Go Griffin Go!

Katie’s “Baby Bump”

Dan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:09:02 +0000

Well, it is official, Katie is now showing. Here are a few pictures we’ve taken to document her progress.

Katie on December 6, 2009 – 6weeks 2 days

Katie at 16 weeks

Katie at 18 1/2 weeks

Quick GA visit

Dan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:05:33 +0000

This weekend we took a few days to go visit with my parents, grandmother, and extended family. They even threw us a little baby shower and my grandmother gave us a baby quilt she made over 20 years ago for this occasion.

Baby Shower at Dan’s Grandmother’s house

Dan’s grandmother gives us a quilt she made for our baby

Snowy Morrisville

Dan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:12:21 +0000

Here are some of our snow pictures from the Jan 31 snow storm. We got a total of about 4-5 inches in Morrisville.

We got about 4-5 inches of snow and ice in early Feb.

The snow was so icy, our feet barely sank into it.

Guess What?!?!

Katie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:10:43 +0000

We have some exciting news to share with you! Dan and I are pregnant and are due July 31st!! We are now in week 13.

We found out we were pregnant on November 22, 2009!

First ultrasound – December 22, 2009 (8weeks 4days)

First ultrasound – December 22, 2009 – 8weeks 4days

We surprised Katie’s parents with customized grandparent mugs at Christmas (2009)

Katie’s parents proudly display their grandparent mugs – Christmas 2009

Dan’s parents open up their customized grandparent mugs, Christmas 2009

Dan’s parents proudly display their grandparent mugs, Christmas 2009

Christmas with the Griffin’s

Katie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:48:56 +0000

Dan’s parents came to visit right after Christmas (early January 2010). It was fun, we felt like we got to have 2 Christmases this year! While they were here we took a “field trip” (there’s the teacher in me talking) to the history museum in Raleigh. It’s funny how you never go and see the things in your own area until you have company come. Dan’s mom and I took another “field trip” to the tea room in Wake Forest. We had a lot of fun trying on hats and enjoying our tea and scones.

Dan’s mom with her scarf and brooch from Malaysia, Christmas 2009

Dan’s dad opens up some coins, Christmas 2009

Katie showing off her Christmas gifts

Dan showing off his Christmas gifts

Katie with a sugar cube at a tea room with Dan’s mom, January 2010

Dan’s mom at the tea room, January 2010

Dan’s mom tries on fancy hats at the tea room, January 2010

Katie tries on hats at the tea room, January 2010

Dan’s parents came to visit around Christmas time (January 2010)

Christmas at the Krenek’s

Katie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:42:35 +0000

We went up north for Christmas this year. We made a quick stop in Ohio first to see my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. It was good to see everyone. Then, we headed to Pennsylvania (a short 3 hour drive) to see my parents. It was a relaxing trip full of games, food, and fun.

Katie and her mom with matching pajamas (a Krenek tradition), Christmas 2009

Katie’s dad and Dan with matching pajamas and “lawn ornaments” to tease Katie, Christmas 2009

Katie’s dad got an electronic meat thermometer!

Dan showing off his helicopter toy — who knew it would end up being so much fun?!

Katie opens a present, Christmas 2009

Katie’s mom relaxing Christmas morning with her scarf from Malaysia

Dan enjoys playing pinball in the Krenek basement

Katie’s mom and dad, Christmas day 2009

Dan and Katie, Christmas day 2009

First Year Anniversary

Katie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:06:15 +0000

Okay, so we’ve been VERY bad about posting since we got back from our trip, but we wanted to update the world on a few things.

On October 4th we celebrated our first year anniversary! For our first anniversary we got out the top part of our wedding cake that was taking up a shelf in our freezer. We weren’t sure it was going to be any good, but believe it or not it tasted great! (We thank my dad for giving us tips on how to freeze it properly — he’s a baker.)

We have a few friends who use the traditional gift giving list for anniversaries and we thought that might be a fun idea. So, for gifts we gave each other “paper” gifts this year. I sent Dan on a treasure hunt around the house using paper clues and in the end he got a bunch of “coupons” for things like a back rub, dinner, etc. (perfect for my SavvyDollar guy!). Dan gave me a picture that he framed of us on one of our trips. It even had a poem that he found online in the corner. So sweet!!

We pulled the cake out of the freezer for our 1 year anniversary!

Cake looks pretty good 1 year later!

Katie gets ready to cut the cake for the 1 year anniversary.

Dan surprised Katie with some icing.

Katie sent Dan on a scavenger hunt around the house.

Year 1 = paper (coupons for SavvyDollar Guy)

Dan framed a picture of our Out West trip for the 1 year anniversary gift of paper!

NC State Fair

Katie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:43:00 +0000

Yesterday we went to the fair since it was can day (bring 4 canned goods and get in free). We had a great time! We enjoyed walking around and looking at all of the fun sights to see (animals, prize produce, village of yesteryear, new fried foods, etc.). There is just something so exciting about the fair. I think it’s because it hits all of your senses – so much to see, smell, touch, hear, and taste.

Dan at the 2009 NC State Fair.

Katie at the 2009 NC State Fair.

Pot Stickers

Katie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:33:11 +0000

We watched an episode of Good Eats on how to make pot stickers and thought we should try it ourselves. So, a few nights ago we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. They were delicious and fun to make! It really was very easy too (especially since we used pre-made wonton wrappers).

Katie prepares some delicious pot stickers.

We made pot stickers and froze some for later use!

Easy Off

Katie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:28:27 +0000

Okay, so I very rarely promote a product, but I have to take a moment to mention Easy Off. It’s an oven cleaner that you spray on, let it soak for a few hours, and then wipe off. Let me just say this, “WOW!” I’ve been in a cleaning mode the past few weeks and have tried to do the things that you don’t get to that often – I’ve scrubbed grout, cleaned floorboards, etc. I also tried to scrub our oven last weekend and decided it wasn’t worth the effort, but then I tried Easy Off. It worked like a miracle cleaner. Take a look for yourself. Can you tell where I’ve wiped off the cleaner?

Can you tell where I’ve cleaned the oven?

Look how dirty!

Easy-Off really works!