Little Men in Puffy Coats

Tonight the Chugg family attended the annual Christmas lights and Santa Visit at the North Ogden Centennial Park. It was a bit chilly today so they kids got to wear their puffy coats. Taylor calls hers a bum coat because it covers up her bum. The boys took a page right out of a Seinfeld script with their puffy coats. I think they are Gortex. See the pants Bennett is wearing? I asked Taylor to try them on tonight and sure enough, they look like a little pair of Capris. The waist is perfect. They are 6-12 months.

This is our favorite thing to Grill. We discovered VeriVeri Teriyaki Sauce at Costco and came up with a homemade recipe for Teriyaki burgers. Follow the directions to Culinary Bliss.

1. 1lb Hamburger Extra Lean

2. One half of a Sarah Lee Hamburger bun broken up in the hamburger

3. A half handful of dehydrated Onions

4. One 1/4 cup Veri Veri Teriyaki Sauce (mix in with your hands)

4. Make the patties and grill them on the top rack slowly on the grill

5. On the third rack on the grill, set pineapple rings and butter coated red onions

6. Flip the burgers once and then coat with a thin layer of teriyaki sauce and set pineapples and onions on the cooked side of the burger (you can also add a piece of ham or bacon at this point if desired)

7. When the burgers are almost done, butter Sara Lee hamburger buns and coat with another thin layer of sauce, and set either a piece of cheddar or Swiss cheese or shredded cheese in the pineapple ring hole and let melt.

8. When the buns are toasted and the cheese is melted, make the burgers out there by the grill.

You won't need ketchup I promise. These are the best burgers we've ever eaten. Let us know if you try it and like it. If you don't like it, then we don't want to hear from you because you are obviously insane.

Bennett and Johnny are avid fans of all things with four wheels. I have about 50 old matchbox cars hat I played with as a kids that Grandma and Grandpa Chugg kindly saved an brought over. It was obvious that whoever helped me pick these toys out was a hot rod fan. Thanks Dad! The boys will entertain themselves for hours with these things.

A couple weekends ago we jumped in the van and drove up to Evanston to see Great Grandma and Grandpa Welling. It was so nice to see them and visit for a while. The kids loved all the fun new toys up there. Especially Taylor. She discovered the playroom upstairs with so many fun dress up trunks and kitchen sets. I think she thought she'd found the holy grail of play rooms.

Before all the leaves fell, Taylor and I went outside and did some raking. It turned into a photo shoot.

Here's a picture of our little Taylor. These were fun for me to see because I've not been to dance with Taylor. She's the smallest one in her class by a head but she listens the best. The teacher even said so! We are getting ready for Christmas and have a half-decorated Christmas tree in the front room and it is the year of the Advent calendar. We have three this year and Taylor loves them. Mommy had a great idea last year. We decided that we needed to do something that would focus our Christmas season more on the Savior and his birth. She did an advent calendar that has a thought, scripture and a song to sing with it every morning. It's been really fun. Carin is the most creative and proactive mom. I appreciate her very very much.