archive for the year 2012
– batdorf holiday blend –
the 2012 batdorf & bronson holiday blend is now available at dancing goats! it’s a great dark, spicy coffee for those cold winter mornings.
– ryan
dancing goats coffee bar
419 west ponce de leon ave
decatur, ga 30030
404-687-1100
date of post: December 1st, 2012 | category: atlanta, coffee, holiday, winter
tags: atlanta, coffee, dancing goats, holiday, ryan, winter
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– family style thanksgiving –
happy thanksgiving! we decided to stay in atlanta and spend our first thanksgiving with just the four of us at home this year. this also meant we had to come up with a thanksgiving meal! to make things a little easier, we ordered an oven-roased turkey from the mercantile, which was amazing! mercantile is a local sandwich/prepared meal spot right down the road. our friends were super generous and made tasty sides for us (and delivered them). we made our own gravy and mashed potatoes, but other than that, we just enjoyed a fun day with grey and clem. we were definitely pampered!
we started the day with some coffee, our traditional breakfast casserole and the macys day parade! we thought it was pretty cool to see a maces commissioned kaws float in the parade! coincidentally, both of our families have been making the same breakfast casserole on holidays since we were kids. clementine was a big fan as well!
happy holidays!
– ryan & gub
the mercantile
1660 deKalb avenue northeast #150
atlanta, ga 30307
404-378-0096
breakfast casserole recipe:
ingredients:
6-8 slices bread
1 lb sausage (ground or link)
8 oz shredded cheese
6 eggs beaten
2 cups milk (or half ‘n half)
directions:
– preheat oven to 350 and grease 9″ x 13″ baking dish
– break up bread (remove crust if desired) and spread throughout baking dish
– brown sausage, drain well and spoon over bread slices
– spread shredded cheese over sausage & bread
– combine eggs & milk, mix well and pour over cheese
– cover and chill over night
– remove from fridge 15 minutes before baking
– bake uncovered @350 for 45 minutes or until golden brown
– serves eight
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date of post: November 22nd, 2012 | category: baby, coffee, cooking, holiday, how-to, photography, recipe
tags: baby, coffee, how-to, photography, recipe, ryan & gub
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– side by side –
clementine and grey look pretty similar in their newborn photos. check out the cuteness in this side by side comparison!
– ryan & gub
date of post: November 19th, 2012 | category: baby
tags: baby, photography, ryan & gub
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– hiding behind the elephants –
date of post: November 15th, 2012 | category: baby
tags: baby, ryan & gub
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date of post: November 8th, 2012 | category: garden
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– baby grey –
date of post: November 8th, 2012 | category: baby, photography
tags: baby, instagram, ryan & gub
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– i’m a georgia voter –
the whole family made it out to vote for one of grey’s first outings! we felt it was our civic duty to bring the kids.
– ryan & gub
date of post: November 6th, 2012 | category: baby, events
tags: baby, events, ryan & gub
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– boo!!! –
happy halloween! we had quite the hectic halloween for sure. it was our first full day back from the hospital with grey and we still had to finish costumes and carve our enormous 30 lb pumpkin. gub made clementine a bubble’s costume, which she mainly wanted to pull pieces off of. there was also a short-lived blowing wand to go with the bubble’s costume, we have a blurry photo to prove it. none the less, it was great being home with the kids for halloween!
be sure to check out our spooky jack-o-lantern tv! we bought an old thrift store tv a few years ago and spray painted it pumpkin orange. we just cut out blue painters tape for the mouth and eyes on the screen, which we peeled off after the paint dried. viola, a great reusable halloween decoration for under $10!
you should also check out photos from clementine’s 1st halloween last year!
– gub & ryan
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date of post: October 31st, 2012 | category: baby, events, holiday, how-to
tags: baby, diy, events, holiday, how-to, photography, ryan & gub
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– as long as we’ve got each other –
we’d like to introduce you to grey harper sterritt! it’s taken awhile, but here are a bunch of photos for you guys to enjoy.
grey was born at 9:39 am on october 29th. he weighed 8 lb 3 oz and was 20″ long. check out how much he looks like clementine in her newborn photos!
– gub & ryan
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date of post: October 29th, 2012 | category: baby, events
tags: baby, events, photography, ryan & gub
comments: 1
– it’s the great pumpkin, clementine –
we took clementine to washington farms this weekend for some fall festivities and had a blast! there was a pumpkin patch, a huge corn maze, a petting zoo, pig races, slides and plenty more. clementine loved all of the outdoor space to run around and being able to pet the goats, bunnies, chicken, horses, donkeys, peacocks & more. she also enjoyed trying to lift the pumpkins, although they were mostly too heavy.
the patch still had ripe pumpkins on the vine, which was exciting! we grabbed a wheel barrow and headed out in the field to pick our favorites. we ended up getting 3 pumpkins, including a huge 30 lb pumpkin!
if you are looking for some fall festivities that are close to atlanta (about an hour away), definitely consider washington farms. we had a lot of fun and will be heading back next year!
be sure to also check out our fall outing post from last year to see how much clementine has grown.
– ryan & gub
washington farms
5691 hog mountain road
watkinsville, ga 30677
706-769-0627
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date of post: October 15th, 2012 | category: agritourism, baby, events, fall, flowers & trees, holiday, travel
tags: agritourism, baby, events, fall, flowers & trees, holiday, ryan & gub, travel
comments: 1