal yoga.

Also, we went to see The Tree of Life last night. It was kind of a challenging viewing experience, but we are finding we like it more the more we think about it.

Mom's visit, Mama's, and Mama-to-be (also: busts and cones)

Brandon's mom visited and babysat Brisquette while we were at the reunions. We also had some time to hang out and, of course, sample some of Kansas City's finest cuisine. Mama's 39th street diner finally opened again. It had been closed since last November due to a fire--there was no other place to eat good diner food and corned beef hash! We're glad it's back.


A few more months to go. Still time to gain the weight.


The basil in our garden was going crazy, so we made pesto and bruschetta. Fresh!

Another addition to the bust collection of the house. The crack certainly stands out in this picture (probably because of the flash), but is not too noticeable in person. It's pretty much awesome.


Brisquette suffered razor burn after her recent haircut and was making it worse by tending to it herself. She had to be coned for awhile. It was pretty tragic. But she's feeling much better now and is cone-free!

Stone Family Reunion

(See the previous post for the first half of our awesome family reunion trip.) After the Young reunion, we headed to Oregon to see the Stone relatives (Alison's dad's side.)

We spent a lovely couple of days at the beach. Alison bought some rad sunglasses. Who's that creature in the background?


We practiced our athletic skills.


Baby belly on the coast!


Here's the whole group:


And our immediate family with Grandma Stone.


It wouldn't be a beach trip without some yummy seafood.


There was also a surprise baby shower. We played baby-themed Jeopardy and got to open some fun gifts! Thanks, everyone!


After we got back to Grandma's house, we had a little show with leftover 4th of July fireworks.


On the last day of the trip, we headed to Southeast Portland for some delicious sandwiches at the Grilled Cheese Grill. Definitely check it out if you are ever in the area! (Of course Brandon had to order the one that is actually a burger between two grilled cheese sandwiches [it's called the Quésus]...)

Young Family Reunion

We just got back from a great trip! The first part was in Utah at the Young family reunion (Alison's mom's side). We had beautiful accommodations in Covered Bridge Canyon.


No trip to Utah is complete without stopping by our alma mater. We checked out BYU's Legacy Hall and saw lots of great memorabilia from the history of BYU sports. (Of course Alison had to reenact the Heisman trophy pose.)


The reunion was lots of fun, with a great group of people!



There was plenty of yummy food.


Here's an inter-generational photo with some people we love a lot! (Grandma and Grandpa Young, the Stones, and two-and-a-half Robergs.)



Aww, siblings!