Saturday late afternoon, my parents came over for a cookout. The last one of the year we are thinking. They often have us over for dinner so, we thought it would be nice to have them to our house now that it is looking nicer too. Its always good to feel like we can give a little bit back to them for helping us out so often. The funny thing is that they insisted on bringing the meat for dinner. When they got to our house my dad had a HUGE amount of meat with him. Much more than the five of us could have possibly eaten. His intent was "innocently" to leave behind all of the meat that we did not use so that we had some meat for the upcoming week. Yeah right, how "innocent" was that! Hehehe. I love him dearly but, I can't even seem to do anything nice for him without it turning into an opportunity for him to do something nice for me. I am surely counting my blessings.
The dinner menu for the evening consisted of:
- Hamburgers (which Craig charred a little bit), Hotdogs and Brats
- Deviled Eggs
- Baked Beans
- Corn
- Sliced Pineapple
After dinner, we planned to have a Poker/Game night and have a bunch of our friends and family over. Our guests started arriving around 7 and and were asked to bring a snack/appetizer and what ever they wanted to drink. All together I think that there was around 12 of us. It was the perfect size to have a large game of poker going and another smaller game of whatever else. The what ever else turned into a loud game of Catch Phrase. I was super impressed by the food that everyone brought.
Some of it included:
- Brownies
- Chips of various types
- Cheese cake with apples and pecans
- Spinach and artichoke dip
- Rice crispy treats
- Salami roll-ups
- Cheese ball
- A crudite tray
Craig also made a bonfire in the back yard so that people could meander in and our of the house. I have included a small sideshow of some of the pictures from the evening. I hope you enjoy!
